Mixed Bag - Richie Havens

 

Eleanor Rigby

Richie Havens

Mixed Bag

Produced by Groscourt Productions, Inc.

Production Supervisor: Jerry Schoenbaum

Director of Engineer: Val Valentin

Cover Photography: Barry Feinstein

MGM Records SE-4698

Personnel: (Except for "I Can't Make It Anymore" and "Morning, Morning")

Piano, Organ & Electric Piano - Paul Harris

Bass - Harvey Brooks

Drums - Bill LaVorgna

2nd Guitar - Howard Collins

Tabla Drum ("Adam" only) - Joe Price

Amplified Acoustical Guitar ("Follow" only) - Paul Williams

"I Can't Make It Anymore" - Arranged by Bruce Langhorne

"Morning, Morning" Arranged by Felix Pappalardi

From the back cover: Richie Havens was born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York in 1941. His earliest recollection of musical sounds came from his father, a musician who played piano for many bands throughout the country.

At the age of 6, "Star Time, U.S.A." – the cradle of such stars as Connie Francis and Bobby Darin – found that Richie had a great musical talent. But despite his family's desire to further his musical education, they were faced with the frustration that hamper the children of the poor.

While children in the depressed Bedford- Stuyvesant area found other avenues of "play", Richie Havens organized groups of youngsters to sing on neighborhood street corners.

He started his professional singing at 14 with the McCrea Gospel Singers, and continued singing with groups because of his love of harmony.

Years later, Richie moved to Greenwich Village – the gathering place for the new young writers, musicians, performers. It was in this creative milieu that Richie Havens found what he does best. He picked up the guitar, taught himself and began to play in E-Chord open tuning, a unique sound which Richie loved and decided to stick with.

High Flyin' Bird

I Can't Make It Anymore

Morning, Morning

Adam

Follow

Three Day Eternity

Sandy

Handsome Johnny

San Francisco Bay Blues

Just Like A Woman

Eleanor Rigby