Richie Havens

Richie Havens

Deceased · Born: Jan 21, 1941 · Died: Apr 22, 2013

Personal Details

Born Jan 21, 1941 Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Career

2019
1991
Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony as Scrapper Johnson
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1990
Street Hunter
Street Hunter as Daze
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1981
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1978
The Boss' Son
The Boss' Son as Albert
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1977
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning as Woodrow
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1974
Catch My Soul
Catch My Soul as Othello
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2019
Creating Woodstock
2009
Soundtrack for a Revolution
2005
The Ballad of Greenwich Village
1996
Great Performances
1994
Woodstock Diary
Woodstock Diary
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1990
Woodstock: The Lost Performances
1977
1975
The Fighters
The Fighters
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1970
Woodstock
Woodstock
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