Arthur Lawrence Kornfeld (born September 9, 1942) is an American musician, record producer, and music executive. He is best known as the music producer promoter for the Woodstock Festival held in 1969. Kornfeld is also known for his collaborations with Artie Kaplan.Second Hand Songs Bensonhurst Blues
Biography Kornfeld was born on September 9, 1942 into a Jewish lower-middle-class family in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
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.LA Times May 22, 1998 Life After Woodstock by Jim Washburn
He later attended Adelphi College and American University where he would further his music career.Woodstock Story Artie Kornfeld, Father of Woodstock
By 1966, Kornfeld had written over 75 Billboard charted songs and participated in over 150 albums.Woodstock Story Artie Kornfeld, Father of Woodstock In 1969, Kornfeld left Capitol Records to co-create The Woodstock Music & Arts Festival, with Michael Lang .McClatchy DC Woodstock: How pot-fueled talk led to greatest concert ever by Glenn GarvinWatch BoOm. SEX, DRUGS & ROCK ‘N ROLL…40 years later by James Earle
He hosts a show, The Spirit Show with Artie Kornfeld on artistfirst.com
Personal life In 1999, Kornfeld moved to Broward County, Florida. In 2005, he moved to Delray Beach, Florida. He lives with Caroline Ornstein.
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)Discogs The Changin' Times - Discography The Artie Kornfeld Circus – "The Rain, The Park & 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) 45Cat Artie Kornfeld – Discography
Albums The Artie Kornfeld Tree – A Time To Remember! – ABC/Dunhill Records – DS 50092 (1970) Discogs Artie Kornfeld Tree, The – A Time To Remember!
Publication The Pied Piper of Woodstock (Paperback), 196 pages; Publisher: Spirit of the Woodstock Nation, LLC (October 19, 2009);
References
External links
Artie Kornfeld Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2017)