has grown into perhaps the largest free festival in the country: Over the weekend an estimated 500,000 fans crammed into this year's installment, more...
.A. Bondy, Sam Bush and Horsefeathers. Likewise, Newport Folk's August 1 roaster will bring together Helm, The Swell Season, The Avett Brothers, Sharo...
Legendary folkie Richie Havens has retired from the road. In a message posted on his Facebook page and website, Havens confirmed that recent health co...
Richie Havens, the folk icon and activist, has died. Havens suffered a sudden heart attack at home this morning, according to a press release. He was ...
Richie Havens, the famed folk singer whose passionate live performances and equally intense guitar-playing made him a breakout star of the 1969 Woodst...
Richie Havens, a Brooklyn-born folk singer whose husky voice, open-tuned guitar and pointed protest hymns welcomed the hippy masses to Max Yasgur's fa...
Richie Havens is best known for being the first performer to take the stage at Woodstock -- where he delivered a nearly three-hour set that eventually...
Folk singer Richie Havens died Monday (April 22) at age 72, after suffering a heart attack. The Brooklyn-born singer is most famous for opening up the...
Richie Havens Michael Putland/Getty Images Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who famously opened the Woodstock Festival in 1969, died this ...
Folk legend Richie Havens passed away today at age 72 from a sudden heart attack. Havens is often praised for his lyrical messages of peace and freedo...
traditional "Motherless Child," an impromptu vamp that summarized what would become his lifelong commitment to peace, equality and spirituality.Richar...
Related ContentView Photo Richie Havens, Folk Icon, Dead at 72 Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who famously opened the Woodstock Festival...
last night at Norfolk, VA's The NorVA. For the third show in a row, the group brought out a few different guests throughout the night. So far the gues...
City Winery in New York City will host a viewing of Richie Havens' ashes this Monday, April 29. The informal and un-ticketed event will be a celebrati...
