47 years ago today, beloved performer and New Orleans festival favorite Richie Havens opened the first day of the Woodstock Festival. With his soulful voice and gentle demeanor, Havens embodied the ...

NEW YORK (AP) Richie Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died of a heart attack Monday, his family said in a statement. He was 72. Havens, a folk singer and guitarist, ...

Richie Havens, the New York City folk singer thrust by circumstance onto center stage as the opening act of Woodstock, the legendary 1969 music festival, has died. He was 72. He died Monday of a heart ...

Folk singer Richie Havens has died, aged 72. The Brooklyn-born musician passed away at home today (April 22) after suffering a heart attack. Havens appeared at the original Woodstock festival and was ...

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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 crafty guitar work and cover songs, including his well-received cover of ...

And I'm Audie Cornish. If he had done nothing else, Richie Havens would have had a secure place in American music history as the performer who opened Woodstock, on Aug. 15, 1969. (SOUNDBITE OF ...

The famed Woodstock festival began 55 years ago today (August 15, 1969), in the town of Bethel, New York. The three-day event was one of the defining moments of the hippie era. It featured ...