Talk:Richie Havens

Tuning?
Hi there. Are you guys sure that he uses an open D tuning? I've been watching the videos of him live for about an hour, and none of them work with a "d", especially not the famous "Handsome Johnny" performance.

He has personally stated on his webpage that his tuning is in fact open D. Check it for yourself at www.richiehavens.com

I could be mistaken, but I believe the reason he performed for so long at Woodstock had less to do with the fact he was receiving the ovations and more to do with the fact that the traffic problems caused problems getting many of the performers in place and ready to perform. His set was easier to set up because it was just him, his guitar and the guy on the bongos. Jmcachran (talk) 01:32, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

External Link suggestion
As an editor at Crawdaddy!, and to comply with COI guidelines, I am not posting the link to this interview with Richie Havens. However, I would like to recommend it on its merits, and hope that an editor will find the time to examine the review and—if he or she sees fit—post it to the External Links section on this page. I appreciate your time. Crawdaddy! Mike harkin (talk) 00:39, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Discography: To Do
The link from RH's Alarm Clock (1971), goes to the Wiki page for 'Alarm clock' (the clock). This link needs to be fixed, or, if there is no pic or track listing for Alarm Clock (1971), it should just be made into text, not point to a link.SaturnCat (talk) 01:13, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

wait for sourcing
Richie Havens has died, but we wait for appropriate sourcing before posting. I will have it shortly. Tvoz / talk 21:01, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Check Billboard out. Doc   talk  21:15, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Got it, thanks. Tvoz / talk 21:28, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Surely the date of his passing away is wrong. It was April 22nd - Earth Day. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.147.19.250 (talk) 21:36, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * The date is not wrong and has been confirmed. It has nothing to do with the coincidence of Earth Day falling on the same date. RIP, Richie. Doc   talk  02:10, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Richie Havens - Ossining, NY,2009 Trinity Episcopal Church Ossining New York November 07, 2009

This was a benefit concert for victims of hurricane Katrina. The venue was a beautiful old church. Audience was very quiet during the songs and the sound was wonderful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.163.126.201 (talk) 02:47, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

30th Anniversary Concert for bob dylan
There is no mention of him even performing this on this page. can someone please add it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.60.21.234 (talk) 12:30, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Cleanup / Re-grading
The 'appearances' section need to be standardized. Also this article has probably earned a 'B' rating.Cosprings (talk) 16:38, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Three hour long set at Woodstock
It simply did not happen. I wish it did. It would have been amazing if this story proved to be true. But Havens improved a few bits at the end of his set, which lasted about an hour. There is audio tape of the entire festival, as well as film, and audience recordings. Perhaps, to Havens, with the pressure of opening in front of such a large crowd and perhaps with some enhancements, felt... like it was three hours, but the evidence does not back it up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tonymasiello (talk • contribs) 21:30, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

The less than fifty minute full set is confirmed by the new complete Woodstock release. It's all there and is just under fifty minutes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:100C:B017:494B:B4F7:EED:F887:6F9F (talk) 17:33, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

Can't believe a word this man said about Woodstock
The article states: "Havens recalled being called back for several encores". Well my local radio station is currently playing the complete Woodstock 38 disc box set, and I certainly didn't hear the crowd cheering for more, nor a deafening roar as he returned, because it simply did not go down that way. How could you get called out for several encores, when the entire performance was only 55 minutes. At least as far as I noticed, none of the Friday night performers got called out for any encores. The guy was just a blowhard about the experience. Kaytrox (talk) 03:06, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

You are correct. The complete recording of his entire set demonstrates that Havens seriously distorted the events at Woodstock. His distortions have been repeated so often, that they became part of the legacy. However, the whole show was recorded. It just didn't happen as he claimed. KcorriganM (talk) 02:39, 16 August 2020 (UTC)