Veteran singer-songwriter Richie Havens, who was the first act on stage at the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair in 1969, will perform at noon on Aug. 14 at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on ...

Bethel, NY - The ashes of Richie Havens will be scattered across the site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival on the anniversary of the final day of the concert he opened with a nearly three-hour ...

NEW YORK -- Richie Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72. His family says in a statement that Havens died Monday of a heart attack. Havens, a folk singer and ...

Almost 40 years since the festival of "Three Days of Peace & Music," legendary musician Richie Havens still speaks about his incredible experience at Woodstock like it happened yesterday. His ...

The ashes of Richie Havens have been scattered across the site of the 1969 Woodstock concert. Havens was the first act at Woodstock and his performance of "Freedom" was a highlight of the concert. He ...

Richie Havens, the New York City folk singer thrust by circumstance onto center stage as the opening act of Woodstock, the legendary 1969 music festival, has died. He was 72. He died Monday of a heart ...

Folk singer Richie Havens, perhaps best known for his marathon opening set at Woodstock, died on Monday in New Jersey after suffering a heart attack in his home. He was 72. A Brooklyn native, Havens ...

Richie Havens had a long career as a musician, but he's still most famous for one set he played to hundreds of thousands in New York in 1969. Richie Havens, Folk Singer Who Opened Woodstock, Has Died ...

Folk singer Richie Havens has died, aged 72. The Brooklyn-born musician passed away at home today (April 22) after suffering a heart attack. Havens appeared at the original Woodstock festival and was ...

First act at 1969 festival will perform 40 years later on same site. Richie Havens is going back to the garden — again. The veteran singer-songwriter, who was the first act on stage at the original ...