Richie Havens Dies at the Age of 72

It’s been well over 30 years since Richie Havens opened the Woodstock Music Festival, but the lyrics he sang will be remembered forever. As the folk singer took center stage on August 22, 1969, he sat humbly on a wooden stool and began to cry out the word ‘freedom’ as he played his guitar. Amidst the Vietnam war, his words weighed heavy in the hearts of a crowd of anti-war protesters, but his message of freedom has reached many different {Read More}

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