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Richie Havens at The Turning Point — August 18, 1996

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Richie Havens — who opened Woodstock in 1969 — played The Turning Point in Piermont. The man who opened the most famous music festival in history, performing in a tiny Hudson Valley cafe. From Yasgur’s Farm to a 100-seat room. Full circle. Thirty years ago.

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