Richie Havens

Richie Havens dies at 72; singer became Woodstock's opening act

2013-04-22 20:29:00

Richie Havens, the veteran folk singer whose frenetic guitar strumming and impassioned vocals made him one of the defining voices and faces of Woodstock and 1960s pop music, died Monday of a heart attack at his home in Jersey City, N.J. He was 72. His...

Will.i.am admits using EDM hit for his own 'Let's Go'

2013-04-23 16:12:00

Who would have ever suspected that the guy behind "The Time (Dirty Bit)" would play fast and loose with using other artists' material? Will.i.am's new single with Chris Brown, "Let's Go," met with instant derision from EDM fans for its note-for-note...

When you say jazz, Nicholas Payton hears BAM

2013-04-27 07:00:00

In a cramped UCLA classroom, trumpeter Nicholas Payton is leading a young septet of college students through his piece "The Backwards Step." He's here as part of a weeklong teaching residency, and the song he plays to the group at the Thelonious Monk...

SXSW 2013: Some bests and worsts of a chaotic week

2013-03-18 10:05:00

AUSTIN, Texas -- Below is a highly subjective list of bests and worsts of the South by Southwest music festival, which concluded Sunday after many thousands of performances over six packed days. Best fan/singer interaction: During the Austin punk band A...

Arts on TV: Anna Deavere Smith; civil rights songs; Dudamel

2012-01-12 16:33:06

The Fugs' Ed Sanders remembers bandmate Tuli Kupferberg

2010-07-13 16:35:38

Terrence Howard: 'Iron Man's' music man

2008-05-03 00:00:00

It was hustle and flow, all right. Terrence Howard, the Oscar-nominated actor best known for his role as Djay, the rapping pimp protagonist of Craig Brewer's acclaimed 2005 film, was doing everything but serving smoked Gouda to the 40 or so people...

Remembering a Woodstock icon

2013-05-02 10:18:29

Dave Laz, an Orthodox Jew based in Miami Beach, and who heads an interracial rock band, "Dr. Laz & The CURE," remembers his association with rock icon Richie Havens who opened the legendary 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, and who passed away last week at...

LETTER: 'Rest In Peace, Brother'

2013-04-27 16:13:02

With the recent news of the passing of folk musician Richie Havens, I remembered meeting him years ago after a concert on the Guilford green. I waited in line for a long time with my kids, and several of his albums I'd brought for him to autograph. I told...

Ukulele Advocate: Richard Barone's Tiny Tim

2013-02-19 13:44:00

It’s just been announced that Richard Barone, leader of underrated New Wave band The Bongos (“In the Congo”) will be playing Caf� Nine on April 25. This illustrious booking will be cause for further praise and analysis as the date...

Orlando@50+, an AARP convention all about movies and entertainment

2010-09-07 16:34:42

Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week

2011-05-19 04:23:04

Richie Havens at Woodstock in 1969 and on stage in 2009.

2009-07-16 09:57:39

The veteran folk singer's frenetic guitar strumming and impassioned vocals made him one of the defining voices and faces of Woodstock. His performance of "Freedom/Motherless Child" became a landmark anthem of the 1969 music festival and cultural phenomenon. He was 72.

2009-05-03 00:00:00

. The museum explores the experience of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Fair via photos, artifacts and multi-media exhibits. On Aug.

2008-05-28 00:00:00