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