![]() ![]() Richie Havens was gifted with one of the most recognizable voices in popular music. The announcement from Havens’ representatives, The Roots Agency: ![]() He closed with a solo version of his famed “Freedom (Motherless Child)”, a performance I will not soon forget. While not someone who would be classified as a jazz musician, Havens was the first musician I ever saw at Jazz Alley in Seattle (prom night, 1997). Over the course of his career, Havens recorded 21 studio albums and toured for nearly 45 years, until last year when he was sidelined with complications from kidney surgery. Havens was perhaps best known for his three-hour opening set at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Folk/Rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Richie Havens reportedly passed away today at the age of 72. ![]()
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