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Richard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk , soul (both of which he frequently covered ), and rhythm and blues .
Apr 24, 2013 · Folk legend Richie Havens passed away yesterday from a heart attack at the age of 72.
Apr 22, 2013 · Richie Havens, a Brooklyn-born singer who sang gospel as a teenager, began playing folk music in Greenwich Village clubs in the 1960s and was the opening act at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair...
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Apr 23, 2013 · Tue 23 Apr 2013 12.20 EDT. Richie Havens, who has died of a heart attack aged 72, is best known for his opening performance at the historic 1969 Woodstock festival. He had been scheduled to go...
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Apr 23, 2013 · Richie Havens, who marshaled a craggy voice, a percussive guitar and a soulful sensibility to play his way into musical immortality at Woodstock in 1969, improvising the song “Freedom” on the...
Apr 22, 2013 · April 22, 2013. Richie Havens Michael Putland/Getty Images. Richie Havens, who brought an earthy soulfulness to the folk scene of the Sixties and was the first act to hit the stage at...
Apr 23, 2013 · Legendary folk singer Richie Havens died Monday at the age of 72. The Brooklyn-born singer is famous opening act at the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Talk of the Nation remembers him by...
