Flok Singer Richie Havens died of 72

Richie Havens

Richie Havens, the actual seasoned US folk singer who shot to stardom whenever he opened the actual Woodstock music event within 1969, he died when he was 72. Havens will be famous intended for possessing popped your traditional 1969 Woodstock music event. It absolutely was after that in which his improvised version with the gospel melody “ Motherless Child” evolved directly into “Freedom” in addition to grew to become your hippie generation’s anthem.