I saw Richie Havens performing at a concert in upstate New York many, many years ago. I even had a ticket for Woodstock, but the program director of the radio station at which I was working at the time persuaded me to give him the tickets when he made me work that Saturday. Poetic justice: He got stuck on the highway due to heavy traffic and never made it there.
Woodstock performer Richie Havens dies of heart attack at 72 - The Washington Post
Woodstock performer Richie Havens dies of heart attack at 72 - The Washington Post