Latest Richie Havens News
A Week In Music - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Progress From Punky Roots With Mosquito, 30 Seconds To Mars' 'Up In The Air' Comes With A Warning And Daft Punk Break Records With 'Get Lucky'
Albums of Note... Yeah Yeah Yeahs have returned after a lengthy break, with Mosquito. It’s a marked step in the band’s evolution and a further step away from their punky roots. Mosquito has opened up...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 29 April 2013
Richie Havens Dies, Twitter Pays Tribute To Folk Legend
Richie Havens dies: the news broke yesterday (April 22, 2013) and Twitter’s members have been paying tribute to the folk legend whose star grew in its ascendency when he improvised the song ‘Freedom’ when he...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 23 April 2013
Woodstock Icon Richie Havens Dies
Folk legend Richie Havens has died at the age of 72.The New York native, who famously opened the fabled Woodstock festival in Bethel in 1969, passed away suddenly following a heart attack at his home...
By WENN on 22 April 2013
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