Richie Havens : Mixed Bag I & II (Mixed Bag Series)

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FLYING WAY UP IN THE SKY

AND I WONDER

IF SHE EVER LOOKS DOWN

AS SHE GOES ON BY ?

Mixed Bag  

(Aka Mixed Bag I) 

is the 

debut

 studio album by

 Richie Havens 

released in 1966.

 Although it was

 Havens' first

 album release, 

Douglas Records

 later issued two

 unauthorized albums

 of material 

that had been recorded

 prior to the

 Mixed Bag recording sessions

Electric Havens

 (1968)

 and

 Richie Havens' Record

 (1969). 

Mixed Bag

 was released after

 Havens signed on

 with manager 

Albert Grossman 

and was released on

 Verve Folkways, 

a new folk 

music imprint

 of 

Verve Records.

Mixed Bag

 is frequently cited

 as the singer's 

best work, 

and was his

 first album to appear 

on Billboard's charts 

(appearing on both the jazz and pop charts). 

The recording was the first 

to introduce a 

wider audience 

to Havens's 

rich baritone vocals 

and the

 full-sound of

 Richie Havens distinct 

guitar style

 (thumb-chorded and played in open E tuning).

 Electric Havens 

and 

Mixed Bag 

were two

 of the records

 reported among 

the personal collection

 of Havens' 

one-time 

Greenwich Village buddy, 

Jimi Hendrix.

"Mixed Bag II" 

is an album by

 Richie Havens,

 released

 in 1974.

It's a Collection Of Songs

Featuring Havens'

Unique Blend Of

Folk,

Rock,

And Soul Influences

 The album

 includes covers 

of songs like 

"Ooh Child," 

"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands,"

 and 

"Band on the Run,"

 as well as 

original compositions 

The "Mixed Bag" series

 includes the 

original 1967 album 

"Mixed Bag" 

and the later 

"Mixed Bag II".

 "Mixed Bag II"

 was released after a

period of 

experimentation 

and touring

 for Havens, 

and it reflects a

 more mature 

and

confident sound. 

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