Richie Havens

Also Credited As:

Richard Havens
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Biography

A soulful-voiced figure on the rock and folk scene for over five decades, Richie Havens rose to worldwide fame with a stirring appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, which in turn led to a lengthy career as a recording and touring act. He began as part of the Greenwich Village folk circuit in the early 1960s, where he slowly built a following with his earthy voice and passionate renditions of songs by the Beatles and Bob Dylan, as well …
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Job Title

Actor, Music

Born

January 21, 1941

LATEST CREDITS

A Matter of Struggle

Actor

Folk/Rock Crossroads

Host

Catch My Soul

Othello

Troubadours of Folk Music

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The Empire in Africa

Narrator

The Bobbie Gentry Special

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The Special Gentry One

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Perfect Harmony

Scrapper Johnson

Greased Lightning

Woodrow

The Boss' Son

Albert

A Tribute to Harry Chapin

Actor

Peter, Paul & Mary: Lifelines

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Street Hunter

Daze

Woodstock

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The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

Amos

New Orleans Live!

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Free Tibet

Himself

Hearts of Fire

Pepper Ward

I'm Not There

Old Man Arvin

Let's Make Sure Everybody Eats '95

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Fields of Fire: Sports in the '60s

Narration

The Music Makers: An ASCAP Celebration of American Music at Wolf Trap

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The Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration

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Welcome Home

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Glastonbury

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