Monday, April 22, 2013

Richie Havens, 1/21/41 - 4/22/13



This was my favorite moment of that very special night.

I have a wonderful memory of my clock radio waking me up on a school morning with Pete Fornatele playing "She's Leaving Home." Blew me away.

Such a great interpreter. Check out his version of 10cc's "I'm Not In Love" and from only 2 or 3 years ago, his "Won't Get Fooled Again." Brilliant.

A sad day.  A great, great loss.


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10 comments:

  1. stevesApril 22, 2013 at 2:49 PM

    Unfortunately, we've seen the passing of some really great musicians in recent months, but this one stings the most for me. He seemed like a genuinely nice person, too.

    RIP

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  2. AnonymousApril 22, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    know what i'm playing tonight. thanks for letting us know, sal.

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  3. jeff kApril 22, 2013 at 2:55 PM

    "Forty years after it was released, I still listen to "Mixed Bag" regularly. I just have never grown tired of it. Whenever I compile a list of my top twenty albums, it always makes the cut easily.

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  4. cathyApril 22, 2013 at 3:17 PM

    So sad!!!!

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  5. Paul in BrentwoodApril 22, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    I am crushed at Richie's passing. I've had the chance to see and meet him; a gentle, wonderful man. He even signed a reprint Woodstock poster that I hang in my classroom. His music has moved me more than I can reflect upon. A sad day, indeed. Cue up "Follow" or "Wonder Child" and see...

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  6. AnonymousApril 23, 2013 at 7:54 AM

    the intro by G E Smith motivated me to look for my favorite song by him on the tube, Nuns with Guns

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  7. A walk in the woodsApril 23, 2013 at 1:10 PM

    steves, for some reason this one really hit me too. (Paul too) For some reason, Alvin Lee of Woodstock fame didn't faze me at all when he passed; but this Woodstock icon does.

    So glad I got to see him in concert once; in the rain at Jazz Fest in N'Awlins, 3 years ago.

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  8. Chris CollinsApril 23, 2013 at 8:47 PM

    I was AT that show!! I remember it like it was yesterday. And I listened to his version of this on constant repeat for a month.

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  9. A walk in the woodsApril 24, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    That's cool, Chris! I was hoping Richie would play "Handouts In The Rain" that day (my fave song that he wrote - and with the rain falling) but no dice. Still, a great show.

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  10. Magic Kaic's MusicApril 28, 2013 at 5:56 AM

    I believe I discovered Richie Havens during this show, and it was not so interesting until he came on stage, and then it became pure magic. God bless you Richie !!!

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