What Some Woodstock Performers Were Paid Compared To Todays Dollars

Hulton Archive Jimi Hendrix/ Evening Standard Getty Images Janis JoplinAt Woodstock, the smallest bands are probably earned less than they paid to get there.

Jimi Hendrix, $18,000 then, which is roughly $115,000 now
Blood, Sweat & Tears, $15,000 . . . $95,000 now
Joan Baez and Creedence Clearwater Revival, both at $10,000 . . . $63,000 now
The Band, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, and Sly and the Family Stone, all at $7,500 . . . $48,000 now
Canned Heat, $6,500 . . . $41,000 now
The Who, $6,250 . . . $40,000 now
Richie Havens, $6,000 . . . $38,000 now
Arlo Guthrie and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, both at $5,000 . . . $32,000 now
Richie Havens, $6,000 . . . $38,000 now
Johnny Winter, $3,750 . . . $24,000 now
Ten Years After, $3,250 . . . $20,000 now
Grateful Dead and Incredible String Band, both at $2,250 . . . $14,000 now
Joe Cocker, $1,375 . . . $9,000 now
Santana, both at $750 . . . $5,000 now

That entire collection of talent cost more than $141,000 in 1969, which comes to $896,000 today. keep in mind some of the performers pay is unknown. It doesn't include Iron Butterfly, who were to receive $5,000 plus another $5,000 for their light show simply because they never showed up.

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