Just heard the news on the radio. Those tracks from Woodstock were amazing, I remember 1st hearing him on a cassette tape of Woodstock. I'd never heard acoustic guitar played that hard before.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22259015
One of the few people to successfully cover a John Martyn song too IMO...
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Richie Havens RIP :-(
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#1 Richie Havens RIP :-(
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Ta! I found it by accident in the 80's on a CD when I was looking for some of his late 60's stuff.thomas wrote:
That was a new-to-me choice of song young Bass!
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*faints*Mike H wrote: I've got the Woodstock album
The track 'Freedom' was my introduction to Richie Havens... he even asks you to personally turn his guitar mic up Mike....listen... about 0.49 ish...
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Yeh, this is a sad day .
I just love that scene as he sits down and starts, the atmosphere is just magical . 500,000 people out there ready for the music . What a hero - and those great 'biblical' shoes he's wearing !
I just love that scene as he sits down and starts, the atmosphere is just magical . 500,000 people out there ready for the music . What a hero - and those great 'biblical' shoes he's wearing !
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