Richie Havens R.I.P.

[laverda]

Its hard to put into words, just so sad to loose such a huge hearted man. Everytime I look at my beat up '65 D40 with its dual pick guards and deep pick gouges above and below the sound hole I think of him...

RIP RH

Mick

 

[southernGuild]

^^^Well said Mick. Such a mighty, yet gentle man,.....hard to imagine him gone. Hagmeat and I were only sharing videos of his songs a few days ago. 'Meat showed me one I had'nt heard before, and it became a new favorite. Then This news.
I thought of Yours and Als ( Adorshki) guitars with this news. You're the only two owners of Ritchie like D40s that I know of here.

 

[SFIV1967]

Thanks for the music Richie. It would be sweet to see Guild/Fender give a nod to the man!

http://www.guildguitars.com/news/richie-havens-1941-2013

 

[walrus]

Thanks for that link, I had missed that. Very enjoyable "reflecting" by Richie...

What a unique style of playing he had!

walrus

 

[Sal]

Such a mighty, yet gentle man...

Well said John. And thanks for the Guild news link SFIV1967. He will be greatly missed.

 

[Ridgemont]

Very sad to hear.

 

[hideglue]

Sad news, indeed.
I had the pleasure (honor) of repairing a few of his well worn (beat up tops) D-40s.
Great guy.

 

[littlesongs]

A musical legend for all the right reasons and none of the wrong ones. Rest in peace, Richie.

 

[killdeer43]

Here he is with an all-time favorite of mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH2i1x9qqJY

I'll watch this and enjoy it, but the solo in-studio version on the Homespun DVD is priceless.

Joe

 

[rickrider1948]

Sad news. Kinda makes my D40, though not a Richie Havens model, a little more special to me.

 

[mellowgerman]

RIP Richie. Glad I got to see him play in 2008. And what a show it was!

 

[hagmeat]

^^^Well said Mick. Such a mighty, yet gentle man,.....hard to imagine him gone. Hagmeat and I were only sharing videos of his songs a few days ago. 'Meat showed me one I had'nt heard before, and it became a new favorite. Then This news.
I thought of Yours and Als ( Adorshki) guitars with this news. You're the only two owners of Ritchie like D40s that I know of here.

I was only starting to discover this great mans music, I`m so glad I did. His music will live on.
As John SouthernGuild mentioned, this is my current favourite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8C3rH1zFgU

I would`ve loved to have heard him cover a Rodriguez song.

 

[Zelja]

Only just caught up with this sad news now. RIP Richie.

So many great comments already by the members here which have paid tribute to the man & which are witness to the joys he has given to many people with his music. Some great clips here of everyone's favourites - I hadn't heard that version of Won't Get Fooled Again - very cool.

Almost more important than the music itself is that everything I have seen from him in interviews or what others have said of him indicates that he was a very kind, caring, genuine & warm hearted human being. He has made his mark on this world in a very positive way. Thank you Richie.

 

[SFIV1967]

Guild's webpage (main homepage) shows also this:

Ralf

 

[Sal]

Thanks Ralf, that's a great shot from the Guild home page. I was surprised to find that my wife was not familiar with Richie Havens when I told her he had died. After seeing his picture and a few of his videos she commented that he had the aura of a yogi on a mountain top. I thought that was a pretty good commendation.

cheers
sal

 

[chazmo]

The folks in New Hartford were blessed a couple of years ago to have Richie visit them and play for them. I remember Kim telling me how awed he was.

Damn, now I'm really sad and emotional. Wishing you double pickguards and an endless supply of mahogany and spruce, Richie!... RIP.

 

[SFIV1967]

The folks in New Hartford were blessed a couple of years ago to have Richie visit them and play for them. I remember Kim telling me how awed he was.

2010 it was...That's for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHrLBe1zDDk
Ralf

 

[mellowgerman]

Just remembered, here's a few videos my buddy recorded at Sellersville, PA show we saw. Some absolutely hilarious chatter from Richie in these recordings too. What a storyteller he was!
We also got to hang out with him after the show for a bit. So nice, such a warm personality! I actually got the impression he was genuinely interested in what I had to say... which can't be said about a lot of famous people when meeting with their fans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILADDj1Q ... sults_main

 

[frailer5]

Just remembered, here's a few videos my buddy recorded at Sellersville, PA show we saw. Some absolutely hilarious chatter from Richie in these recordings too. What a storyteller he was!
We also got to hang out with him after the show for a bit. So nice, such a warm personality! I actually got the impression he was genuinely interested in what I had to say... which can't be said about a lot of famous people when meeting with their fans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILADDj1Q ... sults_main

Great little vid. Thanks! Bob was bowled over, hey....LOL.

His obit showed up in the Sydney Morning Herald here, which has a huge circulation, and hadn't twigged until I saw it there. I'll try and screenshot/link it. Syndicated from NYT, but just to show this big gentle man was loved here too.

 

[chazmo]

Nice to see that the news made it down under, frailer5.