Ritchie Havens

Richie Havens' Career Making Appearance At Woodstock| uDiscoverRichard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) 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. Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Havens was the oldest of nine children.[2] He was of Native American (Blackfoot) descent on his father’s side and of the British West Indies on his mother’s. See for more.

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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