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Music Appreciation

appalachiablue

(41,131 posts) Fri Feb 11, 2022, 04:27 PM Feb 2022

Richie Havens - Freedom - Live

- Woodstock, 1969.

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Richie Havens - Freedom - Live (Original Post) appalachiablue Feb 2022 OP

Really love this. hippywife Feb 2022 #1

And Richie did a super, memorable job. Didn't know all this, tx. appalachiablue Feb 2022 #2

That he did! YW! nt hippywife Feb 2022 #3

hippywife

(22,767 posts)

1. Really love this.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 04:36 PM

Feb 2022

Especially the story behind it. First, they shoved him out there to be the first performer to open the festival, rather than fifth in the lineup. He had nothing more to play at the end of his set, but they told him to keep going, buying more time for the performers to follow him to reach the venue through the throng of concertgoers. He made this whole song up on the spot to keep the crowd hyped and ready for the next acts.

appalachiablue

(41,131 posts)

2. And Richie did a super, memorable job. Didn't know all this, tx.

Reply to hippywife (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 04:39 PM

Feb 2022

hippywife

(22,767 posts)

3. That he did! YW! nt

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 04:40 PM

Feb 2022

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