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She frequently engaged with the crowd, shouting out, "How are you out there? She played a variety of popular folk songs, like the traditional hymn “Oh Happy Day” and Bob Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released.” Later, she decided to try one of her originals on the crowd. They were also the first band to have a full length VH-1 movie made about them; Sweetwater - A True Rock Story, which was released in 1999.|The original members of the band were Nansi Nevins (lead vocals), August Burns (cello), Albert Moore (flute/backing vocals), Alan Malarowitz (drums), Elpidio Cobian (conga drums), Alex Del Zoppo(Keyboards) and Fred Herrera (bass)....
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From Nancy Nevins’ amazing recovery to Grace Slick’s Woodstock wakeup call.
A VOICE ALMOST LOST
Sweetwater frontwoman Nancy “Nansi” Nevins’ unique vocal stylings perfectly captured “'60s Psychedelic Sound.” However, her voice was almost lost forever in a tragic accident.
Before that, she belonged to a gospel group with her siblings called “The Stewart Four.” Both women were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside their bandmates. Simpson, along with her group, performed on Saturday evening at Woodstock between The Keef Hartley Band and Canned Heat. At the time of the performance, Chadda was a 22-year-old post-grad student living in the U.S.
She had received a telephone call after Shankar’s original Tamboura player had fallen ill, and she was set to be his last minute replacement. She continued to play alongside Sly even after the group’s disbandment in 1975. They released two albums, with 1968’s Cheap Thrills establishing Joplin and her bandmates as major stars. Her performance would serve as inspiration for her 1970 breakthrough hit “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)", recounting the energy she felt from the crowd and the sea of candlelight she saw from the hill.
She sustained a brain injury that left her in a coma for ten days. In her will, Joplin specified that $2,500 (more than $18,000 today) be set aside to throw a party in her honor. In 1994, she married Bob Griffin, Mayor of the town of Aberystwyth, Wales. The group featured keyboardist and vocalist Rose Stone, and trumpeter and founding member Cynthia Robinson.
She still amuses her students with stories from Woodstock.
A NEW FACE
The rain continued on through the Woodstock festival’s first night. One of her vocal chords was also damaged during a life-saving tracheotomy.
It has since become one of her most popular compositions.
Sweetwater is tagged as: psychedelic, rock, folk rock, 60s, classic rock
Sweetwater was the first GROUP to play at the Woodstock festival(after Richie Havens, Country Joe McDonald and John Sebastian). With founding members Alex Del Zoppo on keyboards, Fred Herrera on bass, and Nancy Nevins on lead vocals and guitar, Sweetwater now includes a strong drummer, Mike Williams, and an exciting lead guitarist, Joe Bruley, - - an instrument the group never had.
In 1999 VH-1 released their first made for TV movie, "Sweetwater, a True Rock Story", chronicling the story of the band.
The members of Sweetwater are currently looking forward to playing this year, celebrating the spirit of Woodstock.
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Rose Stone has since collaborated with artists such as Michael Jackson, Phish, Elton John, and Ringo Starr. Slick and her bandmates enjoyed great success with the release of Surrealistic Pillow in 1967, which included two of their biggest hits “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit.” The group gave the audience at Woodstock an unforgettable wakeup call as the sun rose on Sunday morning.In 1965, she fronted a group called The Great Society. She was accompanied by her son, Gabe who she was pregnant with during her Woodstock performance. “It’s the only song that I’ve ever written that I’d sing anywhere outside of the bathtub. Joplin has gone on to inspire a variety of artists, including Florence Welch of Florence & the Machine, Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, and Pink.
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Sly & The Family Stone’s first number one single was “Everyday People,” a song that served as a plea for equality and peace between people of all backgrounds.