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Richie Havens, 72, folk singer

Richie Havens, 72, the New York City folk singer thrust by circumstance onto center stage as the opening act of Woodstock, the legendary 1969 music festival, died of a heart attack Monday at his home in Jersey City, N.J., according to Tim Drake, president of his booking agent, the Roots Agency of Westwood, N.J.

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