
Richie Havens
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1941-01-21 – 2013-04-22
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Known for

Woodstock
1970Self
Perfect Harmony
1991Scrapper Johnson
Richie Havens - Live at Montreux Casino 1972
1972
Tribute to Harry Chapin
1991...Sings the Beatles
2009Self (archive footage)
Catch My Soul
1974Othello
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
1977Self - Performer
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013Self
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003Himself
Hearts of Fire
1987Pepper Ward
The Boss' Son
1978Albert
Street Hunter
1990DazeOrphan of War
1999
Woodstock Diary
1994Self
Greased Lightning
1977Woodrow
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019Self
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
2019Self
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1981Amos
I'm Not There
2007Old Man Arvin