Richard Pierce Havens
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Richard Pierce Havens was an American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his soulful, improvisational performance that opened the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Pierce Havens canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4790994 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Pierce Havens Context triple: [Richie Havens, fullName, Richard Pierce Havens]
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A.
James Haven
James Haven is an American actor and producer best known as the older brother of actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie.
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B.
Thomas Hudson Jones
Thomas Hudson Jones was an American sculptor best known for his military monuments and memorials created in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Arthur Winslow
Arthur Winslow is the principled Edwardian father in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," who risks his family’s security to clear his son’s name.
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D.
Melville Tucker
Melville Tucker is a film producer best known for his work on the 1980 comedy movie "Stir Crazy."
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E.
Theodore St. John
Theodore St. John was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award-winning circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Pierce Havens Target entity description: Richard Pierce Havens was an American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his soulful, improvisational performance that opened the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
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A.
James Haven
James Haven is an American actor and producer best known as the older brother of actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie.
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B.
Thomas Hudson Jones
Thomas Hudson Jones was an American sculptor best known for his military monuments and memorials created in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Arthur Winslow
Arthur Winslow is the principled Edwardian father in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," who risks his family’s security to clear his son’s name.
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D.
Melville Tucker
Melville Tucker is a film producer best known for his work on the 1980 comedy movie "Stir Crazy."
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E.
Theodore St. John
Theodore St. John was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award-winning circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk musician
ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2013 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cremated; ashes scattered at the Woodstock festival site in Bethel, New York, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-01-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-04-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Havens ⓘ |
| founded | Stormy Forest Records ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Pierce Havens ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.richiehavens.com/ ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extended improvisation on the song "Freedom" at Woodstock
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soulful, improvisational performance style ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | 1960s folk music scene ⓘ |
| notableEvent | performed the opening set at Woodstock on 1969-08-15 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Mixed Bag"
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album "Richard P. Havens, 1983" ⓘ album "Something Else Again" ⓘ cover of "Here Comes the Sun" ⓘ opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival ⓘ song "Freedom" ⓘ |
| occupation |
folk singer
ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ recording artist ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Isle of Wight Festival
ⓘ
Woodstock Music & Art Fair ⓘ
linked to:
Woodstock Festival 1969
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| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Jersey City
|
| recordLabel |
A&M Records
ⓘ
Stormy Forest ⓘ Verve Forecast ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarian Universalism ⓘ |
| residence |
Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Greenwich Village
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stageName | Richie Havens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Pierce Havens Description of subject: Richard Pierce Havens was an American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his soulful, improvisational performance that opened the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.