Sol's big break came later that fateful summer when the Woodstock Music & Art Fair was gearing up merely miles away in Bethel, New York. He hitched his way down the NY Thruway and wound up backstage thanks to Janis Joplin. Rabbi Blazo's current manager, Sid Brandt recounts the meeting:

"It wasn't too publicized during her career, but Joplin was a devout Hassidic Jew. They wouldn't let her go to Temple or anything because of, you know, the alcoholic, drug addict, lesbian thing, but besides that she was a pretty serious practicing Hassidic, and when she caught The Swingin' Rabbi show at Grossingers she told Sol to come over to the concert the next weekend."

When Sol arrived he was immediately ushered backstage where Joplin had passed out and when she was due to perform he filled in with her band, Big Brother and the Holding Company. Original Woodstock sponsor/promoter, Michael Lang offers insight to this momentous event.

"People point to Santana and Joe Cocker as show stoppers at Woodstock, but for my money, and believe me I lost much of it that weekend, Sol Blazowitz was the real deal."

But unfortunately the performance never made it into the movie or appears on the album. Warner Bros. archivist, Barry Zack remembers:

"When Janis woke up she was pretty pissed that the Rabbi stole the show. She was going to sue somebody, but then she died and it was too late to legally release the performance. Plus I don't think Blazowitz was too happy with all the nudity at the concert, so he didn't fight that hard for it."