Folk singer Richie Havens dead at 72
Music world lost two of its gifted musicians, Richie Havens and Chrissy Amphlett. Havens, who is most remembered for his cover of Bob Dylan's song "Just Like a Woman", passed away on Monday, April 22,...
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Over a remarkable career that lasted nearly five decades — and only ended with a March 2012 Facebook announcement that he was retiring due to persistent health issues — Richie Havens developed a global...
View ArticleRichie Havens, iconic Woodstock singer, dies at 72
Richie Havens with friend @ Clearwater in 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) We lost a big one today. Folk legend Richie Havens passed away today from a heart attack at age 72. The singer, who famously...
View ArticleRichie Havens, iconic Woodstock singer, dies at 72
Born on January 21, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York, American folk singer Richie Havens is indelibly linked to the Woodstock generation. After starting out performing in neighborhood doo-wop and gospel...
View ArticleRichie Havens, iconic Woodstock singer, dies at 72
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 listening back...
View ArticleRichie Havens, iconic Woodstock singer, dies at 72
Folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens, who opened the 1969 Woodstock music festival with a legendary and lengthy set that helped make him famous, died Monday at age 72. To mark the passing of...
View ArticleRichie Havens dies at 72; singer became Woodstock's opening act
NEW YORK — Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday at age 72. Havens died of a heart attack in New Jersey, his family said in a statement....
View ArticleRichie Havens dies at 72; singer became Woodstock's opening act
(CNN) — Folk singer Richie Havens, who died Monday at 72, was the opening act in 1969 at Woodstock, the historic counterculture music festival, catapulting him to fame and securing his status as an...
View ArticleRichie Havens, 1941 – 2013
NEW YORK — Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday at age 72. Havens died of a heart attack in New Jersey, his family said in a statement....
View ArticleRichie Havens, 1941 – 2013
To mark the passing of legendary protest singer Richie Havens, we are sharing his performance of "Freedom" at the massive Feb. 15, 2003, demonstration against the Iraq War, which took place in New York...
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