Sky News — The musician, who opened the Woodstock festival and held the audience spellbound for three hours, suffers a heart attack. more info

Here Comes The Flood — Folk icon Richie Havens died yesterday in his home from a sudden heart attack. He was 72. His performance at Woodstock and his intense, rhythmic guitar style made him famous all over the globe. When Havens tackled a song, he owned it. » richieh... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — An appreciation: The veteran folk rocker may not have reached the fame of other musicians of his generation, but the power of his voice and message stayed true.People who experienced Woodstock through the lens of the 1970 documentary film "Woodstock:... more info

CNN Showbiz — Folk singer Richie Havens, the opening act at the 1969 Woodstock music festival, died Monday of a sudden heart attack, his publicist said. He was 72. more info

Topix — U.S. folk musician Richie Havens, who opened the historic 1969 Woodstock musical festival and energized the crowd with his version of "Motherless Child/Freedom," died of a heart attack on Monday at the age of 72, his talent agency said. more info

Consequence of Sound — Folk legend was 72. more info

ContactMusic — Folk legend Richie Havens has died at the age of 72.The New York native, who famously opened the fabled Woodstock festival in Bethel in 1969, passed... more info

People.com — The singer and guitarist who performed at Woodstock in 1969, has died of a heart attack more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Folk legend Richie Havens has died at the age of 72. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Richie Havens, the veteran folk singer whose frenetic guitar strumming and impassioned vocals made him one of the defining voices and faces of Woodstock, and by extension, of 1960s pop music, died Monday of a heart attack at his home in New Jersey, h... more info