Post by Rob Durkee on Apr 22, 2013 21:13:45 GMT -5
Two One-Hit Wonders who had their only Top 40 hits twenty years apart have entered Rock And Roll Heaven.
Richie Havens, the folk singer who opened the 1969 Woodstock concert with a three-hour performance, died today (4/22/13) of a heart attack in New Jersey. According to writer R.J. Cubarrubia of Rolling Stone, Havens was 72. He recorded at least a dozen LP's and performed at Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration. Havens was also known for this #15 hit in 1971, a live remake of a Beatle song...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-jJ4nIclpc
For more on Richie Havens...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Havens
Meanwhile...
Chrissy Amphlett of the group the Divinyls died Saturday (4/20/13) at her adopted home in New York City. She was 53 and had been suffering from breast cancer and multiple sclerosis. The Divinyls were an Aussie band that formed in 1980. They recorded five LP's and were best known for this #4 hit in 1991...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv-34w8kGPM
Aussie countdown host Ian "Molly" Meldrum said, "This is incredibly sad news. Chrissy was such a wonderful person and so, so talented. She broke ground for women in Australian music. She was amazing and fearless."
For more on the Divinyls...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divinyls
Richie Havens, the folk singer who opened the 1969 Woodstock concert with a three-hour performance, died today (4/22/13) of a heart attack in New Jersey. According to writer R.J. Cubarrubia of Rolling Stone, Havens was 72. He recorded at least a dozen LP's and performed at Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration. Havens was also known for this #15 hit in 1971, a live remake of a Beatle song...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-jJ4nIclpc
For more on Richie Havens...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Havens
Meanwhile...
Chrissy Amphlett of the group the Divinyls died Saturday (4/20/13) at her adopted home in New York City. She was 53 and had been suffering from breast cancer and multiple sclerosis. The Divinyls were an Aussie band that formed in 1980. They recorded five LP's and were best known for this #4 hit in 1991...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv-34w8kGPM
Aussie countdown host Ian "Molly" Meldrum said, "This is incredibly sad news. Chrissy was such a wonderful person and so, so talented. She broke ground for women in Australian music. She was amazing and fearless."
For more on the Divinyls...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divinyls