Woodstock 1969 Rock Hall Snubbed Inductees – Episode 112
In episode #112 of the Tunesmate podcast, Ray and Marc investigate the 1969 Woodstock music festival and put your rock history knowledge to the test. Can you guess how many out of the 29 artists who performed at the 3-day event still haven’t been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Tune in as we count them down, debate the biggest snubs, and explore why they deserve to earn a place in rock history. Find out that folk pioneers like Richie Havens and Arlo Guthrie to blues rock artists like Johnny Winter and Canned Heat, and many other Woodstock performers remain outside the Hall.
Here’s the full lineup of performers from the Woodstock Festival 1969, listed in the actual order they appeared, organized by day:
Friday, August 15, 1969
Richie Havens – not inducted
Sweetwater – not inducted
Bert Sommer – not inducted
Tim Hardin – not inducted
Ravi Shankar – not inducted
Melanie – not inducted
Arlo Guthrie – not inducted
Joan Baez – inducted 2017
Saturday, August 16, 1969
Quill – not inducted
Keef Hartley Band – not inducted
Santana – inducted 1998
Canned Heat – not inducted
Mountain – not inducted
Grateful Dead – inducted 1994
Creedence Clearwater Revival – inducted 1993
Janis Joplin – inducted 1995
Sly and the Family Stone – inducted 1993
The Who – inducted 1990
Jefferson Airplane – inducted in 1996
Sunday, August 17, 1969 (into Monday morning)
Joe Cocker – inducted 2025
Country Joe and the Fish – not inducted
Ten Years After – not inducted
The Band – inducted 1994
Johnny Winter – not inducted
Blood, Sweat & Tears – not inducted
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – inducted 1997
Paul Butterfield Blues Band – inducted 2015
Sha Na Na – not inducted
Jimi Hendrix – inducted 1992
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