Richie havens songwriter biography
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Richie Havens
Richie Havens | |
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Havens in 1974 | |
| Born | (1941-01-21)January 21, 1941 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S |
| Died | April 22, 2013(2013-04-22) (aged 72) Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk rock, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, activist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, sitar |
| Years active | 1965–2013 |
| Labels | Verve Forecast, Universal, Stormy Forest, MGM, A&M, PolyGram, Solar, Epic, SME, Rykodisc |
| Website | www.richiehavens.com |
Richard "Richie" Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) or Richard P. Havens; was an Americanfolk singer and guitarist who performed at Woodstock 1969. He also performed cover versions of famous popular songs.
Havens was born on January 21, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City. He died due to a heart attack in Jersey City, New Jersey, April 22, 2013 at 72.[1][2]
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Richie Havens
A soulful-voiced figure on the rock and människor scenes for more than five decades, Richie Havens rose to worldwide fame with a stirring appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, which led to a lengthy career as a recording and touring act. He started out as part of the Greenwich Village människor circuit in the early 1960s, where he slowly built a following with his earthy voice and passionate renditions of songs by the Beatles and Bob Dylan, as well as original material. After recording for Jimi Hendrix producer Alan Douglas and later the Verve label, Havens gave an extraordinary opening performance at Woodstock, where he improvised the stirring song "Freedom," introducing him to international audiences and establishing him as a popular live act.
He also scored the sporadisk radio hit, most notably a cover of the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" that reached No. 16 on the Billboard 200 in 1970. Though he was unable to maintain his footing on the pop charts, Havens continu
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RICHIE HAVENS REVISITED
Brooklyn born and raised, Richie Havens (1941-2013) began hanging out in Greenwich Village in 1959, as a street portrait artist and sometime busker. By 1961, he was a familiar face in the folk clubs, playing alongside Dave Van Ronk, Fred Neil, Dylan and Dino Valenti. Despite this folkie pedigree, a tour with Nina Simone taught him the power of song interpretation, a lesson he never forgot. His unforgettable, partly impromptu opening set at Woodstock in 1969 brought him fame and there was no looking back after that. PKM’s John Kruth interviewed Havens over a long period of time and pulls together this remembrance of a much-loved man and his musical legacy.
I first interviewed Richie Havens in November 1984, meeting him backstage after a show at the Bottom Line, where he effortlessly charmed the crowd, even in the wake of Darlene Love (best known for her lead vocal on the Phil Spector-produced “He’s a Rebel) and her full-blown pop and soul review. We talked