Sweetwater Reports In

After reading Steve Hochman’s article about what’s become of the Woodstock musicians, a friend telephoned to ask if I knew I was missing. As lead singer of Sweetwater, I know the rock group is disbanded but definitely not missing (as Hochman indicated).

After three albums and much successful, national touring, Sweetwater disbanded in 1971, and I went on to record a solo album. Shortly after, I retired from public performances due to poor health, then I married, later divorced and returned to college.

Presently, I am a published short-story writer who teaches writing part-time at Cal State Fullerton while I complete my graduate studies in English. I have lived in Laguna Beach since 1978, and I think Sweetwater’s bass player, Fred Herrera, and the piano player, Alex del Zoppo, still live in Los Angeles.

The article incorrectly identifies us as a San Francisco-based group. True, we played frequently at the Fillmore West as well as Golden Gate Park happenings, but we were an L.A. band.

NANCY NEVINS de JONGH

Fullerton