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Havens first rose to fame in the
Greenwich Village folk music scene that also fostered
Joan Baez and
Bob Dylan . In 1967 Havens became one of several Village-based artists signed to
Verve Records and released several albums to mostly local notice. In 1969, Havens opened the Woodstock Festival although he was initially scheduled to appear fifth on the bill. His performance received continuous ovations and he kept playing encores until he ran out of songs. Finally, he decided to improvise a version of "Motherless Child" to which he added a verse with the word "Freedom" repeated over and over; the song was featured in the ''
Woodstock '' film and became an international hit. Havens followed up this success with the
1971 release of ''
Alarm Clock '', which featured a popular rendition of
George Harrison 's "
Here Comes The Sun ". For a brief period in the mid-seventies, Havens performed with
Peter Yarrow and
Paul Stookey , as "Peter, Paul & Richie." Havens continued to tour and release albums through the 1970s to the present. He later played at the 1993 inauguration of President
Bill Clinton .
Havens rarely writes his own songs, but often applies his distinctive style to the works of others, notably
Bob Dylan and
The Beatles . He has also appeared on solo albums by former
Genesis members
Steve Hackett and
Peter Gabriel .
Havens is noted for his guitar skill; some of his recordings feature a drum sound which is actually his foot tapping on the floor. His guitar playing makes extensive use of said about Richie Havens during an
interview for Rolling Stone in 1971: "He plays a pretty funky guitar." Havens has maintained his status as a folk icon, as he continues a busy schedule touring the globe with fiery performances.
He has also featured in songs by
Groove Armada . One called ''Hands of Time'' was used in the film
Collateral , starring
Tom Cruise and
Jamie Foxx ; the same song also used in the film
Domino , starring
Keira Knightley . Havens also features on ''Little By Little'' on the band's third album
Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) .
Havens is also known for preforming at charitable benefit concerts. In 1999 Havens played at the
Tibetan Freedom Concert for an audience of more than 100,000.
In 2000, Havens published ''They Can't Hide Us Anymore,'' a biography co-written with Steve Davidowitz. He also composed the music by campaign from
NBC , "Just Watch us Now!".
He was inducted into the
Long Island Music Hall Of Fame on
October 15 2006 .
- ''A Richie Havens Record'' (1965)
- ''Electric Havens'' (1966)
- '' Mixed Bag '' (February 1967)
- ''Something Else Again'' (February 1968)
- ''Richard P. Havens, 1983'' (May 1969)
- ''Stonehenge'' (January 1970)
- ''Alarm Clock'' (January 1971)
- ''The Great Blind Degree'' (January 1972)
- ''Portfolio'' (July 1973)
- ''Mixed Bag II'' (January 1975)
- ''The End of the Beginning'' (November 1976)
- ''Mirage'' (October 1977)
- ''Connections'' (March 1980)
- ''Common Ground'' - ''Produced by Pino Daniele '' ( 1983 )
- ''Simple Things'' (September 1987)
- ''Sings Beatles and Dylan'' (1987)
- ''Live at the Cellar Door'' (1990)
- ''Now'' (1991)
- ''Cuts to the Chase'' (June 1994)
- ''Time'' (1999)
- ''Wishing Well'' (April 2002)
- ''Grace of the Sun'' (2004)
