Woodstock

Folk singer and Woodstock star Richie Havens dies

The American folk singer Richie Havens has died at the age of 72 at his home in Jersey City, New Jersey, following a heart attack.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, the singer and guitarist was part of the generation of rising young musicians, along with Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, who rose as part of the late 50s/early 60s folk boom centered in the Greenwich Village coffee shop scene.

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