Richie Havens

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jan 21, 1941 (84 years old)
Death date
Apr 22, 2013

Richie Havens

Known For

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
1h 46m
Movie 2019

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival created.

Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
0h 51m
Movie 2019

Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

In 1970, three years following his death from Huntington’s disease, an all-star cast of musicians gathered at Los Angeles, CA’s Hollywood Bowl to pay homage to iconic folk songwriter Woody Guthrie. Although the concert was a one-night-only event , four-time Emmy Award-winner Jim Brown filmed the historic Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970, which included performances by Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Country Joe McDonald, Odetta, Richie Havens, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Earl Robinson, and The Band, along with narration by actors Will Geer and Peter Fonda.

... Sings Dylan II
0h 59m
Movie 2015

... Sings Dylan II

A feast of cover versions of Bob Dylan songs from the BBC archives, with classic tracks old and new and some surprises from the 1960s to the present.

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
1h 32m
Movie 2013

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

Explores the music scene in Greenwich Village, New York in the '60s and early '70s. The film highlights some of the finest singer/songwriters of the day.

Hearts of Fire
1h 35m
Movie 1987

Hearts of Fire

A reclusive musician, once a huge rock star, takes a young female protegee. While on a tour she meets a younger, more popular rocker and switches her loyalties.

Biography

Richard Pierce Havens was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He had an intense and rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings), and played soulful covers of pop and folk songs. He was the opening act at Woodstock.

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