Live at the Cellar Door [Live]

Richie Havens | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Five Star
• ASIN: B000000SS9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,176 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #29 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > Singer Songwriters
  • #77 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > General

Editorial Reviews

This CD includes the original recording of Here Comes the Sun that became a Platinum hit for Richie Havens, performed at the Cellar Door in Washington, D.C. in 1970. It also contains recordings from the Santa Monica Civic concert in 1972 recorded by Wally Heider. This solid acoustic set features interpretations of All Along The Watchtower, Fire & Rain and other songs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Great Concerts (actually two), July 8, 2000

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J. Christmas "joshua-one" (New Brunswick, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at the Cellar Door (Audio CD)

This somewhat hard to find Ritchie Havens CD combines two 1970 performances-- The Cellar Door in Washington, DC (now defunct), and the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Ritchie Havens puts so much heart and soul in to each song it will make your hair stand up (then, I've never heard of a concert where he didn't).

As usual, Havens does more covers than originals, but every song he plays becomes a Ritchie Havens song. Especially great are his Helplessly Hoping (Stephen Stills), his famous version of God Bless the Child, and Dolphins, a song which he popularized as far as I know.

Another bonus to this as opposed to a greatest hits collection is his "narrations". Havens is gentle and funny, and tells stories like no one else. Buy this CD, see him live, gawk at his underrecognized talent.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Always welcome, February 17, 2006

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Lee Atwaterite - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at the Cellar Door (Audio CD)

I have an Internet-only radio station that plays this album. I also have these cuts on different music mixes I carry on CD and i-Pod and I never tire of the soft, gently explosive sound of this great musician.

While I was unable to see Richie "Live at the Cellar Door" in Washingon, DC, I did get to see him twice at the Birchmere in nearby Alexandria, VA. It was the first time in years my oldest son and I got excited about the same music.

Buy it because it sounds great or buy it because it has some wonderful human reflection, or buy it just because it brings on such sweet nostalgia, but buy it. You'll be glad you did.

One other thing, go to Richie Havens dot com and look at some of the wonderful artwork he has done. He also has lots of nice gear there, too.

All best.

-Lee

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HAVENS!, October 27, 2005

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D. Seeve (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at the Cellar Door (Audio CD)

I love this album, I've listened to it a thousand times. The music, the stories, his voice, his lyrics are special, they are unique, and fun. This album led me to see him perfom at the "Bottom Line" in the West Village with Tin Tin, and the performance we saw was nothing short of astounding. Live at the Cellar Door was of course recorded years ago, still the aura that Ritchie Havens gives off on record or in person is that of warmth, respect, love, friendship, and passion, what else is there?