SOUL!! Richie Havens - FREEDOM | FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION
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- SOUL!! Richie Havens - FREEDOM | FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION
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Ritchie Havens was the opening act to kick off festival..he was supposed to play 45 minutes. The crowd was so massive..the roads in were blocked for 12 miles...the other acts had to be flown in by helicopter...in the delay..the sound guys and promoters kept telling hi to play. Ritchie played for 2 more hours...this song FREEDOM..was totally made up on the spot as he had played every song he knew...Freedom total spontaneous..look at the sweat...as he exits the stage....he collapsed in Exhaustion!
peace..love..music.
Great - facts! It’s an incredible story.
Thanks for posting this response you saved me a lot of time! But for those who didn’t know your response was excellent
Mr. Havens was gentle soul and a class act. His smile would light up a room. May he rest in peace.
@@blackprix Thank you..and much Love.
peace and love to all my brothers and sisters… now and always
A great folksinger ! He opened Woodstock and played for three hours straight because no one was ready and they asked him to kill time. He was fantastic. A beautiful soul.
Yes, he was fantastic
He played for nearly 2 hours. No need to exaggerate the greatness of what he did and accomplished.
Richie Havens was the only one who claimed he played for three hours. at first he claimed to have played for 2 hour and 45 minutes, he later claimed it was 3 hours and he played every song he knew, which would have meant he only knew 11 songs. The film crew said he started at 5:07 PM. Sunset was at 8:01 PM. The following performances by Sweetwater and then Bert Sommers were both 45 minute sets. Both performances were filmed in daylight. He had to have played less than an hour and a half.
I think he may have had a tendency to exaggerate. Nonetheless he certainly gave a powerful and passionate performance!
@@easysoul48able Sure seemed like 3 hours
Yea woodstock wasn't just a bunch of hippies ,it was very socially diversified with music and races. Try sly and the family stone.they may have given the greatest performance. I admit the fans were mostly hippies.
Richie Havens is known as "The Godfather of Woodstock". He played a double set at Woodstock because of late arrivals of other acts . A very talented and innovative folk singer, his career lasted an amazing 50+ years. Singer, songwriter, actor, and accomplished artist. He was a true rennassnce man.
Havens improvised & composed “Freedom” on the spot & added it to “Motherless Child”
U stole my thunder 😆
@@oobrocks and he stole my freedom too! 😅✌️
Yes he did!!
Man the energy from just a few words moved almost half a million people is amazing! That is TRUE MUSICIANSHIP! PEACE AND LOVE!
Astonishingly composed and played on the spot. Truly iconic performance.
This was to be said as one of the most iconic performances at Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix, enough said.
I read somewhere, I don't know if it's true but apparently Bert Sommer was the first performer on day 1 to get a standing ovation.
@@vicprovost2561 ...Oh yeah, I'd forgotten that final beautiful music by him at the end of the film. (Saw it in 1970 in London, so my memory is a little rusty!). Robert, UK.
Richie Havens covering The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun is unbelievable! Get on it
I'm 70 years old, and Ritchie Havens was one our heroes. i loved him! He was beautiful to all of us boomers!
As powerful today as then. My dad earned a bronze Star in Vietnam...but the war ruined him. When I listen to these songs, I celebrate my dad...i miss you.
Salute to your Dad.
I remember well how bad the returning vets were treated. They are all Heros in my book.
GUYS! Keep digging through Ritchie's catalogue, he has some amazing sings/covers. His version of Cat Stevens "Peace Train" His Beatles cover "Here Comes The Sun" and Dylan cover "Just Like A Woman" are so beautiful.
Yes his "Just like a Woman" is fabulous 😊
Yes, one of my favorite albums (CD) have owned it since the 69 or 70. Also "Handsome Johnny".
also, "Handsome Johnny", "The Dolphins" and "Woodstock"
Richie Havens is one of a kind -- a spellbinding performer and great interpreter of other writers' songs. I've been privileged to see him live twice. And he just got better with age!
Richie Havens. Man, what a legend. Master of the cover song. Handsome Johnny, Here Comes the Sun, Follow (oh what a good one), Run Shaker Life, Rocky Raccoon, Drown in My Own Tears. The guy is amazing. Wish I’d seen him live.
I did, and he was incredible. He could get an auditorium filled with thousands up and dancing for an hour and a half with an acoustic guitar.
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child was originally performed by the Fisk Jubilee singers in 1871, and performed for the next hundred fifty years by countless subsequent performers counting Mahalia Jackson amongst them, and who delivers a superlative performance. I have a recommendation that you play Mahalia Jackson's Soulful rendition of sometimes I feel like a motherless child on the next female Friday.
YES, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe: "This Train"
In fact, they should check out Summer of Soul which occurred around the same time in Harlem. Mahalia was there and there’s an incredible scene where she asks young Mavis Staples to help her out because she didn’t feel that well. What ensued was fantastic.
Fascinating. Thanks for that.
@@TheDivayenta The raw emotional wailing in Mahalia Jackson's voice and Mavis Staples I can only imagine is what a heavenly language would sound like. The sound that emanated from those talented women's voices was one born of pain, and protest. It seems to be an anguished plea for justice. Justice for the forced diaspora and cultural ethnocide perpetrated on their community. When you're fighting evil without weapons a voice can be a lance that pierces a heart.
Please excuse the histrionic tone but after watching that performance who can blame me
@@tjhunger8644 nothing to excuse. You are absolutely correct!
This, boys and girls, is what real talent allows someone to do - make it up on the spot, and come up with a classic!
Richie is an Iron Man! He played for 3 straight hours at Woodstock! He's a Rock N Roll Hall of Famer!
Richie Havens takes us all TO CHURCH with ONE WORD! 🔥
Astonishing that he composed this on the spot live. That's incredible.
Love how he uses the guitar as a percussive instrument and his voice.
Woodstock was blessed by having this holy man open the ceremonies.
Richie Havens is a folk legend -- a true poet with a rich voice. My late brother-in-law, Jim, who was 13 years older than me, was a huge fan, and he turned me on to Havens' music. I'm sure he sees him play in Heaven now. Rest in peace, Jim and Richie.
I took my mom to see "Woodstock" when it came out. She was so impressed that he sang that song "without a tooth in his head" (her words).
Ritchie's performance immortalized this man...this was an improvised performance guys...the spirit of this inspirational piece still shines forth for future generations to enjoy...
Surely for this performance he was moved by the Spirit.
A couple of years after this I saw Richie as the last , headliner, act of an all-day festival in the old football stadium at Indiana University. It had begun to rain about mid-day and rained intermittently that afternoon. Ritchie took the stage in a steady rain. He began to play the Beatles "Here Comes The Sun." The rain suddenly stopped. A double rainbow appeared over the end of the stadium above the stage where he was playing. Yes, we were convinced Ritchie had a "spiritual connection." 😇
Don't sleep on Richie Havens. Amazing performance! Lots of great songs to check out, maybe Handsome Johnny next.
I really love that Jordan and Amber are discovering the rich and diverse history of black music. It seems like their generation is so focused on rap and hip hop now and most of them really know very little about everything that came before that. I wonder if we'll ever see them react to artists like Youssou N'dour, Fela Kuti, or Hugh Masekela. That would be trippy.
And Miles Davis, Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday.
Miriam Makeba from South Africa and Angelique Kidjo from Benin too
Becca abd Raquel from Ghana
Gentleman or Zombie from Fela Kuti would be awesome
Lamya, from Kenya, had a tragically short life & career, but I still listen to her song "Empires" at least once a week on my "pick me up" playlist!
Handsome Johnny by him is amazing too. He also sang it at Woodstock. I love the humanity and soul in his voice ❤
Richard Pierce Havens(1/21/1941-4/22/2013) a singer-songwriter and guitarist playing elements of folk,soul and rhythm and blues. Had beatnik days in Greenwich Village in the 1950's perfrom poetry and drawing portraits for two years. " SOMETHING ELSA AGAIN "(1968)
was his first hit on Billboard charts. "MOTHERLESS CHILD" that became" Freedom " He covered George Harrison's "HERE COMES THE SUN"in 1970. Condolences to the Michael Lang (12/11/1944-1/8/2022) family🥀🕊
Havens does an incredible version of Bob Dylan's 'Just Like a Woman' .. deserves a listen. If you're wondering how he plays the guitar like that (one finger fret board style) it's because the guitar has an open tuning.
#RIP
Richie used open D tuning (D-A-D-F#-A-D). Also he further tuned the F# down to an E to get a minor tuning.
The best Dylan cover. And the best Beatles cover. His version of "Here Comes the Sun" was my mom's favorite song.
My favorite song of Richie's is Dylan's "The Times They Are A Changin". It is an older, slower, more calmer protest song. Dylan's words are more impactful to me coming from an old man who has struggled himself.
His "Wonder Child" is a lovely, lovely song. It's on UA-cam, too.
Mr. RITCHIE HAVENS was an amazing performer. One of his memorable Beautiful 💛 💚 💙
Performances. Talented
I listened to this song over and over on my brothers stereo as a kid. It actually made me cry. Became a big Richie Haven’s fan!
I had the privilege of hearing Richie Havens in concert half a dozen times in the late 1990's & early 2000's in both Canada & the U.S. After his concerts he would often stay around & talk with fans for an hour or so. Sweet man. R.I.P.
And he made it up as he went along! They asked him to please go on stage as the fans were getting restless.
If you want to hear some more Richie check out "Handsome Johnny" , "Follow"(m fav), he also did great covers of "Here Comes the Sun" and "Just Like A Woman"
Great choices!!
Yes great songs 🎵
Richie Havens used to be the opening act for the Mothers of Invention in the Village in the 1960's. I used to sit in the first row with my feet on the stage when he opened. I met his brother Larry a number of times through a mutual friends. Great memories.
Another suggestion, you guys should maybe do Monterey Pop Monday's!! Lol and do performances from that festival! That Festival was very influential to the change in the sound to the counterculture movement. I think that would be really cool!!
I think that's an Awesome suggestion!!
I was thinking that exact thing (that they should do Monterey) about a week ago. I am 68 YO and watching this young, enthusiastic, and infinitely cute couple as they discover the very music that defined my teen years just tickles my heart and soul.
I was there for the two Saturday shows when I was 17.
Richie Havens was that dude. I saw him a few times when I was very young and he was on his last leg and he still killed it. Such a unique talent.
He does a great cover of The Beatles' "Here Comes The Sun"...
Richie’s first hit was “High flying Bird”. It’s spectacular. I love “Morning”, a beautiful ballad. In 1967 I booked Richie Havens for a concert at my school, Pratt Institute. It was his first outside of club performances. He was so natural and friendly.
For years we would occasionally run into each other in the city and he always remembered me. Fortunately I was at Woodstock and several concerts over the years. I was probably at his last concert tour at Symphony Hall in Boston several years ago. He was as powerful as the first time I heard him 40 some years earlier. I’m enriched having known him and his talent.
Blase Gallo Awesome that you knew this brother personally. Our first daughter was born in August 1969 ( 53 years ago this coming August ) - I so wanted to be at Woodstock, but fatherly duty came first and foremost. So glad they took plenty of film and sound footage of the event.
My parents and I would go see him at The Birchmere Concert Hall in Alexandria, Virginia every time he appears. I miss my parents and Mr. Havens
Wow Blase, you are a LEGEND!!!
It is out of the way, not really convenient to any other "touristy" places to visit, but... if you've absorbed the documentary and basically know a lot about the concert, it is definitely worth visiting the Woodstock concert site in Bethel, NY. As of now, there is no fast-food joint across the street, no cheap motel in view, no tourist traps. I hope it always remains this way. It is possible to visit today and see exactly where the stage was. It is a natural "bowl" land formation, down a gently inclining hill. You can easily imagine where you might have sat yourself. Because it IS out of the way, it is not crawling with lost/confused tourists. Its remoteness can't really be translated to the screen. They had to close the NY Thruway? Route 17? 178? Of course they did. (For the uninitiated, Woodstock took place in Bethel, NY, not Woodstock. Watch the documentary for more info.) If you are ever in this area of the country and you feel that Woodstock vibe, do yourself a favor and visit before it all becomes commercialized.
I am so glad you got to this. This was one of the most iconic performances at Woodstock '69....
Jay you haven’t listened to Richie Valens yet. That was actor Lou Diamond Phillips who played Richie Valens in the film La Bamba. This February 3, will be 63rd anniversary of the deaths of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and Jules Richardson aka The Big Bopper from a plane crash near Clear Lake,Iowa. It was the inspiration behind the 1972 iconic song American Pie
He sang what he felt and it was one of the best songs from that festival.
This was an improvised song.. big respect to him.. RIP
Richie made that song up on the spot because he had already sung his entire repertoire.
Such a beautiful, soulful voice. I would know it anywhere!
My favorite thing about you two is how respectful you are of one another, acknowledging each others points, "yes and" instead of "no but". That's actually kind of rare. Your kids are gonna grow up with some serious emotional maturity, ability to cultivate healthy relationships, and not be a doormat or treat another like one.
Geez I love Richie Havens. Saw him more than once. Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
I'm so lucky. I've seen him live more times than I can count
My 1st live show was Richie and Woody Guthrie. I was 3 y/o.✌️❤️
Interesting fact, Richie Havens was creamated, and his ashes scattered at the site of Woodstock. Also, Michael Lang, co-founder of Woodstock, passed away a few days ago. RIP.
You two make my day watching your reactions.
Richie Havens had one of the most soulful and amazing voices EVER!
Yes the first performer to step out onto the stage!
The saddest part in my eyes of Woodstock was the time slot JIMI HENDRICKS got at 9 am on last day when their were only 40,000 people left out of 300,000 and Jimi does the Stars Spangle Banner. At this time (such short 4 years ) Jimi Hendrix was the highest paid musician. His statue still sits (kneeling ) on Broadway in Seattle playing a guitar. His popularity came from London where he did his 3 # 1 hits with Hey Joe being the 1st.
I've had the privilege of seeing him perform two times. And after each performance I could walk up to him and have a nice conversation with him. He was a beautiful soul.
Such a voice. My favorite Richie Havens song is actually a Steve Hackett song called “How Can I?” on which Havens sings lead.
This was powerful in django it just hits you in the feels!
Way to go Amber - so glad you choose this one! You're right, Ritchie made up this song after playing for over 3 hours. He didn't have any other songs to play but they needed him to continue because no other performer was ready to go on. So this came out - Freedom!
This is one of my FAVS from Woodstock had many chill times listening to Ritchie sing this when I was in the Army in 1970-1972
This performance is total emotion and power. That is Richie Havens.
Loving these Woodstock Wednesdays. Sending me back to my hippie teens, and thank you for that. Not at Woodstock, but really think you need to listen to San Francisco - Scott McKenzie. Encapsulation of my generation. Peace out.
I saw Richie Havens in concert (and Melanie opened for him) about a year after Woodstock. Amazing concert!
I feel like so few people now know Melanie. Tuning My Guitar is my favorite.
Melanie was great at Woodstock too.
Oh my goodness, I remember Melanie.
@@adeliabarnwell8621 She wrote that song about the music industry.
Always loved the raw talent and emotion from Richie Havens in this performance. Like he's bearing his soul for all the audience to gaze upon.
There is nothing I love seeing more than when the music possesses Amber’s soul. You can always tell too.
Love your Woodstock Reactions. When or if you get to Melanie Safka, please do her singing “Birthday of the Sun”. It’s not included in the movie or the original album but it was filmed and the film is on UA-cam. Just so much power coming out of such a young girl. Really something else.
Another video on UA-cam to check out is Melanie at Woodstock performing, Mr. Tambourine Man,
and Tuning My Guitar. Melanie is the best...
Richie Havens is legendary. He was hanging out backstage and there was no one to go on at Woodstock. The concert managers said, "Richie, you're going on."
"What????"
Richie went out and put on a legendary performance.
Great folk singer and activist. He could create songs while playing. Love Richie 💜🎶
I saw Richie Havens perform at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston a few years before his death. Amazing man. Great musician. My favorites are 'Handsome Johnny' and 'San Francisco Bay Blues' for a softer side
I missed that show but saw him a number of times around Boston as well as in Canada. Very sweet man. R.I.P.
I saw him perform in my town in Alaska in the late 2000's. I already loved him so much, I felt blessed to attend. He strummed so hard that he had to retune his guitar between each song. But he always told a great story about the old days when he and Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and others were just starting out and sharing songs with each other. RIP Richie Havens. Thank you for your music.
“Follow” Will whisk you away to another place…..absolutely legendary
Sometimes I feel like I’m almost gone...
Much later, he lended amazing vocal performances to a Folger’s coffee commercial. “The best part of wakin’ up”, and a Cotton commercial “The touch, the feel, the fabric of our lives...”
I sincerely hope he made million$ for that! :)
Havens cover of Dylan's "Just Like a Woman" is stunning.
❤
Amazing performance and an amazing performer and human being. Had the privilege and honour to see him love here in the UK. In the 1980’s and early 2000’s . His performances were just like what you saw at Woodstock. He created like an emotional electicity with his voice and guitar. It’s his honesty and humanity that really hit you. I felt it when I heard he had passed away.
Saw the film in London 53 years ago (I was 22 then), and this section with Richie Havens has stayed in my memory all this time. We in the audience were silenced with awe. Just truly gripping, mesmerising. Robert, UK.
Richie is truely iconic. I recommend his recording of the song "Follow," which was written by Jerry Merrick. Peace.
We played that at my sister's memorial service last year. RIP Paula 1952-2020.
Richie Havens became a household name after opening the 1969 Woodstock festival, which included an improvised encore called "Freedom," based on the traditional spiritual "Motherless Child." With his roots in the Greenwich Village folk scene and a handful of eclectic albums in his repertoire, Havens was an ideal choice to play the Woodstock festival, but he was never meant to have top billing. A traffic jam held up several of the performers and Havens, who was slated as the fifth act, was urged on stage (along with his band: Eric Oxendine on bass, Paul Williams on lead guitar, and Daniel Ben Zebulon on congas).
The very first Woodstock song!!! He also did the theme song from Richard Pryor's movie, Greased Lightning! It was titled Them Good Old Boys!
Richie was such a chilled out guy, this performance have had such a vast effect on everyone who watched the Woodstock film, what an introduction to 3-days of love and peace, awesome performance.
Thanks for playing Richie a great if widely unrecognized opener at Woodstock.
I love Richie Havens music. People today to listen to some of the music from back then because it's timeless.
That's what's missing today. Music is what brings us together.
Finally Richie Havens!!!! Long drives from Tucson to see him in concert!!! Next please Laura Nyro!!!!
Richie Havens was amazing. He started off the concert. Can't wait until you get the Sly & the Family Stone. Hope you cover their FULL performance. And then, the closing act, Jimmie Hendrix.
I saw Richie perform in the Blues Bag Cafe in Provincetown, Mass. in 1968. I met him 40 years later at a concert and he remembered that Cafe when I told him I saw him there. This guy was so incredibly humble.
He is his songs!!! So much history in what he brings to the table. Notice he was playing his guitar without the strap on his guitar and didn't drop a note or his guitar. Great memories!!!
Michael Lang died today at 77. He was a Woodstock organizer.
Thank you for noting that.
My favorite, favorite song of his is "Follow". His voice, the guitar and most of all the lyrics are beautiful and evoke wonderful images.
My brother's comment: "I've heard the term "open E-string" guitar used to describe his style of play. What an opportunity for an entertainer to be in that situation in front of the largest crowd in US history to have the stage to himself and be able to perform his craft for something like three hours before the next scheduled performer was ready. All respect to Mr. Havens for keeping the crowd engaged and getting important anti-war and social justice messages across in his music. Saw him live in concert in Oxford, England in '73. Still have four of his LPs. "
Love, love love this man's voice. Didn't get to see him at Woodstock - I was 13 and for some strange reason my parents wouldn't let me go. But I have seen him at some small venues in Massachusetts and he always touched my heart. RIP Mr. Havens.
gotta be one of the best live performances of all time.. so glad we have vid of it.. thanks you y'all.. i'm a Richie Havens fan since I was a kid
One of the most moving performances I have ever seen. And when you the back story of the performance, it is even more amazing. This song is all about context. If you don't know all of the history of the time, you can never feel the complete emotion.
Met Richie after one of his shows in Hamilton, Ontario a couple of years before he passed away. Such a gentleman and just anice person. He signed a CD for me which I'll always treasure.
Amazing the memories these Woodstock performances bring back for me. Aside from being there... coming home & then buying the huge album & playing it constantly. My father was 52 at the time (I was 16) & his music was Sinatra & the big bands of the 40s (lots of horns, Amber...lol) so this was not his genre. But I played the album so much that he liked some of it...Richie Havens, Ten Years After & especially Santana. I will never forget him going to see the film when it came out...he had to be the oldest one in the theater. LMAO.
I got to see Richie about 30 years after Woodstock, at a smallish outdoor folk festival in Eugene in the 90's. It was rainy and muddy before he came on. He started with the Beatles' Here Comes the Sun and then got everyone to chant the chorus of Good Day Sunshine with him for a few minutes until the sun broke through the clouds. It was sunny for the rest of his set. Dude had seriously good vibes, and he played with as much energy as he had decades before.
I love the raw imperfection of his voice. He covered several Beatles songs; you should check those out.
My friend was stationed in Germany while he was in the Army and he brought back an album personally autographed to me by Richie Havens!!
Classic Woodstock. Richie opened the concert with this song. Made up on the spot, wow, what talent. When I think of Woodstock, it's this performance and Joe Coocker. Thanks for this one.
Richie Havens was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter that wrote and sang songs that had elements of Folk, Soul, and R & B. He was 28 years old when he performed at Woodstock. According to Wikipedia, Havens was part American Indian (Blackfoot tribe, on his father's side of the family) and part British West Indies (on his mother's side of the family). Note: Richie Havens also performed at the Isle Of Wight Music Festival (the "British Woodstock"). The song, "Freedom" was made up on the fly as Havens sang it. In 1972, recorded a studio version of "Freedom", which was released as a single. Richie Havens' biggest hit recording, was a 1971 cover of The Beatles hit song, "Here Comes The Sun", which was a "Top 20" hit for him.
Richie Havens toured around the world numerous times, and continued to record albums. I remember that, in his later years, Richie Havens would perform at least one concert per year at The Kent Stage, which is a small concert hall near Kent State University, in Kent, Ohio. Richie Havens retired from the music industry in 2012 due to kidney problems. He died of a heart attack in 2013, at the age of 72.
Fascinating ambivalence about freedom...which sometimes makes him feel "like a motherless child," then "almost gone." A performance for the ages.
The drums were actually congas. Bongos are their small cousins that you can sit cross legged with them between your knees to play ( old movies would have you believe all beatniks played bongos :)). Ricky on "I Love Lucy" played congas.
Richie played for 3 hours to open the festival to give other performs time to get there and get ready. You can tell because at the end as he is going off stage you can see his shirt is soaking wet with sweat.
More Woodstock please! Then move on to the Monterey Pop Festival from 1967 where both Janis and Hendrix first came to National attention
Too cool, I mentioned this as a "must woodstock see" on your Santana's Soul Sacrifice reaction.Another good one from Woodstock is John Sebastian doing "the younger generation "
Richie made you feel every tune he ever did!👍🏻❤️☮️🎤
This performance is so epic and emotive. Never fails to give goosebumps.