Overview
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Birthday
Jan 21, 1941 (84 years old)
Death date
Apr 22, 2013
Richie Havens
Known For
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling...
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
In 1970, three years following his death from Huntington’s disease,...
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Explores the music scene in Greenwich Village, New York in...
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron was one of the most influential musicians and...
Biography
Richard Pierce Havens was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He had an intense and rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings), and played soulful covers of pop and folk songs. He was the opening act at Woodstock.
Acting
2019
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
2015
... Sings Dylan II
2013
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2009
...Sings the Beatles
2003
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
1999
Orphan of War
1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1994
Woodstock Diary
1991
Tribute to Harry Chapin
1987
Hearts of Fire