Artie Kornfeld

Artie Kornfeld
Artie Kornfeld
Born	1942 (age 81–82); Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Other names	Arthur Lawrence Kornfeld
Occupations	Concert promoter; record producer; songwriter; musician;

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]

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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]

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

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]

The Pied Piper of Woodstock (Paperback), 196 pages; Publisher: Spirit of the Woodstock Nation, LLC (October 19, 2009); ISBN 978-0-615-32599-6

[1]
"Artie Kornfeld, Woodstock 1969 Co-Creator-Producer and Rock Music Legend". Woodstockstory.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
[2]
"Jewish Music businessmen". Jewish Biography. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
[3]
Barbara Maranzani (2013). "Remembering Richie Havens: Ten Things You May Not Know About Woodstock — History in the Headlines". history.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
[4]
Second Hand Songs Bensonhurst Blues
[5]
Bloom, Nate (August 14, 2009). "Woodstock - The Jewish connection". The Jewish Standard. Who's Artie Kornfeld? He's another Brooklyn/Queens Jew, born (1942) into a lower-middle-class family, who isn't all that religious in conventional terms but wears his Jewishness on his sleeve.
[6]
Benarde, Scott R. (July 1, 2003). Stars of David: Rock'n'roll's Jewish Stories. Brandeis University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-1584653035. Four Jews organized the Woodstock Festival: Michael Lang, Artie Kornfield, John Roberts, and Joel Rosenman
[7]
LA Times May 22, 1998 Life After Woodstock by Jim Washburn
[8]
Woodstock Story Artie Kornfeld, Father of Woodstock
[9]
Woodstock Story Artie Kornfeld, Father of Woodstock
[10]
McClatchy DC Woodstock: How pot-fueled talk led to greatest concert ever by Glenn Garvin
[11]
Watch BoOm. SEX, DRUGS & ROCK ‘N ROLL…40 years later by James Earle
[12]
"Tuesdays at 10pm Eastern". Artistfirst.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
[13]
"On Woodstock's 45th anniversary, a look back at its Delray resident creator". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
[14]
Discogs The Changin' Times - Discography
[15]
45Cat Artie Kornfeld – Discography
[16]
Discogs Artie Kornfeld Tree, The – A Time To Remember!

Official website
Artie Kornfeld Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2017)
Artie Kornfeld discography at Discogs

[1] [1]
"Artie Kornfeld, Woodstock 1969 Co-Creator-Producer and Rock Music Legend". Woodstockstory.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

[2] [2]
"Jewish Music businessmen". Jewish Biography. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

[3] [3]
Barbara Maranzani (2013). "Remembering Richie Havens: Ten Things You May Not Know About Woodstock — History in the Headlines". history.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013.

[4] [4]
Second Hand Songs Bensonhurst Blues

[5] [5]
Bloom, Nate (August 14, 2009). "Woodstock - The Jewish connection". The Jewish Standard. Who's Artie Kornfeld? He's another Brooklyn/Queens Jew, born (1942) into a lower-middle-class family, who isn't all that religious in conventional terms but wears his Jewishness on his sleeve.

[6] [6]
Benarde, Scott R. (July 1, 2003). Stars of David: Rock'n'roll's Jewish Stories. Brandeis University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-1584653035. Four Jews organized the Woodstock Festival: Michael Lang, Artie Kornfield, John Roberts, and Joel Rosenman

[7] [7]
LA Times May 22, 1998 Life After Woodstock by Jim Washburn

[8] [8]
Woodstock Story Artie Kornfeld, Father of Woodstock

[9] [9]
Woodstock Story Artie Kornfeld, Father of Woodstock

[10] [10]
McClatchy DC Woodstock: How pot-fueled talk led to greatest concert ever by Glenn Garvin

[11] [11]
Watch BoOm. SEX, DRUGS & ROCK ‘N ROLL…40 years later by James Earle

[12] [12]
"Tuesdays at 10pm Eastern". Artistfirst.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

[13] [13]
"On Woodstock's 45th anniversary, a look back at its Delray resident creator". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[14] [14]
Discogs The Changin' Times - Discography

[15] [15]
45Cat Artie Kornfeld – Discography

[16] [16]
Discogs Artie Kornfeld Tree, The – A Time To Remember!

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Artie Kornfeld
Born	1942 (age 81–82) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Other names	Arthur Lawrence Kornfeld
Occupations	Concert promoter record producer songwriter musician