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Profile of Richie Havens
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Richie Havens |
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21st January 1941 |
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Brooklyn, New York, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Richie Havens (born January 21, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American folk singer and guitarist. Havens is best known for his somewhat wild guitar style of brisk strumming.
Havens first rose to fame in the Greenwich Village folk music scene that also fostered Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. In 1969, Havens opened the Woodstock Festival. He received continuous ovations and kept playing encores until he ran out of songs. Finally, he decided to improvise a version of "Motherless Child" to which he added a verse with the word "Freedom" repeated over and over. The song became an international hit. One noticeable thing about Havens is his rhythmic skill. Some of his recordings feature a drum sound which is actually Richie's foot tapping on the floor.
He later played at the 1993 inauguration of President Bill Clinton.
Havens rarely writes his own songs and often interpret the works of Dylan and The Beatles. He has also appeared on solo albums by former Genesis members Steve Hackett and Peter Gabriel.
John Lennon said about Richie Havens during an interview for Rolling Stone in 1971: "He plays a pretty funky guitar."
Discography
- A Richie Havens Record (1965)
- Electric Havens (1966)
- Mixed Bag (February 1967)
- Something Else Again (February 1968)
- Richie P. Havens, 1983 (May 1969)
- Stonehenge (January 1970)
- Alarm Clock (January 1971)
- The Great Blind Degree (January 1972)
- Portfolio (July 1973)
- Mixed Bag II (January 1975)
- The End of the Beginning (November 1976)
- Mirage (October 1977)
- Connections (March 1980)
- Common Ground (June 1983)
- Simple Things (September 1987)
- Live at the Cellar Door (1990)
- Now (1991)
- Sings Beatles and Dylan (May 1992)
- Cuts to the Chase (June 1994)
- Wishing Well (April 2002)
Guest appearances
- Please Don't Touch by Steve Hackett (1978)
- OVO by Peter Gabriel (2000) (soundtrack to the Millennium Dome Show)
External link
Richie Havens Official Website
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