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Richie Havens

Richie Havens

Birthday: 1941-01-21 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1994
Woodstock Diary

as    Himself

1991
Perfect Harmony

as    Scrapper Johnson

1990
Street Hunter

as    Daze

1977
1977
Greased Lightning

as    Woodrow

1974
Catch My Soul

as    Othello

1970
Woodstock

as    Self