Richie Havens
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Richie Havens was an influential American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, renowned for his soulful voice, rhythmic open-tuned guitar style, and iconic opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richie Havens canonical | 46 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T835146 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richie Havens Context triple: [American folk music revival, hasNotableFigure, Richie Havens]
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A.
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs was an American folk singer-songwriter and political activist known for his sharp, topical protest songs during the 1960s.
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B.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an influential American folk singer and guitarist known for his storytelling style and for helping popularize traditional folk music during the mid-20th-century folk revival.
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C.
Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his smooth blend of R&B, soul, and jazz, particularly the classic hit "What You Won't Do for Love."
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D.
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger was a seminal American folk singer, songwriter, and social activist whose music and advocacy were central to the 20th-century folk revival and numerous progressive movements.
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E.
Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton is an influential American folk singer-songwriter known for his topical protest songs, storytelling ballads, and significant role in the 1960s folk music revival.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richie Havens Target entity description: Richie Havens was an influential American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, renowned for his soulful voice, rhythmic open-tuned guitar style, and iconic opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
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A.
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs was an American folk singer-songwriter and political activist known for his sharp, topical protest songs during the 1960s.
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B.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an influential American folk singer and guitarist known for his storytelling style and for helping popularize traditional folk music during the mid-20th-century folk revival.
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C.
Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his smooth blend of R&B, soul, and jazz, particularly the classic hit "What You Won't Do for Love."
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D.
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger was a seminal American folk singer, songwriter, and social activist whose music and advocacy were central to the 20th-century folk revival and numerous progressive movements.
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E.
Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton is an influential American folk singer-songwriter known for his topical protest songs, storytelling ballads, and significant role in the 1960s folk music revival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk musician
ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2013 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | ashes scattered at Woodstock site, Bethel, New York ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bob Dylan
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Grover Washington Jr. ⓘ Peter, Paul and Mary ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-01-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-04-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Havens ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Pierce Havens ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beat poetry
ⓘ
Greenwich Village folk scene ⓘ
linked to:
Greenwich Village
|
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
improvisational performance of "Freedom" at Woodstock
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percussive thumb-strummed guitar technique ⓘ |
| movement | 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| notableEvent | opening performer at Woodstock Festival 1969 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alarm Clock
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Freedom ⓘ Handsome Johnny ⓘ Here Comes the Sun ⓘ Mixed Bag ⓘ Richard P. Havens, 1983 ⓘ Something Else Again ⓘ Stonehenge ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | rhythmic open-tuned guitar playing ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Jersey City
|
| recordLabel |
A&M Records
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Polydor Records ⓘ Stormy Forest ⓘ Verve Forecast ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soulful, raspy voice ⓘ |
| website | http://www.richiehavens.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richie Havens Description of subject: Richie Havens was an influential American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, renowned for his soulful voice, rhythmic open-tuned guitar style, and iconic opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
"Hands of Time" by Groove Armada
subject linked to:
"Hands of Time" by Groove Armada