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Arthur Lawrence Kornfeld (born 1942) is an American musician, record producer, and music executive.[1] He is best known as the music promoter for the Woodstock Festival held in 1969.[2][3] Kornfeld is also known for his collaborations with Artie Kaplan.[4]

Biography

Kornfeld was born in 1942 into a Jewish lower-middle-class family in Brooklyn, New York, United States.[5][6]

In his early teens, when his family had moved to North Carolina, he got a job at the Charlotte Coliseum selling soda pop so he could catch acts such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Fats Domino.[7]

He later attended Adelphi College and American University where he would further his music career.[8]

By 1966, Kornfeld had written over 75 Billboard charted songs and participated in over 150 albums.[9] In 1969, Kornfeld left Capitol Records to co-create The Woodstock Music & Arts Festival, with Michael Lang .[10][11]

He hosts a show, The Spirit Show with Artie Kornfeld on artistfirst.com[12]

Personal life

Kornfeld moved to Broward County in 1999. In 2009 he moved to Delray Beach, Florida. He lives with Caroline Ornstein.[13]

Discography

Singles

  • The Changin' Times - "Pied Piper" / "Thank You Babe" - Philips 40320 (1965)
  • The Changin' Times - "How Is The Air Up There" - Philips 40341 (1965)
  • The Changin' Times - "All In The Mind Of A Young Girl" / "Aladdin" - Philips 40401 (1966)
  • The Changin' Times - "I Should Have Brought Her Home" / "Goin' Lovin' With You" - Philips 40368 (1966)
  • The Changin' Times - "Free Spirit (She Comes On)" / "You Just Seem To Know" - Bell 675 (1967)[14]
  • The Artie Kornfeld Circus - "The Rain, The Park And Other Things" / "The Lonely Mermaid" - Bell 697 (1967)
  • The Artie Kornfeld Tree - "Country Morning On 56th Street" / "Rock 'n Roll Babies" - Dunhill D-4259 (1970)
  • Artie Kornfeld - "Island Song" / "Feel" - Neighborhood NRA-4206 (1972) [15]

Albums

  • The Artie Kornfeld Tree – A Time To Remember! – ABC/Dunhill Records – DS 50092 (1970) [16]

Publication

  • The Pied Piper of Woodstock (Paperback), 196 pages; Publisher: Spirit of the Woodstock Nation, LLC (October 19, 2009); Шаблон:ISBN

References

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External links

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