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Richie Havens dies aged 72: Woodstock Festival folk singer has heart attack

Richie Havens dies aged 72: Woodstock Festival folk singer has heart attack
Richie was famous for his distinctive guitar and singing style and his cover version of Bob Dylan's Just Like A Woman
Missed: Folk musician Richie Havens
Richie Havens, the folk singer who opened the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival, has died of a heart attack aged 72.His family said he died at home in Jersey and added: "Beyond his music, those who have met Havens will remember his compassionate nature.”His website said he had kidney surgery years ago and that he never recovered enough to perform concerts like he used to.Richie was famous for his distinctive guitar and singing style and his cover version of Bob Dylan's Just Like A Woman.His performance at the three-day Woodstock, where headliners included Jimi Hendrix, was a turning point in his career.He was the first act on stage, performing for nearly three hours. His performance of Freedom - based on the spiritual Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - became an anthem.The Woodstock concert film captured his unique style for posterity.Among tributes, Slash from Guns'n'Roses tweeted: "And now I hear Richie Havens has passed on. I grew up with his music. "Artistic free spirit since the 60's. RIP Richie."Radio presenter Danny Baker added: "RIP Richie Havens. Such a shock. A giant to me. Just about the most serene, noble musician I ever met."Richie Havens death winds me more than most of the awful passings we're having to get used to. "Richie returned to the Woodstock site during the 40th anniversary celebrations in 2009."Everything in my life, and so many others, is attached to that train," he said in an interview that year.The singer released more than 25 albums from debut Mixed Bag in 1967 to the last one, 2008's Nobody Left To Crown. He also performed at Bill Clinton's presidential inauguration in 1993 and was in the original stage production of The Who's Tommy.Richie, who was born in Brooklyn, New York City, was eldest of nine children. A public memorial will be planned for a later date.

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