Tuesday, 23 April 2013

The one and only Richie Havens, RIP

guitarz.blogspot.com: Sad news: Richie Havens has died of a heart attack at his home in New Jersey, aged 72. He will be rememebered by many as being the opening act at the legendary 1969 Woodstock Festival. He had a completely unique guitar style, from the way he held the instrument to his very technique - just check out that left thumb in action! The above clip is from Germany's Beat Club in 1971.

G L Wilson

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5 comments:

  1. Pretty cool bass work.

    Does anyone know what tuning Ritchie used?

    It must have been some kind of open tuning in order to use his thumb to fret like that.

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    1. Richie used an open D tuning: D A D F# A D

      http://www.richiehavens.com/official_site/content_music_how-to-play.html

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  2. "Hope I'll die before I get old" we all thought that many years ago then discovered that life didn't end at 27... R I P Richie.

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    1. Yeah, I always smile a little when I hear Rodger Daltry sing that on the radio. Still like the song though.

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  3. Richie was one of a kind. Very original style and a treat to in concert.

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