They Can t Hide Us Anymore - Hardcover
In this personal narrative, Richie Havens, the singer-guitarist, recounts a musical career that matured amidst the creative explosion that was Greenwich Village in the 1960s. We watch the emerging careers of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Jimi Hendrix, Lou Gossett, Jr., John Sebastian, Cass Elliot, Peter, Paul & Mary, & more; & we revisit under-appreciated singer/songwriters like Fred Neil, Judy Henske, Tim Hardin, Dino Valenti, Bruce Murdoch, & others. Takes an unblinking look at both the triumphs & frustrations of the music business & its colorful personalities. Havens describes the friendship that created his foundation for marine study & conservation, & mobilizing children as environmental activists.
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Review:
It's clear from reading this memoir by folksinger and social activist Richie Havens that this is one '60s survivor who hasn't become jaded. They Can't Hide Us Anymore (the title comes from a remark Havens made when he opened the Woodstock festival) traces Havens's journey from Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant district (where his musical skills aided him in staving off unwanted gang attention) to Greenwich Village at the cusp of the early-'60s folk boom. There, the positive-thinking artist/gadfly/aspiring entertainer crossed paths with everyone from Bob Dylan to Wilt Chamberlain. Then it was on to Woodstock and international (if fairly fleeting) fame. As befits an unapologetic counterculture adherent, Havens's memoir/life guide doesn't adhere to a tight structure. One minute he's offering a hasty guitar lesson, the next he's making passing reference to an encounter with the ghost of Aaron Burr at New York's Cafe Bizarre. He devotes as many words to unknown pals who've made a positive impression on him as he does to encounters with the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Some may find the fanciful flow of Havens's narrative disconcerting, but it's clearly the way the man has lived his life. It makes sense that he'd chronicle his experiences that way, too. --Steven Stolder
About the Author:
Richie Havens has been performing and recording for more than thirty years. He has also been active in environmental, young people's, and nonviolence causes.He lives in New Jersey.
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- PublisherAvon Books
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0788198858
- ISBN 13 9780788198854
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages331
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