Richie Havens Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Richard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul (both of which he frequently covered), and rhythm and blues. He had a rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings). He was the opening act at Woodstock, sang many jingles for television commercials, and was also the voice of the GeoSafari toys. == Early life == Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, Havens was the oldest of nine... [more on Wikipedia]

Richie Havens began charting in 1971 with Here Comes the Sun.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.