Richie Havens

Richie Havens
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 essentially as percussion while singing rhythmically in a gruff voice for a mesmerizing effect. Havens was signed to Douglas Records in 1965 and recorded...
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Richie Havens Common Ground
Common Ground (1983) - Richie Havens
By: Richie Havens
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Gay Cavalier, Death at an Early Age, Lay Ye Down Boys
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Richie Havens Something Else Again
Something Else Again (1968) - Richie Havens
By: Richie Havens
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed, Inside of H...
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