The Woodstock Music and Arts Fair was held at this site on Aug. 15, 16, 17, 1969, featuring performers including Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Ravi Shankar, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Creedence Clearwater, Mountain, Santana, John Sebastian, The Who, Canned Heat, Grateful Dead, Paul Butterfield Blues’ Band, Sly and the Family Stone, Jefferson Airplane, The Band, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Blood Sweat and Tears, Melanie, Ten Years After, Sweetwater, Sha-Na-Na, Incredible String Band, and Country Joe McDonald and the Fish.