Who Wasn't at Woodstock? and Why?

And, yes, the Who were at Woodstock and What's still on second. I Don't Know is....

Yesterday, while looking at Answer.com in regards to Joe Cocker's birthday, they also had a list of groups who were scheduled to be at Woodstock, but didn't show (and why) as well as performers who declined (and why).

They SURE missed out on a "Big Thing!" And, then, there was me, who missed out because I thought it was in Woodstock, Illinois. When I found out Creedence was playing, I drove there...and couldn't find the festival. Imagine that?

All groups had to be invited. The Rolling Stones weren't invited because they charged too much.

INVITED, AGREED, BUT DIDN'T SHOW UP

JEFF BECK GROUP-- broke up shortly before
IRON BUTTERFLY-- stuck at airport. Demanded helicopter. Told to get lost.
JONI MITCHELL-- agent put her on Dick Cavett Show instead. Didn't she write that song about being at Woodstock?


INVITED, BUT DECLINED

BEATLES-- John Lennon said he couldn't get the band together
LED ZEPPELIN-- higher paying gig elsewhere
BOB DYLAN-- turned down appearance because he was disgusted with hippies hanging around his home. Imagine that?
BYRDS-- still upset at melee at Atlanta International Pop Festival July 4th and 5th.
TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS-- Size and scope of Woodstock not indicated to them.
JETHRO TULL-- Thought it wasn't a Big Deal. Also, later, thought their Grammy for Best Heavy Metal Group wasn't a Big Deal either.
MIND GARAGE-- Thought it wasn't a Big Deal and had a higher-paying gig elsewhere. Bad career move for them. Maybe they would have made it. I NEVER heard of them before.

Hey, It's the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock. Wonder What Bob Stroud and the Drive, WDRV FM, Will Be Doing for It? --RoadDog