Richie Havens - Freedom

Posted almost 4 years ago
Even if you weren't at Woodstock,this is one of those performances that's hard to beat.Richie’s Woodstock appearance proved to be a major turning point in his career. As the festival’s first performer, he held the crowd spellbound for nearly three hours, called back for encore after encore. Having run out of tunes, he improvised a song based on the old spiritual "Motherless Child" that became "Freedom", a song now considered to be the anthem of a generation. Sometimes you have to go back and listen to this stuff, just so you don't forget how GOOD it was.(is).

Comments (9)

  1. Madeline Burke says Thanks! I reposted...ghost in the machine,I guess.
    Permalink posted 04/17/2008
  2. waydutch says ~FHUzIKxrhrr.mp3~ opps, lost your end ~ on the code! Think I can get it here for ya.
    Permalink posted 04/17/2008
  3. waydutch says you beat me to the punch! Feel free to delete this and previous then if you'd like
    Permalink posted 04/17/2008
  4. Madeline Burke says Not a chance ...I love those old scholl players and one o these days I'm gonna figure out how to use them.
    Permalink posted 04/17/2008
  5. waydutch says Mogmail doesn't seem to want to allow the code to come through, but if you want mogmail me an e-mail address and I'll send instructions to ya
    Permalink posted 04/17/2008
  6. runobodyii says That's awesome. Love the story.
    Permalink posted 04/17/2008
  7. jameson says this song was IMPROVISED???!?? dang.
    Permalink posted 04/17/2008
  8. Wahiawa786 says He ran out of material to play, THEN crafted this? No wonder it's on the "Woodstock" reel. (Shades of "What I Say" by Ray Charles")
    Permalink posted 04/17/2008
  9. Madeline Burke says Yes and yes.Those were the days!
    Permalink posted 04/17/2008

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