Blood, Sweat & Tears

	Blood, Sweat & Tears
	Blood, Sweat & Tears at Woodstock
Performed on	Day 3
Started at	1.30 am, Monday, 18th
Played for	60 min. (approx.)
	Further Information
	Official link; All Music Guide link; Wikipedia link;
	Festival Day Chronology
Prev. artist	Johnny Winter at 12.00 am (midnight)
Next artist	Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young) at 3.00 am

Blood, Sweat & Tears had a distinctive R&B sound and gained a huge popularity in the '60s. Their first few albums were well received, and it was no big surprise that they ended up in Woodstock.

They started around 1.30 am in the night of Sunday to Monday. So it was already the 18^th of August, the last day of the festival.

Musicians[]

David Clayton-Thomas - vocals, guitar
Steve Katz - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Bobby Colomby - drums
Jim Fielder - bass
Dick Halligan - keyboards, trombone, flute
Jerry Hyman - trombone, recorder
Fred Lipsius - alto sax, piano
Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn
Chuck Winfield - trumpet, flugelhorn

Setlist[]

More and More
Just One Smile
Something's Comin' On
I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
Spinning Wheel
Sometimes in Winter
Smiling Phases
God Bless the Child
And When I Die
You've Made Me So Very Happy

Details[]

By the time of Woodstock, founding member Al Kooper had already left the band. Nevertheless, their blend of Jazz, Psychedelic, Soul and R&B was a nice addition to the musical diversity of the festival.

Blood, Sweat & Tears had already produced two hit albums, so they could choose popular and well-known songs. Despite the negative comments (see below) the band played the songs flawlessly and with a lot of feeling.

Availability[]

The four songs described above are available via film outtakes (very good quality). Official releases:

Audio[]

2009: Woodstock: 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur's Farm
2019: Woodstock - Back to the Garden

Video[]

1990: Woodstock: The Lost Performances.

Miscellaneous[]

According to Saxophonist Fred Lipsius, Woodstock was the worst gig that Blood, Sweat & Tears ever played ^[1]^[2]. Mr. Lipsius claims that David Clayton-Thomas sang off key that night, which is the only time in the history of the band it ever happened.

Images[]

Blood, Sweat & Tears at Woodstock

References[]

↑ Unpublished interview with Jack Lokensky on December 4, 2007
↑ Richard Havers and Richard Evans: Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music, p. 200, published by Chartwell Books in 2009. ISBN 0785824979

[1] Unpublished interview with Jack Lokensky on December 4, 2007

[2] Richard Havers and Richard Evans: Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music, p. 200, published by Chartwell Books in 2009. ISBN 0785824979

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