{"id":16042,"date":"2025-08-15T09:41:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/?p=16042"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:52:04","slug":"woodstock-day-1-act-i-richie-havens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/woodstock-day-1-act-i-richie-havens\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodstock Day 1, act i &#8211; Richie Havens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" data-ad-rendering-role=\"story_message\">\n<div id=\"_r_8m_\" class=\"x1l90r2v x1iorvi4 x1g0dm76 xpdmqnj\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u\">\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<h2 dir=\"auto\">August 15, 1969, Woodstock Day 1 started with Richie Havens<\/h2>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">A lasting legacy of advocacy through music<\/h3>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EgNrRkY7hmw?si=qTyOOfpJ8TlbRZMz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p>There is along standing legend that Richie Havens was asked to entertain the crowd for three hours, due to the transportation difficulties of other acts. 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