Richard Pierce Havens was an American folk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his intense and rhythmic guitar style and his opening perfomance at the 1969 Woodstock festival. He born in Brooklyn and was perfoming with the Mcrea Gospel singers in the age of 16. Four years later, when he was 20, he went to Geenwich Village (N.Y.) where it took a while before he thought of picking up a guitar and his solo perfomances quickly spread beyond the Village folk circles. Havens has released 2 live albums, 6 compilations and 13 singles. Richie was born in 21 January 1941 and died 2 days ago, 22 April 2013.
Discography: A Richie Havens Record (1965), Electric Havens (1966), Mixed Bag (1967), Something Else Again (1968), Richard P. Havens 1983 (1969), Stonehenge (1970), Alarm Clock (1971), The Great Blind Degree (1971), Portfolio (1973), Mixed Bag 2 (1974), The End Of The Beginning (1976), Mirage (1977), Connections (1980), Common Ground (1983), Simple Things (1987), Sings Beatles And Dylan (1987), Now (1991), Cuts To The Chase (1994), Wishing Well (2002), Grace Of The Sun (2004), Nobody Left To Crown (2008).
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