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 ...

NEW YORK — Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday. He was 72. Havens died of a heart attack in New Jersey, his family said in a statement.

Guitarist Richie Havens passed away April 22, 2013. (AP PHOTO) Forty-four years ago today, thousands of hippies descended on a farm in Bethel, N.Y., for a historic pop music festival whose name now ...

47 years ago today, beloved performer and New Orleans festival favorite Richie Havens opened the first day of the Woodstock Festival. With his soulful voice and gentle demeanor, Havens embodied the ...

DETROIT (Billboard) - Richie Havens is going back to the garden -- again. The veteran singer-songwriter, who was the first act on stage at the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair in 1969, will perform ...

Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday, his family said. He was 72. Havens died of a heart attack, the family said it a statement. Further ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday at age 72. Havens died of a heart attack in New Jersey, his family said in a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday. He was 72. Havens died of a heart attack in New Jersey, his family said in a ...