Artie Kornfeld

Artie Kornfeld
Born1942 (age 81–82)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Other namesArthur Lawrence Kornfeld
Occupations

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); ISBN 978-0-615-32599-6

References

  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!