Matthews Southern Comfort

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Matthews Southern Comfort is a British country-folk rock band best known for their hit 1970 cover of Joni Mitchell’s song "Woodstock."

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instanceOf British country-folk rock band
musical group
activePeriod early 1970s
late 1960s
associatedAct Fairport Convention NERFINISHED
bestKnownFor 1970 cover of Joni Mitchell’s Woodstock
chartSuccess Woodstock reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED
Woodstock reached top 10 in several European countries NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coveredSongBy Joni Mitchell NERFINISHED
formedInYear 1969
foundedBy Iain Matthews NERFINISHED
genre country rock
folk rock
soft rock
hasAlbum Later That Same Year NERFINISHED
Matthews’ Southern Comfort NERFINISHED
Second Spring NERFINISHED
hasMember Iain Matthews NERFINISHED
hasReunion band reformed in the 2000s under Iain Matthews
hasStyleCharacteristic acoustic instrumentation
melodic songwriting
vocal harmonies
influencedBy American country rock
British folk music
languageOfLyrics English
notableCoverSong Woodstock NERFINISHED
notableWork Woodstock NERFINISHED
originatedIn England NERFINISHED
recordedLabel Decca Records NERFINISHED
Uni Records NERFINISHED
Vertigo Records NERFINISHED
singleRelease Woodstock NERFINISHED

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Woodstock associatedAct Matthews Southern Comfort
Woodstock notableCoverVersionBy Matthews Southern Comfort
Woodstock recordedBy Matthews Southern Comfort