Happy 70th Birthday Richie Havens
Written by admin on January 21, 2011 – 1:48 pm -| American folk singer Richie Havens celebrates his 70th birthday today.
Havens released his first album in 1965 and remains an active live and studio performer to this day. His last album was “Nobody Left to Crown.” |
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Richie Havens was the opening act of the legendary Woodstock Festival on August 15, 1969. He was only supposed to be on stage for four songs, but his set was extended when other artists were held up. He closed in memorable fashion with the song “Freedom”, which was an improvised version of the spiritual song “Motherless Child.”
Richie Havens – “Freedom”
Happy Birthday Richie Havens.
Tags: Richie Havens, Woodstock
Posted in Folk |
