Description: In this warm, personal narrative, Richie Havens recounts a musical life that began on the streets of Bed-Stay and matured in the creative explosion of '60s Greenwich Village. His story illuminates the emerging careers of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Jimi Hendrix, Lou Gossett, Jr. (who cowrote one of Richie's most famous songs), and more. He shows how he create his unmistakable sound, from an unusual guitar style to writing and interpreting songs. He takes an unblinking look at the music business and it's colorful personalities and invites readers into the recording studio and on memorable backstage visits with the likes of Elvis Presley and the Beatles. He also describe his work in marine study and conservation the song that sent him on a mission of peace to the Middle East, how he has mobilized schoolchildren as environmental activists, and the true legacy of the Woodstock generation.

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