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Richie Havens

real name Richard Pierce Havens

New York City, United States · 1941-01-21 – 2013-04-22

Richie Havens is credited on 1,449 releases across 289 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,449

Credits

289

Albums

7

Decades active

324

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Richie Havens (born January 21, 1941, Brooklyn, New York, USA - died April 22, 2013, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He notably gave the opening performance at the in 1969.

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1,449 releases · 289 albums · active 1966–2025

  • Performance · 3,428
  • Other credits · 288
  • Production · 207
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Woodstock Festival · Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Electric Lady Studios

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