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Richie Havens

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Year of Birth:1941
Year of death:2013

Biography

(source: wikipedia)

Richard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul (both of which he frequently covered), and rhythm and blues. He had a rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings). He was the opening act at Woodstock, sang many jingles for television commercials, and was also the voice of the GeoSafari toys.
Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Havens was... more

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