Richie Havens

Richie Havens

Born: January 21, 1941
Died: April 22, 2013
in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Richard Pierce Havens was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He had an intense and rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings), and played soulful covers of pop and folk songs. He was the opening act at Woodstock.

Movies for Richie Havens...

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Title: Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Character: Self
Released: May 24, 2019
Type: Movie
50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival created.
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Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
Title: Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 2019
Type: Movie
In 1970, three years following his death from Huntington’s disease, an all-star cast of musicians gathered at Los Angeles, CA’s Hollywood Bowl to pay homage to iconic folk songwriter Woody Guthrie. Although the concert was a one-night-only event , four-time Emmy Award-winner Jim Brown filmed the historic Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970, which included performances by Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Country Joe McDonald, Odetta, Richie Havens, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Earl Robinson, and The Band, along with narration by actors Will Geer and Peter Fonda.
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Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Title: Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Character: Self
Released: January 18, 2013
Type: Movie
Explores the music scene in Greenwich Village, New York in the '60s and early '70s. The film highlights some of the finest singer/songwriters of the day.
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...Sings the Beatles
Title: ...Sings the Beatles
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 12, 2009
Type: Movie
A look back at some of the Beatles' performances.
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I'm Not There
Title: I'm Not There
Character: Old Man Arvin
Released: October 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
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Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Title: Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Character: Himself
Released: April 14, 2003
Type: Movie
Gil Scott-Heron was one of the most influential musicians and poets of the last 50 years. In Don Letts's documentary, Gil tells his own story for the first time-from being one of the first black children to integrate an all white Southern state school to becoming the Godfather of Rap. There are contributions from Chuck D, Mos Def, Richi Havens and the Last Poets, among others. Filmed in October 2003, Gil performs live and recites poetry out on the streets of Harlem, which have inspired so much of his music.
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Orphan of War
Title: Orphan of War
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A Mossad agent goes to New York to try to stop an illegal arms shipment to Iraq prior to the Gulf War and discover the mystery behind his mother's rape and suicide.
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Title: The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Character: Self
Released: March 6, 1995
Type: Movie
The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.
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Woodstock Diary
Title: Woodstock Diary
Character: Himself
Released: August 14, 1994
Type: Movie
Woodstock Diary was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25th anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD with remastered 5.1 sound. It includes performances not shown in the Woodstock movie but not exclusively. Between the songs there are recent interviews with the producers / organizers of Woodstock Joel Rosenman, John Roberts, Michael Lang, the stage announcer Wavy Gravy and Lisa Law (a member of the Hog Farm who helped out at the festival).
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Perfect Harmony
Title: Perfect Harmony
Character: Scrapper Johnson
Released: March 31, 1991
Type: Movie
During the 1950s, a private school in the south undergoes racial tension as it experiences desegregation. Can a love of music help ease the pain?
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Street Hunter
Title: Street Hunter
Character: Daze
Released: November 2, 1990
Type: Movie
Logan Blade is a tough police officer who has to confront a gang led by ruthless Colonel Walsh.
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Hearts of Fire
Title: Hearts of Fire
Character: Pepper Ward
Released: November 6, 1987
Type: Movie
A reclusive musician, once a huge rock star, takes a young female protegee. While on a tour she meets a younger, more popular rocker and switches her loyalties.
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Title: Married... with Children
Character: Richie Havens
Released: April 5, 1987
Type: TV
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
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The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
Title: The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
Character: Amos
Released: May 21, 1981
Type: Movie
In this sequel to "The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything," down-on-his-luck Kirby Winter inherits a floundering business, and the magical gold watch which can stop time. But his wedding plans with Bonnie Lee Beaumont are interrupted when her mother phones them to help her save her family farm from a nasty land developer - using the gold watch's powers.
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Title: Solid Gold
Character: Self
Released: September 13, 1980
Type: TV
Solid Gold was an American syndicated music television series that debuted on September 13, 1980. Like many other shows of its genre, such as American Bandstand, Solid Gold featured musical performances and various other elements such as music videos. What set Solid Gold apart was a group of dancers in revealing costumes who at various points in the program performed various dances to the top ten hits of the week. Many other specials aired in which the dancers would dance to older pop hits as well. Reviews of the show were not always positive, with The New York Times referring to it as "the pop music show that is its own parody...[enacting] mini-dramas...of covetousness, lust and aerobic toning--routines that typically have a minimal connection with the songs that back them up." The series ran until July 23, 1988, and it was usually transmitted on Saturdays in the early evening. In 1986, Solid Gold added the current year to its title, so in the seventh season the show was known as Solid Gold '86/'87. For the eighth and last season the program became known as Solid Gold In Concert, reflecting the addition of more live performances than had previously been featured on the program in the past.
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The Boss' Son
Title: The Boss' Son
Character: Albert
Released: October 2, 1978
Type: Movie
Bobby Rose has just returned home after graduating business school. He agrees to start working for his father, a successful carpet manufacturer. Bobby's dreams of a cushy junior exec position are quashed when he's told to report to the shipping department, where he's trained as a delivery driver. Learning the business from the ground up embitters Bobby, as well as his coworkers, some of whom, he discovers, are stealing from the company.
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Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Title: Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Character: Self - Performer
Released: November 25, 1977
Type: Movie
Train wreck, some might call it a TV special, proving that not everything was better in the good old days. That includes Rolling Stone Magazine.
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Greased Lightning
Title: Greased Lightning
Character: Woodrow
Released: July 1, 1977
Type: Movie
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
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Catch My Soul
Title: Catch My Soul
Character: Othello
Released: March 22, 1974
Type: Movie
Screenwriter John Good's rock & roll adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello who is a wandering evangelist who happens onto Iago's remote commune. There he marries the lovely Desdemona much to the chagrin of Iago, who also loves her. The conniving commune leader then manages to quietly pressure Othello until murder and tragedy ensue. Songs include: "Othello", "Working on a Building," "Eat the Bread, Drink the Wine," "Book of Prophecy," "That's What God Said," "Chug a Lug," "Open Your Eyes," "Lust of the Blood," "Put Out the Light" and more.
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The Fighters
Title: The Fighters
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Behind-the-scenes documentary chronicling the Fight of the Century between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.
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Title: Rock Concert
Character: Self
Released: September 27, 1973
Type: TV
Don Kirshner's Rock Concert is an American television music variety show that ran during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Don Kirshner and syndicated to television stations. It premiered on September 27, 1973, with a performance by The Rolling Stones; its last episode was in 1981.
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Richie Havens - Live at Montreux Casino 1972
Title: Richie Havens - Live at Montreux Casino 1972
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Richie Havens concert at Casino de Montreux, Switzerland in 1971. With Paul Williams (guitar), Emile Latimer (drums), Eric Oxendine (bass). The year after the release of the 'Woodstock' film that gained Richie a new worldwide audience. Directed by Willy Botteldoorn, as part of 'Pop Shop' series. Broadcast in Belgium on February 10th 1972. High Flying Bird Just Like a Woman Handsome Johnny From the Prison Fire and Rain Things I Used to Do Medley - Freedom/ Motherless Child/ Telephone in My Bosom/ You Gotta Give.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Woodstock
Title: Woodstock
Character: Self
Released: March 26, 1970
Type: Movie
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self - Singer
Released: June 20, 1948
Type: TV
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Tribute to Harry Chapin
Title: Tribute to Harry Chapin
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Tribute concert held in 1987 at Carnegie Hall (and later televised on PBS), commemorating Harry Chapin's posthumous receipt of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his humanitarian efforts. Featuring songs and speeches by Harry's friends, family and peers.