He led off the Woodstock festival. A great folk artist of his time. We don't hear any folk music on the radio anymore, it's a shame.
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He was supposed to play for 40 minutes, and opened the show only because other acts were delayed by traffic; but after numerous encores, his impromptu set lasted three hours before he finally ran out of material. He finished with an improvisation of the old spiritual Motherless Child, which evolved into a new song, Freedom, that became an anthem of the Woodstock generation.
Richie Havens, Woodstock Legend dies at 72
