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| Farewell 'we are all connected' (Photo Vincent Vok) |
On March 20, 2012, Havens announced on his Facebook page that he would stop touring after 45 years due to health concerns.[22] On April 22, 2013, Havens died of aheart attack at home in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was 72.[23][24][25][24] The BBC referred to him as a "Woodstock icon",[26] while Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young said Havens "could never be replicated".[26] The Daily Telegraph stated Havens "made an indelible mark on contemporary music",[27] while Douglas Martin of The New York Times reported that Havens had "riveted Woodstock".[28]
(Havens riveted more than Woodstock. He riveted his peers)
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