BETHEL, N.Y. — The ashes of Richie Havens will be scattered across the site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival on the anniversary of the final day of the concert he opened with a nearly three-hour ...

On Sunday (August 18) in Bethel, the ashes of music legend Richie Havens will be scattered across the field where the historic Woodstock Festival took place in 1969, which today is the site of Bethel ...

BETHEL, N.Y. — The ashes of Richie Havens have been scattered across the site of the 1969 Woodstock concert. Havens was the first act at Woodstock and his performance of "Freedom" was a highlight of ...

For 10 years, Walter Parks, was the sideman guitarist for Woodstock legend Richie Havens. Upon Havens’ 1967 Guild acoustic guitar Walter performs renditions of his favorite tunes from both The ...

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 ...

More than twice the number of people expected showed up. Traffic issues caused performers to show up late – or to be thrown off the schedule entirely. Food, water and bathrooms were in short supply.

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 ...

Stephen Stills (left) and David Crosby of the group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young perform at Woodstock Music and Art Festival in Bethel, N.Y., on Aug. 17, 1969. It's been over five decades since the ...

Musician Sly Stone of the psychedelic soul group Sly and the Family Stone performs at the Woodstock Festival in Bethel, N.Y., on Aug. 17, 1969. Woodstock, the music festival that defined a generation, ...

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 ...

Folk singer Richie Havens has died, aged 72. The Brooklyn-born musician passed away at home today (April 22) after suffering a heart attack. Havens appeared at the original Woodstock festival and was ...