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This is a list of notable people who are associated with the town of Woodstock, New York , United States. They may not have been born there or live there presently, or may be deceased.
Musicians John Ashton – producer and guitarist for The Psychedelic FursThe Band members: Rick Danko , Levon Helm , Garth Hudson , Richard Manuel , and Robbie Robertson – the five shared a house together, where they recorded The Basement Tapes (with Bob Dylan) and wrote several songs for Music from Big Pink . The house, dubbed "Big Pink" is in neighboring Saugerties , though Danko, Manuel, Hudson and Helm all eventually moved to Woodstock. Danko and Helm are both buried in the Woodstock Cemetery on Rock City Road.Cyro Baptista – Brazilian-born percussionistRichard Bell – keyboardistKarl Berger – jazz educator, vibraphonist, founder Creative Music Studio Carla Bley – jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader[W 1] David Bowie – songwriter, musician, actor, fashion icon[W 2] Paul Butterfield – blues musicianJohnny Cash – country singer, guitarist, songwriter, composerCindy Cashdollar – dobro, five-time Grammy Award winnerJimmy Cobb – jazz drummer [W 3] Imani Coppola – singer, songwriter, musician (early 2000s)[W 4] Henry Cowell – composer [W 5] Marshall Crenshaw – musician, songwriter, resident from 1987–2004 [W 6] Karen Dalton – singer [W 7] Kal David – blues musicianJack DeJohnette – jazz drummer [W 8] Robbie Dupree – singer-songwriter [W 9] Bob Dylan – singer-songwriter, lived in Woodstock 1965–1972. (He had his infamous motorcycle accident in Bearsville in 1966.)[W 10] Joey Eppard – Kingston, New York born singer, songwriter, guitarist, bassist; best known for his Kingston Rock band, 3 [W 11] Michael Esposito – lead guitarist with The Blues Magoos (Mercury Records 1960s)[W 12] Donald Fagen – co-founder Steely Dan [W 13] Jackson C. Frank - folksingerMatt Flynn – drummer for the band Maroon 5 Jackson C. Frank – singer-songwriterPaul Green Founder of The Paul Green School of Rock Music (Now School of Rock)John Hall – musician, co-founder of Orleans [W 14] Jimi Hendrix - guitarist, singer, songwriter [citation needed John Herald – bluegrass singer, songwriter Greenbriar Boys [W 15] Darryl Jenifer – Bad Brains Bass[W 16] Bill Keith – banjo player, composer developed melodic or (Keith style ) banjo picking[W 17] Steve Knight – keyboardist for Mountain Tony Levin – bassistFrank Luther – bassist [W 18] Pat Metheny – Grammy Award-winning guitarist [citation needed John Martyn – singer-songwriter[W 19] John Medeski – keyboardist and composer for Medeski, Martin & Wood [citation needed Elizabeth Mitchell – singer, composer, guitarist for indie band Ida [W 20] Thelonious Monk – jazz musicianTim Moore – singer-songwriterVan Morrison – singer-songwriterFred Neil – singer-songwriterCarl Newman aka A.C. Newman – lead singer, guitarist, songwriter of The New PornographersDavid "Fathead" Newman – jazz musicianPauline Oliveros – pioneering accordionist and composerGraham Parker – singer-songwriterDavid Peel – member of The Lower East Side BandKate Pierson – singer, songwriter The B-52's John Platania – guitarist Van Morrison Vasant Rai – sarod player, composerBonnie Raitt – singer-songwriterTom Rapp – singer-songwriter, leader of the band Pearls Before Swine Billy Riker – guitarist, bassist and keyboard player, best known for Kingston Rock band, 3 Mick Ronson – guitarist, producer arranger with David BowieTodd Rundgren – singer-songwriterEd Sanders - poet, founder of Fugs bandCarlos Santana – guitaristPeter Schickele – composer, best known for music he wrote as P.D.Q. Bach John Sebastian – singer, a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful Ravi Shankar - sitar player, composerRobert Starer – pianist and composerKeith Strickland , composer,guitarist and founding member of The B-52s Libby Titus – singer, songwriterMichael Todd - bassist for Coheed and Cambria[W 2] Artie Traum – award-winning guitarist, producer and songwriterHappy Traum – folk musicianDavid Van Tieghem – composer, percussionistGene Ween , a founding member of the band Ween .[1] Jim Weider – telecaster guitarist, member The Band Eric Weissberg – banjo player, best known for theme from movie Deliverance Gary Windo – saxophonistYehudi Wyner – composer, musical director of The Turnau OperaRachael Yamagata – singer-songwriter; wrote the album Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart Artists Writers Film directors Actors and theater people Gaston Bell (1877-1963) - stage and silent screen actor; retired to Woodstock; first director the Woodstock Community Players[11] Jennifer Connelly (1970 - ) – Oscar-winning actress, lived in Woodstock for several years during her childhoodEthan Hawke (1970 - ) – Oscar-nominated actor, lived just outside of Woodstock with then-wife Uma Thurman[12] Uma Thurman (1970 - ) – Oscar-nominated actress, lived in Woodstock during her childhood, daughter of resident Robert Thurman ;[W 2] [12] Piper Laurie (1932 - ) - Oscar-nominated actress, lived in Woodstock in the 1970sEstelle Parsons (1927 - ) – Oscar-winning actress, appeared in summer stock productions in Woodstock during the 1960sLee Marvin (1924-1987) – Oscar-winning actor, lived in Woodstock periodically throughout his lifeSylvia Miles (1932 - ) – Oscar-nominated actressBrad Dourif (1950 - ) - Oscar-nominated actor, lived in Woodstock in the 1970s and '80sMax Schneider (1992 - ) - actor, singer, songwriter
Others References References for notability
^ "Coming Clean With Gene Ween: Ween's Former Frontman Talks Sobriety and Miley Cyrus" . newsweek.com. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-14 .^ McCormick, Carlo. "DREAM WEAVER" . artnet.com. ^ Murphy, Meghan. "Economic slump hits local artists" . Times Herald-Record. ^ "Woodstock Artist Bruce Currie" . Catskill Mountain Foundation.^ "Exhibition of modern hand made jewelery opens at museum of modern art". The Museum of Modern Art. ^ "Keith Sheridan Fine Prints – Marion Greenwood" . Retrieved February 3, 2012 .^ "PAUL MCMAHON: REALLY UNDERSTAND THE REAL REALITY" . LA Record.^ Rice, Ross. "Balance in the Abstract—Painter Jenny Nelson" . ^ "ART REVIEWS; Gems, Indoors And Out" . The New York Times . July 27, 2003.^ Kakutani, Michiko (August 7, 1985). "BOOKS OF THE TIMES" . The New York Times . ^ Community Players Formed at Woodstock - Kingston Daily Freeman (Kingston, New York) Wednesday, November 06, 1935; pg. 7
^ a b "Press Stories." The Rural Connection
References establishing association with Woodstock
^ Michel, Karen. "A Traditional Jazz Christmas, An Unlikely Source" . NPR. Retrieved April 15, 2011 . ^ a b c d Lee, Denny (February 27, 2004). "HAVENS; Woodstock Rocks On, but the Beat Is Quieter" . New York Times . Retrieved April 15, 2011 . ^ "Bio of Jimmy Cobb" . Lineage Records. Retrieved April 15, 2011 .^ "List of Famous Musicians maintained by the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce" . Woodstock Chamber of Commerce.^ "THE PHILHARMONIA TRIO" (PDF) . Retrieved April 15, 2011 .^ Landers, Rick. "Marshall Crenshaw Interview: Hollywood Rock and Roller" . Guitar International. Retrieved April 15, 2011 . ^ Schulman, Sandra Hale. "Karen Dalton Shines Out of A Dark Past" . Indian Country News. Retrieved April 17, 2011 . ^ Kohlhasse, Bill (June 15, 1990). "DeJohnette & Co. He's Outdone Himself by Teaming Up With Hancock, Metheny and Holland" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 17, 2011 . ^ Spears, Steve. " . St Petersburg Times. Retrieved April 17, 2011 . ^ Heylin, Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Revisited , pp. 267.
^ Barry, John W (September 9, 2005). "Secret's out 'bout 3" . The Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved April 17, 2011 . ^ Tomcho, Sandy. "Music briefs: Esposito benefit, "The Face of Breast Cancer," Ronan Tynan" . Times Herald Record. Retrieved April 17, 2011 . ^ Noik, Sherry. "Welcome back to Woodstock" . Retrieved July 15, 2011 . ^ Edwards, Joe. "Passion for music makes couple prolific song wrtiers" . Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved July 15, 2011 . ^ Rockwell, John (May 19, 1978). "Music: John Herald" . New York Times . Retrieved July 15, 2011 . ^ "Darryl Jenifer – In Search of Black Judas" . Retrieved October 31, 2011 .^ Revikn, Andrew C (July 16, 1995). "Dueling Banjos on a Grand Scale: Rival Festivals" . New York Times . Retrieved October 31, 2011 . ^ "Urantugs and Frank Luther" . Retrieved October 31, 2011 .^ "John's Diary 1960s and 1970s" . Retrieved October 31, 2011 .^ Atikson, Brian T. "Making music is family affair for Elizabeth Mitchell" . Retrieved October 31, 2011 . ^ http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/searchimages/images/item_1975.htm ^ Staff. "Woodstock resident Leon Gast wins Sundance award" . Daily Freeman (Kingston). Retrieved July 15, 2011 .
David Bowie during the Heathen Tour
Bob Dylan at the Azkena Rock Festival in 2010
Jimi Hendrix on Dutch television
Thelonious Monk at Minton's Playhouse, 1947
Andrew Dasburg during the 1940s
Lyn Ott in his Woodstock studio in 1964
Jennifer Aniston at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2008
Chevy Chase at the Academy Awards, 1990
Uma Thurman at a Cannes press conference in 2001
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