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Freedom by Richie Havens (I have heard that he made this song up on the spot) (Original Post) ailsagirl Oct 2024 OP
I was in Jersey City at the Hamilton Park Fair and Richie Havens no_hypocrisy Oct 2024 #1
Wow!! ailsagirl Oct 2024 #2
Loosely Based On... ProfessorGAC Oct 2024 #3
Thanks for posting!! ailsagirl Oct 2024 #4

no_hypocrisy

(50,579 posts)
1. I was in Jersey City at the Hamilton Park Fair and Richie Havens
Sun Oct 27, 2024, 09:47 PM
Oct 2024

just sat down on a plastic milk carton and started wailing "Freedom" for everyone.

Amazing.

ProfessorGAC

(71,851 posts)
3. Loosely Based On...
Sun Oct 27, 2024, 09:51 PM
Oct 2024

..."Motherless Child" but it's pretty well accepted that he was winging it.
He had no more material & the stage management asked him to stretch. So, he went back on started freewheeling.
The thing I'm amazed at when I see this are how huge his hands are. His thumb is as long as my middle finger.
Watch his playing! He can play an over the top barre chord because his thumb is so long.
Definitely something I can't do

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