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Folk-rocker Richie Havens, who died on April 22 at the age of 72, will be remembered for many things...
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Folk-rocker Richie Havens, who died on April 22 at the age of 72, will be remembered for many things, among which his performance at Woodstock in 1969 made him into music history.
He wasn’t supposed to open the festival—he was scheduled to play fifth that day. Plans changed when the opening band, Sweetwater, got caught in traffic, Michael Lang, producer of the festival, said he chose Havens “because of his calm but powerful manner”. His performance went overtime because the next act was stuck in traffic, too. This led Richie Havens to create on the spot what became one of the most significant moments of the Woodstock Festival: his performance of “Freedom”.
The oldest of nine children, Havens was raised in the poor Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York. As a child, he dreamed of growing up to be a surgeon, but set off on a musical path as a teenager. Forming a music group in high school, he then landed in New York’s Greenwich Village folk clubs at 17. He soon stood out from the other young singers.
He recorded two albums on small labels (公司) before signing with Bob Dylan’s manager, Albert Grossman. He then joined a larger label and went on to tour for more than 40 years, making close to 30 albums.
Besides a good songwriter, Richie Havens was also an outstanding song interpreter. In many occasions he’d tell of spending three days learning Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”: “I wasn’t born to sing so I practiced the song over and over again in a stairwell.” One night, a man stopped him and said it was the best version he’d ever heard. Havens always ended the story by saying: “that’s how I first met Bob Dylan.”
1.What can we know about the Woodstock Festival in 1969?
A. Michael Lang was to blame for the traffic.
B. The first four bands all got stuck in the traffic.
C. Richie Havens was the only one invited to play.
D. It offered a chance to Richie Havens to success.
2.What plays an important role in Havens’ success?
A. Good luck. B. Timely help. C. Hard work. D. Great talent.
3.The underlined “a man” in the last paragraph actually refers to ________.
A. Bob Dylan B. Alert Grossman C. Michael Lang D. Richie Havens
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. Richie released 30 albums in total in his life
B. Richie grew up in a wonderful environment
C. Richie played Freedom without preparation
D. Richie dreamed to be a singer since childhood
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