Remembering the Artists
Photographed by Chris Walter

April 23, 2013

Richie Havens dies at age 72

Richie Havens in 1977

 Richie Havens who starred in the historic 1969 Woodstock festival, has died at the age of 72. Havens, who emerged from the New York folk scene in the 1960s died after a heart attack at his home in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Photo by Chris Walter/Photofeatures