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Richie Havens died today at 72
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Warrior102
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R.i.p.
tinydancer
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Old folkies are hard to come by. My ex husband just called me. All of us are crying.
Richie was unreal. I don't know how many young ones know this. He was a wordsmith and he was wonderous.
His technique of playing basically beating the shit out of his guitar was awesome. Be still my heart. I'm so sorry he passed.
Richie was unreal. I don't know how many young ones know this. He was a wordsmith and he was wonderous.
His technique of playing basically beating the shit out of his guitar was awesome. Be still my heart. I'm so sorry he passed.
tinydancer
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He was a really good man. You didn't know him? Really good guy.
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One of my first muses. R.I.P.
"Sometimes, I feel, like a motherless child"
His death musta bummed out his dentist?
Oh wait, he didn't go to the dentist!
His death musta bummed out his dentist?
Oh wait, he didn't go to the dentist!
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"Sometimes, I feel, like a motherless child"
His death musta bummed out his dentist?
Oh wait, he didn't go to the dentist!
Wow. Speaking ill of the newly dead, has to be the lowest of the low. Not surprised.
He had more fans than you, apparently.
Have a gummy bear!Wow. Speaking ill of the newly dead, has to be the lowest of the low. Not surprised.
He had more fans than you, apparently.
Gee, with Richie gone now, it kinda makes ya feel like a motherless child...
Woodstock icon Richie Havens dies at 72
22 April 2013 - Richie Havens, the folk singer who opened the legendary 1969 Woodstock rock festival, has died of a heart attack at 72.
Woodstock icon Richie Havens dies at 72
22 April 2013 - Richie Havens, the folk singer who opened the legendary 1969 Woodstock rock festival, has died of a heart attack at 72.
He died at his home in Jersey City, New Jersey, his agent, Roots Agency, told Reuters. Born in Brooklyn, New York, the musician was famous for his distinctive guitar and singing style. Recalling Woodstock, Havens once said: "Everything in my life, and so many others', is attached to that train.'' His improvised version of the gospel song Motherless Child evolved into Freedom at the festival and became an anthem of the 1960s hippie generation.
The Woodstock concert film captured his performance for posterity. More recently, the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's award-winning slavery-era film Django Unchained featured Havens singing a version of Freedom. Tributes to the singer have come in, with his contemporary and fellow singer Stephen Stills saying Havens "could never be replicated".
'Fiery, poignant'
Havens underwent kidney surgery in 2010 and he never recovered enough to perform concerts as he had in his heydey. He released more than 25 albums and other songs he recorded include versions of Bob Dylan's Just Like a Woman and the Beatles' Here Comes the Sun. In 1993, he performed at US President Bill Clinton's inauguration.
Richie Havens is seen here on stage at Woodstock
His family said a public memorial would be announced later and asked for privacy in the meantime. "Beyond his music, those who have met Havens will remember his gentle and compassionate nature, his light humour and his powerful presence," it said in a statement. Roots Agency said Havens had been "gifted with one of the most recognisable voices in popular music". "His fiery, poignant, soulful singing style has remained unique and ageless," it added.
'Fire every time'
Havens moved to New York City's Greenwich Village at the age of 20 to perform poetry, imbibe folk music and learn how to play the guitar. Stills said he remembered hanging out with him in the Village. "Richie Havens was one of the nicest, most generous and pure individuals I have ever met,'' he said in a statement. "When I was a young sprite in Greenwich Village, we used to have breakfast together at the diner on 6th Avenue next to The Waverly Theatre. "He was very wise in the ways of our calling. He always caught fire every time he played.''
Woodstock proved the turning point in Havens' career, thanks in part to scheduling chaos at the festival which featured headliners like Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Janis Joplin, Originally scheduled to go on fifth, he got bumped up because of travel delays. His performance continued for three hours because the next act had not shown up.
BBC News - Woodstock icon Richie Havens dies at 72
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Have a gummy bear!Wow. Speaking ill of the newly dead, has to be the lowest of the low. Not surprised.
He had more fans than you, apparently.
more words of wisdom
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Move, along.....young-punk.....move, along.....
Mr. Shaman
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"Sometimes, I feel, like a motherless child"
His death musta bummed out his dentist?
Oh wait, he didn't go to the dentist!
Richie Havens was a serious speed-freak, during those times.
That's what happens to your teeth, when you're speeding....rather-than eating & sleeping, well.
That's what happens to your teeth, when you're speeding....rather-than eating & sleeping, well.
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"Sometimes, I feel, like a motherless child"
His death musta bummed out his dentist?
Oh wait, he didn't go to the dentist!Richie Havens was a serious speed-freak, during those times.
That's what happens to your teeth, when you're speeding....rather-than eating & sleeping, well.
Oh, I guess you slept with him. What do your teeth look like?
Old folkies are hard to come by. My ex husband just called me. All of us are crying.
Richie was unreal. I don't know how many young ones know this. He was a wordsmith and he was wonderous.
His technique of playing basically beating the shit out of his guitar was awesome. Be still my heart. I'm so sorry he passed.
My mom met him. Said he was one of the most down to earth and nicest fellows around.
RIP Richie
"Sometimes, I feel, like a motherless child"
His death musta bummed out his dentist?
Oh wait, he didn't go to the dentist!Richie Havens was a serious speed-freak, during those times.
That's what happens to your teeth, when you're speeding....rather-than eating & sleeping, well.
Seriously guys.
RIP threads are not really the place for this crap.
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