Photos: Woodstock performer Richie Havens dies at 72
Folk rock icon Richie Havens died this morning at his home after suffering a massive heart attack, according to his publicist LiveLoud. Havens was 72.
Richie Havens
Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August, 1969. Richie Havens performs as the opening act of the event. Photo by Henry Diltz from the book Woodstock: Three Days that Rocked the World!.
Richie Havens
In this May 1, 2008 file photo, Richie Havens plays at the opening night ceremony during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France. Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72. His family says in a statement that Havens died Monday, April 22, 2013, of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)
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In this Dec. 1975, file photo, musicians Roger McGuinn, Joni Mitchell, Richie Havens, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan perform the finale of the The Rolling Thunder Revue, a tour headed by Dylan.
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Richie Havens in 2005. Courtesy of Madison House Publicity
Richie Havens
In this July 26, 1994 file photo, Woodstock '69 veterans, from left, Melanie Safka, Judy Collins and Richie Havens get together at the Bendix Diner in New York. The trio introduced a "Declaration of Civility and Kindness" in honor of the Bethel '94 concert for the 25th Anniversary of Woodstock. Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72. His family says in a statement that Havens died Monday, April 22, 2013, of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Joe Tabacca, file)
Richie Havens
In this April 22, 1998 file photo, singer-songwriter Richie Havens speaks during a news conference in New York, to announce the first annual Native American Music Awards. Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72. His family says in a statement that Havens died Monday, April 22, 2013, of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Richie Havens
In this May 3, 2009 file photo, singer Richie Havens makes an appearance in the press room at the Clearwater Concert celebrating Pete Seeger's 90th birthday at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72. His family says in a statement that Havens died Monday, April 22, 2013, of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
Richie Havens
Woodstock Music & Art Fair August, 1969. Richie Havens performs as the opening act of the event. Photo by Henry Diltz from the book Woodstock: Three Days that Rocked the World!.
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Folk rock icon Richie Havens died Monday after suffering heart attack at the age of 72. Havens was widely known as the impromptu opening act f…