Richie Havens

Birthday: January 21st, 1941 Date of Death: April 22nd, 2013 Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.