Richie Havens is a well-known African American folk singer and guitarist. He is perhaps best known for his unique and very rhythmic guitar style, emotional covers of pop and folk songs and his stunning opening performance during the Woodstock Festival. Richie Havens uses open D tuning on his guitar.
The singer writes his own songs quite rarely. He usually applies his unique style to the works of others, for instance, Bob Dylan and The Beatles. Havens has appeared on solo albums by Steve Hackett and Peter Gabriel, former members of Genesis.
Richie Havens is famous for his guitar skills. Several of his recordings feature a drum sound. In fact, it is his foot tapping on the floor. He also uses open tunings and an unconventional thumb-fretting style. Once, John Lennon commented on Richie Havens’s music style during an interview for Rolling Stone saying that he played “a pretty funky guitar.” Richie Havens has remained a folk icon. He continues a busy schedule performing in various countries over the globe with fiery concerts.
The singer featured in a song by Groove Armada entitled Hands of Time. It was used in the movie Collateral with Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.
In 2000, Richie Havens published They Can't Hide Us Anymore, which is a biography co-written with Steve Davidowitz. On October 15, 2006, Richie Havens was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
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