Matthews Southern Comfort

MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT. British country rock / folk band formed in 1970 by former Fairport Convention singer Ian Matthews. The band was formed to allow Matthews to go on tour following the success of his first post-Fairport album released in early 1970, Matthews' Southern Comfort. They recorded two more albums that year ; Second Spring and Later That Same Year before splitting up when Matthews abruptly quit during the height of their fame, shortly after their version of the Joni Mitchell song "Woodstock" became a worldwide hit, reaching No1 in the UK music charts in October 1970. "Woodstock" also charted in several European countries and reached No23 in the Billboard Top 100 in the United States