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His former band co-members had three Harvest Records album releases as Southern Comfort before disbanding in 1972. [23] In the UK, "Woodstock" was the final single release by Matthews Southern Comfort, who had released two previous non-charting UK singles, and "Woodstock" remained Matthews' sole UK charting single.
Matthews Southern Comfort (MSC) is a British country rock/folk rock band, formed in 1970 by former Fairport Convention singer Ian (later Iain) Matthews.The original line-up consisted of Matthews, lead guitarist Mark Griffiths (who later become the bass player with the Shadows and the Everly Brothers), rhythm guitarist Carl Barnwell, bass player Pete Watkins, drummer Roger Swallow and pedal ...
Matthews' Southern Comfort is the 1970 debut solo album by country rock/folk rock musician Ian Matthews, recorded after he left Fairport Convention in 1969. The musicians who played on it with Matthews were luminaries of the British folk rock scene and included ex-Fairport colleagues Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol and Richard Thompson, plus Gerry Conway, the drummer from Eclection and Fotheringay.
Iain Matthews (born Ian Matthews MacDonald, 16 June 1946) is an English musician and singer-songwriter.He was an original member of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1969 before leaving to form his own band, Matthews Southern Comfort, which had a UK number one in 1970 with their cover of Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock". [2]
Acton is a small unincorporated community located approximately seven miles (11 km) due east of Granbury on the Brazos River in Hood County, Texas, United States. [1] Acton was formerly called Commanche Peak and was later renamed to Acton, possibly after the old English word meaning "oak town", a reference to the large stands of oak trees in the vicinity.
Thomas Gordon Huntley (20 December 1925 – 7 March 1988) was a British steel guitar player, best known for being a member of Matthews Southern Comfort.His early playing career was with the Hawaiian Serenaders in 1959, for whom he played a triple neck Fender lap steel guitar. [1]
Later That Same Year is the second album by country rock/folk rock musician Ian Matthews' band, Matthews Southern Comfort.This was Matthews' third album overall after his departure from Fairport Convention in 1969 and was released in November 1970, shortly after the band's single "Woodstock" had reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.
The Texas International Pop Festival was a music festival held at Lewisville, Texas, on Labor Day weekend, August 30 to September 1, 1969. It occurred two weeks after Woodstock . The site for the event was an open field just south and west of the newly opened Dallas International Motor Speedway , located on the east side of Interstate Highway ...