Richard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer‑songwriter and guitarist.[1] His music encompassed elements of folk, soul (both of which he frequently covered), and rhythm and blues. He had a rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings). He was the opening act at Woodstock, sang many jingles for television commercials, and was also the voice of the GeoSafari toys. Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, Havens was the oldest of nine children. He was of Native American (Blackfoot) descent on his father’s side and of the British West Indies on his mother’s. His grandfather was Blackfoot from the Montana/South Dakota area. Havens’s grandfather and great‑uncle joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, moved to New York City thereafter, and settled on the Shinnecock Reservation on Long Island. Havens’s grandfather married and later moved to Brooklyn.As a youth, Havens began organizing his neighborhood friends into a street‑corner doo‑wop group. At age 16, he was performing with the McCrea Gospel Singers.
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Freedom
Fathers & Sons
Here Comes The Sun
Handsome Johnny live recording
Just Like A Woman
What You Going To Do About Me
Fire and Rain
This is the Hour
Leave Well Enough Alone
Things must change
Gay Cavalier
Going Back To My Roots
High Flying Bird
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