An all star line up was on hand to say goodbye to Richie Havens at Bethel Woods who was the embodiment of Woodstock when he was alive. He was the opening act at Woodstock in 1969 where he improvised the whole set. After two hours of music and remembrances his ashes were spread from a plane over festival field. Havens passed away on April 22, 2013, at 72..
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- People attending the Richie Haven celebration pause a minute to look at a picture of havens when he was at the 1969
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- Joel Rosenman, left, Michael Lang, center, ( organizers of the 1969 Woodstock Festival), talk with Haven’s friend, Booty Neal.
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- Louisa Curtis, left, lends an arm of support to Nancy Havens, (Richie’s wife) in the front rows before the show.
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- Walter Parks accompanies Stephanie Winters during her set.
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- John Sebastion performs.
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- An all star line up was on hand to say goodbye to Richie Havens at Bethel Woods
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- John Hammond plays the harp as he plays the guitar.
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- Guy Davis tunes his guitar back stage.
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- Jose Feliciano, center , is surrounded by fans.
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- The plane carrying Richie Havens’ ashes makes one of three passes to sprinkle the singers ashes over the Festival Field.
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- Richie Havens ashes stream out of the plane as it passes over the field that had thousands of people in it during the festival in 1969.