WASHINGTON, D.C., August 14, 2009 - musicFIRST today commemorated the 40th anniversary of Woodstock by releasing a list of the artists and musicians who performed at the three-day long concert, so many of whom are still heard on the radio today. Half a million concert goers packed the grounds of Max Yasgur's 600 acre dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y., 40 years ago this weekend. Woodstock is widely regarded as one of the greatest moments in popular music.

"So many of these great artists spent their lives pouring their hearts and souls into their music," said musicFIRST executive director Jennifer Bendall. "And to this day, many of them continue to receive radio airplay all over the world-yet have received absolutely nothing for their work."

"Taking music and turning it into a performance that moves people requires creativity deserving of compensation, said Bendall. "Radio continues to make billions in advertising revenue off of the music it plays and has received a free pass to do so for the last eight decades. The time has come to close the corporate radio loophole and pass the Performance Rights Act-legislation that's fair to artists and musicians, fair to radio and fair to other radio platforms."

Below is a list of the 32 artists and bands who played at Woodstock 40 years ago, many of whom are still receiving radio airplay today:

Richie Havens
Country Joe McDonald
John B. Sebastian
The Incredible String Band
Bert Sommer
Tim Hardin
Ravi Shankar
Melanie
Arlo Guthrie
Joan Baez
Quill
Keef Hartley Band
Santana
Canned Heat
Grateful Dead
Mountain
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Sly & The Family Stone
Janis Joplin with the Kozmic Blues Band
The Who
Jefferson Airplane
The Grease Band
Joe Cocker
Country Joe & The Fish
Ten Years After
The Band
Blood Sweat And Tears
Johnny Winter and Edgar Winter
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sha-Na-Na
Jimi Hendrix (The Gypsy Sun & Rainbow Band)