Richie Havens
Singer-songwriter, guitarist
1941–2013, born in Brooklyn
Born and raised in NYC Wikipedia
Neighborhoods
Wikipedia ties Richie Havens to Bedford–Stuyvesant in Brooklyn and Greenwich Village in Manhattan. A tie, not always an origin
Places
- The Gaslight Cafe
- Franklin K. Lane High School, School
Listen and read
Music spots
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Venue
The Gaslight Cafe
1958–1971A MacDougal Street coffeehouse, open from 1958 to 1971, that began as a basket house, where unpaid performers passed a basket at the end of each set and hoped to be paid. Richie Havens, José Feliciano, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Dave Van Ronk all played here between 1964 and 1966, per Wikipedia.
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