Arthur Lawrence Kornfeld (born 1942) is an American

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, and music executive. He is best known as the music promoter for the

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held in 1969. Kornfeld is also known for his collaborations with

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Biography

Kornfeld was born in 1942 into a

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lower-middle-class family in

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, 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

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, and

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. He later attended

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and

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where he would further his music career. By 1966, Kornfeld had written over 75 ''Billboard'' charted songs and participated in over 150 albums. In 1969, Kornfeld left Capitol Records to co-create The Woodstock Music & Arts Festival, with Michael Lang . He hosts a show, ''The Spirit Show with Artie Kornfeld'' on artistfirst.com

Discography

Singles

The Changin' Times The Changin' Times were an American songwriting and performing duo, consisting of Artie Kornfeld and Steve Duboff. Their most famous song was "The Pied Piper The Pied Piper of Hamelin (german: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the P ...

- "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) * 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)

Albums

* The Artie Kornfeld Tree – ''A Time To Remember!'' – ABC/Dunhill Records – DS 50092 (1970) Discog
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Publication

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

References

External links

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Artie Kornfeld Interview
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