54 years ago this week, thousands gathered for a festival of peace and music in a small town in New York. Woodstock boasted some of the most amazing talents in rock and roll and folk history. Imagine trying to put a line-up like that together today. 

A friend of mine sent me this list, which I'd never seen before. I guess Taylor Swift would not have been on the bill...

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(What do these amounts equal today? According to the widely available charts, $1.00 in 1969 is equal to just over $8.30 in terms of buying power.)

1. Jimi Hendrix - $18,000
2. Blood, Sweat and Tears - $15,000
3. Joan Baez - $10,000
4. Creedence Clearwater Revival - $10,000
5. The Band - $7,500
6. Janis Joplin - $7,500
7. Jefferson Airplane - $7,500
8. Sly and the Family Stone - $7,000
9. Canned Heat - $6,500
10. The Who - $6,250

11. Richie Havens - $6,000
12. Arlo Guthrie - $5,000
13. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - $5,000
14. Ravi Shankar - $4,500
15. Johnny Winter - $3,750
16. Ten Years After - $3,250
17. Country Joe and the Fish - $2,500
18. Grateful Dead - $2,500
19. The Incredible String Band - $2,250
20. Mountain - $2,000

21. Tim Hardin - $2,000
22. Joe Cocker - $1,375
23. Sweetwater - $1,250
24. John B. Sebastian - $1,000
25. Melanie - $750
26. Santana - $750
27. Sha Na Na - $700
28. Keef Hartley - $500
29. Quill - $375