Richie Havens
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1941–2013)
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- Born
- 1941-01-21
- Died
- 2013-04-22
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Mixed bag
- They Can't Hide Us Anymore
- Richie Havens and Pals, Mixed Bag
- They can't hide us anymore
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Acting · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Known for
- Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation — Self2019
- Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 — Self2019
- ... Sings Dylan II — Self (archive footage)2015
- Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation — Self2013
- ...Sings the Beatles — Self (archive footage)2009
- I'm Not There — Old Man Arvin
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