Ultimate Guitar posted a list of the reported artists' earnings from the Woodstock '69 festival. Hendrix tops the list at $18,000. The Grateful Dead got $2,500, which is less than what scalpers are charging for their upcoming show. Here's the list:
- Jimi Hendrix – $18,000
- Blood, Sweat and Tears – $15,000
- Joan Baez – $10,000
- Creedence Clearwater Revival – $10,000
- The Band – $7,500
- Janis Joplin – $7,500
- Jefferson Airplane – $7,500
- Sly and the Family Stone – $7,000
- Canned Heat – $6,500
- The Who – $6,250
- Richie Havens – $6,000
- Arlo Guthrie – $5,000
- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – $5,000
- Ravi Shankar – $4,500
- Johnny Winter – $3,750
- Ten Years After – $3,250
- Country Joe and the Fish – $2,500
- Grateful Dead – $2,500
- The Incredible String Band – $2,250
- Mountain – $2,000
- Tim Hardin – $2,000
- Joe Cocker – $1,375
- Sweetwater – $1,250
- John B. Sebastian – $1,000
- Melanie – $750
- Santana – $750
- Sha Na Na – $700
- Keef Hartley – $500
- Quill – $375
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