has any1 got any info on richie havens? 'cause i just watched his performance at woodstock and it brought me to genuine tears.... the words he sang and the way he was rockin really got 2 me...

love him, just checked out his autobiography. a brilliant, talented and responsible world citizen. and what a voice -it chills me! bob dylan saidn in his autobio, that ritchie always got the most money whenever they passed the hat back in the village.and always had the best looking women too.


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A homeboy from Bed-Stuy.
I've seen him as an opening act at quite a few Fillmore East shows.

These 2 albums are the ones i'm most familiar with...



...Mixed Bag & Richard P. Havens, 1983

High Flyin' Bird (from Mixed Bag) was a free-form FM radio staple.
Run Shaker Life (from Richard P. Havens) gives a really good perspective on what a powerful performer and amazing rhythm guitarist he is.

There's a funny story about the Woodstock performance.
The promoters had to ask him to keep on playing and playing because the act to follow, Santana, hadn't shown up yet.

Richie Havens NPR interview here:
http://www.npr.org/templa...Id=3845549

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

I like him.

I absolutely love him ~ the last live concert I saw him at was on or around Halloween in 1970 in Detroit. Sublime!
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