Ritchie Havens - RIP

[ryoder 1,381]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf1B9ktRCkg

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[wmw999 2,120]

Oh my. I was a high school junior in Rio de Janeiro when he came for a concert, and gave an impromptu concert at our (American) high school, right there in the courtyard.

Saw him again a few years ago, he still sounded good.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[GARYC24 3]

Saw him in Louisville, Ky ~1978 small place front row! One of my favorites!

[conwayte 0]

Havens' version of "Follow" has to be in my top 10 all time favorite songs. RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmJM99baLaA

[jackwallace 3]

In the 70's at one of the Nats in Tahlequah, OK, after a couple days of crap weather. We were out at the DZ at the crack of dawn. The sun was finally coming up in a clear sky and some one stuck "Here comes the sun on the PA."

U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler.
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[Quincy 0]

What a loss to the music world...!!!...

Saw him the first time in Munich, Germany in 1980 along with Crosby Stills & Nash at a concert at the Olympic Stadium. Saw him again in the mid-80's in Columbia, SC. Still have a number of his albums ... original vinyl...!!!... He did a song with Groove Armada ... Hands of Time ... in the movie Collateral with Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.

What a voice...!!!... Truly to be missed...!!!...

Quincy...