This Day In Rock History: August 19th
2013 Richie Havens' ashes were scattered from a plane across the site of the original Woodstock concert. He was the first act to perform at the 1969 event held in upstate New York, where he made history with his performance of "Freedom". Havens died last April from a heart attack at the age of 72.
2019 Larry Taylor, the founding bassist of 1960s L.A. boogie rock band Canned Heat died at age 77 after a twelve year battle with cancer.
source: classicbands
2013 Richie Havens' ashes were scattered from a plane across the site of the original Woodstock concert. He was the first act to perform at the 1969 event held in upstate New York, where he made history with his performance of "Freedom". Havens died last April from a heart attack at the age of 72.
2019 Larry Taylor, the founding bassist of 1960s L.A. boogie rock band Canned Heat died at age 77 after a twelve year battle with cancer.
source: classicbands