Richie Havens


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Born: January 21, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Folk

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Biography
Born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Richie Havens moved to Greenwich Village in 1961 in time to get in on the folk boom then taking place. Havens had a distinctive style as a folksinger, appearing in such clubs as the Cafe Wha? His guitar set to an opening tuning, he would strum it while barring chords with his thumb, using it essen... Continue Bio >>

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Ringtones:
Going Back To My RootsPlayGet it!

Discography:
2008 Nobody Left to Crown
2004 Grace of the Sun
2002 Wishing Well
1999 Time
1994 Yes
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Filmography:
2006 Glastonbury
2002 Into the Night: The Benny Mardones Story
1998 Free Tibet
1994 Troubadours of Folk
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Terry Callier
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Influenced By:
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
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Followers:
Patrick James Flynn
Laura Love
Chris Harford
Jim Ramirez
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When I listen to richie havens I am overcome with a sense of awe! His voice carries with it such color and deeep rich warmth that it just blends into the atmosphere around you. Maybe that is a...
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