4/23/13

Richie Havens, Folk Singer Who Riveted Woodstock, Dies at 72

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Richie Havens, Folk Singer Who Riveted Woodstock, Dies at 72

NEW YORK — Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday at age 72. Havens died of a heart attack in New Jersey, his family said in a statement. He was born in Brooklyn. Havens was known for his

Richie Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72.

“Richie Havens was one of the nicest most generous and pure individuals I have ever met,” Stills said in a statement, adding that Havens was unique and could “never be replicated.” “When I was a young sprite in Greenwich Village, we used to have

Goodbye to Richie Havens. The wonderful singer and guitarist — the first act at Woodstock — was 72. I saw him in concert not long after that, on November 1, 1969 in Ann Arbor, opening for Laura Nyro. Quite beautiful, those 2

Richie Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72.

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