Bert Sommer

	Bert Sommer
	Bert Sommer and band at Woodstock
Performed on	Day 1
Started at	7.35 pm, Friday, 15th
Played for	40 min.
	Further Information
	Official link; All Music Guide link; Wikipedia link;
	Festival Day Chronology
Prev. artist	Sweetwater at 6.15 pm
Next artist	Tim Hardin at 8.30 pm

Bert Sommer played on Friday, August 15^th. According to the website^[1], which is published in honor of Bert Sommer, he started his set at 8:20 pm. This is probably not correct since the video shows that there is still enough daylight though there are clouds. Sunset occured around 8.00 pm^[2] so he must have played earlier. The official timing from the master reels revealed that he started in fact at 7.35 pm.

Bert Sommer played for about 40 minutes accompanied by a bass and a second guitarist. Since he was a talented Folk artist he fit perfectly in the Friday band schedule.

Musicians[]

Bert Sommer - guitar, vocals
Charlie Bilello - bass
Ira Stone - guitar, organ, harmonica

Setlist[]

Jennifer
The Road to Travel
I Wondered Where You'd Be
She's Gone
Things Are Goin' My Way
And When It's Over
Jeanette
America
A Note That Read
Smile

Details[]

Bert Sommer's setlist is based upon information from his website. It was confirmed in 2009 in the book The Road to Woodstock^[3].

Availability[]

"America" was made available on Bert Sommer's website^[4] as an MP3 file. "Jennifer" can be found on Woodstock Diaries. "She's Gone", "Things Are Going My Way" and "A Note that Read" are available on Ken Bielen's audience tape. Also, "Jennifer", "And When It's Over" and "Smile" are included on the 40^th anniversary box set Woodstock: 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur's Farm.

The complete set can be found on 2019's Woodstock - Back to the Garden.