◇ image via WikipediaRichie Havens
Richie Havens is a House act. Their sound grew out of Gordon Lightfoot, Strawberry Fields Forever, Verve Records, Walter Murphy and Fred Neil. Those roots explain a lot about how Richie Havens arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tim Hardin, Odetta, Loudon Wainwright III, Donovan and Pete Seeger, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gil Scott-Heron, Pino Daniele, Time and a Word, Bruce Langhorne and On the Threshold of a Dream, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Richie Havens, reaching back through Gordon Lightfoot and forward to Gil Scott-Heron. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Richie Havens connections
Richie Havens grew out of Gordon Lightfoot, Strawberry Fields Forever, Verve Records and Walter Murphy, shares an orbit with Tim Hardin, Odetta, Loudon Wainwright III and Donovan, went on to shape Gil Scott-Heron, Pino Daniele, Time and a Word and Bruce Langhorne. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Richie Havens
Sounds and acts that shaped Richie Havens.
- Gordon Lightfootartist
- Strawberry Fields Foreverartist
- Verve Recordsartist
- Walter Murphyartist
- Fred Neilartist
- Songs from a Roomartist
- Rocky Raccoonartist
- Jesse Fullerartist
- If Not for Youartist
- Citizen Copeartist
- Chet Powersartist
- Maggie's Farmartist
- Babatunde Olatunjiartist
- Alessi Brothersartist
- Bob Dylanartist
Artists similar to Richie Havens
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Richie Havens.
- Tim Hardinartist
- Odettaartist
- Loudon Wainwright IIIartist
- Donovanartist
- Pete Seegerartist
- Harry Chapinartist
- Gordon Lightfootartist
- Tim Buckleyartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngartist
- Barry McGuireartist
- Karen Daltonartist
- Terry Reidartist
- Joan Baezartist
- Judy Collinsartist
- Bert Janschartist
- Ramblin' Jack Elliottartist
- Fred Neilartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
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