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Richie Havens

Friday, August 06, 2010

A product of Greenwich Village's folk scene, Richie Havens gave a three-hour performance at the original Woodstock festival in 1969. (He capped his epic set with the improvised song, "Freedom.") The next forty years of his career would include stints in acting and environmental activism. He joins us to share his 30th album, Nobody Left to CrownThis is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.

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Richie Havens on Woodstock, Freedom and How To Tune a Guitar

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

A product of Greenwich Village's folk scene, Richie Havens gave a three-hour performance at the original Woodstock festival in 1969. He capped his epic set with the improvised song, "...

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