THE WOODSTOCK ALBUM-12 SONGS OF PEACE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING

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Matthews Southern Comfort (MSC) was originally a British country rock/folk rock band, formed in 1970 by former Fairport Convention singer Ian (later Iain) Matthews. The original lineup consisted of Matthews, guitarist Mark Griffiths (who would later become the bassist for The Shadows and The Everly Brothers), rhythm guitarist Carl Barnwell, bassist Pete Watkins, drummer Roger Swallow, and pedal steel guitarist Gordon Huntley. Watkins and Swallow, however, left the band after only a few weeks and were replaced by bassist Andy Leigh and drummer Ray Duffy. The band was formed to allow Matthews to tour after the success of his first post-Fairport album, Matthews' Southern Comfort, released in early 1970. They recorded two more albums that year, Second Spring and Later That Same Year, before breaking up when Matthews abruptly left at the height of their fame, shortly after their version of Joni Mitchell's song "Woodstock" became a worldwide hit, reaching the top of the music charts in October 1970, their only number 1 single hit. "Woodstock" also charted in several European countries, in addition to reaching No. 5 in Canada and No. 23 on the Billboard Top 100 in the United States. Now based in the Netherlands after a long career as a solo artist in the United States, Matthews has reformed the band twice in recent years with primarily Dutch musicians: first in 2010, with the release of two new albums, Kind Of New and Kind Of Live (individually and on combined tour), and again in 2017, releasing two more albums, Like A Radio in 2018 and The New Mine in 2020. This new album features only songs played at the famous Woodstock festival!