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Bill Perry (December 25, 1957 - July 17, 2007) [1] was an American blues musician. The guitarist, songwriter and singer toured throughout the U.S. and Europe. In the 1980s, he was the main guitarist for Richie Havens; he also toured with Garth Hudson and Levon Helm around the same time. [2] William Sanford Perry was born in Goshen, New York ...
Havens's grandfather and great-uncle joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, moved to New York City thereafter, and settled on the Shinnecock Reservation on Long Island. Havens's grandfather married, then moved to Brooklyn. [3] As a youth, Havens began organizing his neighborhood friends into a street corner doo-wop group. At age 16, he was ...
The recording was the first to introduce a wider audience to Havens's rich baritone vocals and the full-sound of Havens's distinct guitar style (thumb-chorded and played in open E tuning). [1] Electric Havens and Mixed Bag were two of the records reported among the personal collection of Havens' one-time Greenwich Village buddy, Jimi Hendrix. [6]
Alarm Clock is an album by the folk rock musician Richie Havens. [5] It was released in 1971 by Stormy Forest. [6] It is his highest charting album, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Top 200 in the United States.
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair was a music festival held on a 600-acre (2.4-km 2) dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969.Thirty-two acts performed during the sometimes rainy weekend in front of nearly half a million concertgoers.
Bill Ruppert (born June 10, 1954) is an American musician, known as one of the most prolific and widely heard studio guitarists, logging nearly 10,000 sessions in a career spanning over 30 years. [1] As a first-call studio guitarist and session musician, Ruppert has worked with a roster of top artist and commercial clients since the 1980s.
William Dodge Havens, Jr. (January 29, 1919 – May 5, 2013) [1] was an American canoeist who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. [2] References
The Hartford Courant wrote that Havens's "guitar playing is enthusiastic and powerful and his lyric presentation often gives new shades of meanings to familiar songs." [6] The Boston Globe concluded that "this is a fine new album that restores luster to his career and proves his voice is still among the most stately, dignified vehicles in the field."