Richie Havens

Richie Havens

b. 1941 — d. 2013 (aged 72) Brooklyn, New York, USA
Actor Composer

Richard Pierce Havens was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He had an intense and rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings), and played soulful covers of pop and folk songs. He was the opening act at Woodstock.

Known For

Tell No One
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★ 7.5
Tell No One
2006
I'm Not There
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★ 6.8
I'm Not There
2007
Collateral
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★ 7.5
Collateral
2004
Green Lantern
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★ 5.5
Green Lantern
2011

Filmography

Woodstock: 3 Days That Changed Everything
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★ 7.1
Woodstock: 3 Days That Changed Everything
2019 Actor
Creating Woodstock
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★ 7.4
Creating Woodstock
2019 Self
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
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★ 7.0
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2012 Self
Soundtrack for a Revolution
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★ 7.5
Soundtrack for a Revolution
2009 Self
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Rock Revolutions TV
2008 Self
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★ 7.4
WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
2006 Self
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2005 Jammys Live: From the Theater at Madison Square Garden
2006 Self
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Long Island Music Hall of Fame's 1st Induction Awards Gala
2006 Self
The Ballad of Greenwich Village
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★ 6.8
The Ballad of Greenwich Village
2005 Self
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Gil Scott-Heron
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★ 7.1
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Gil Scott-Heron
2003 Self
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Speaking Freely
2001 Self
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Troubadours of Folk Music
1996 Self
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Orphan of War
1995 Actor
Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X
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★ 7.4
Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X
1994 Composer
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New Orleans Live!
1992 Self
Perfect Harmony
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★ 7.3
Perfect Harmony
1991 Actor
Scrapper Johnson
Tribute to Harry Chapin
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★ 9.0
Tribute to Harry Chapin
1991 Self
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The Peace Tapes
1991 Actor Writer
Performer
Street Hunter
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★ 5.1
Street Hunter
1990 Actor
Daze
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NHK New Orleans Jazz Fest Specials
1990 Self
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A Matter of Struggle
1985 Self
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
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★ 5.7
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1981 Actor
Amos
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Philadelphia Folk Festival: The 20th Year
1981 Self
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Aplauso
1980 Self
The Boss' Son
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★ 5.7
The Boss' Son
1978 Actor
Albert
Greased Lightning
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★ 6.4
Greased Lightning
1977 Actor
Woodrow
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★ 6.7
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
1977 Self
Catch My Soul
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★ 5.6
Catch My Soul
1974 Actor
Othello
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Richie Havens in Concert
1974 Self
Ali the Fighter
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★ 7.0
Ali the Fighter
1973 Self Composer
Woodstock
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★ 8.1
Woodstock
1970 Self
In Concert
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★ 7.6
In Concert
1970 Self
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The Special Gentry
1970 Self
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Aquarian Rushes
1970 Self
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Swing In
1968 Self
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The Peter Martin Show
1967 Self
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