This Was the Highest Paid Performer at Woodstock

Here's how much each performer who graced the stage at Woodstock was paid. Can you guess who tops the list?

Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock — (c) Dan McCoy / The Image Works

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Woodstock brought big acts to the stage at Bethel, but they didn’t all receive the same salary. Here’s a breakdown on which performers earned what over the course of the festival.

Santana

$1,500, split (presumably) among the band members

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Ravi Shankar

$4,500

Arlo Guthrie

$5,000

Richie Havens

$6,000

The Grateful Dead

$7,500

photo by © Baron Wolman — Photo by © Baron Wolman

Joan Baez

$10,000

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The Band

$15,000

Janis Joplin