Richie Havens
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+ | '''Richie Havens''' (born [[January 21]], [[1941]]) is an American [[folk music|folk]] [[singer]] and [[guitarist]]. Havens is perhaps best known for his intense rhythmic [[guitar]] style, soulful [[cover version|covers]] of [[pop music|pop]] and [[folk music|folk]] [[song]]s and his opening performance at the [[Woodstock Festival]]. Havens uses [[open D tuning]] on the guitar. By fretting all strings it produces a major chord on any position on the neck of the guitar. | ||
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Richie Havens (born January 21, 1941) is an American folk singer and guitarist. Havens is perhaps best known for his intense rhythmic guitar style, soulful covers of pop and folk songs and his opening performance at the Woodstock Festival. Havens uses open D tuning on the guitar. By fretting all strings it produces a major chord on any position on the neck of the guitar.
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