04 June 1969

== Show ==
; Name
*Night Ride
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1969-06-04
; Comments
*(Introduction to show, mood of Peel, interesting comments, etc. If possible, please add mentions of gigs attended, football matches, TV appearances, stories of past/current activities, etc, for use elsewhere on John Peel Wiki.)
*Richie Havens is in session, with three songs he had already recorded. He sings "From The Prison", by the little-known singer-songwiter Jerry Merrick, with quotes from "Get Together", the Dino Valenti song that was a hit for the Youngbloods. His set also includes his own "Just Above My Hobby Horse's Head" and "I Can't Make It Anymore", written by Gordon Lightfoot
*On the following evening, Peel introduced Riche Havens in concert at the Royal Albert Hall, with supporting acts Caravan, Eclection and Poet and the One Man Band, who evolved into Heads, Hands and Feet, under which name they did two Top Gear sessions in 1972.. 
*Brian Patten as guest poet (see Night Ride Poets)
*10 minutes of tracklising from Tim Joseph is available here
*
== Sessions ==
*Richie Havens #1, recorded 30th May 1969. No known commercial release.
== Tracklisting ==
*Richie Havens: From The Prison (session) §
*Tracklisting below consists only 10 minutes of the show 
*Joan Baez: unknown Bob Dylan song
*Richie Havens: Just Above My Hobby Horse's Head (session) §
*Richie Havens: I Can’t Make It Anymore (session) §
*Edgar Broughton Band: Death Of An Electric Citizen (LP - Wasa Wasa) Harvest
*Tracks marked § on File 1
== File ==
;Name
*1a) Richie Havens - Peel session - Top Gear 4/6/69
*1b) 1969-06-04 TG 4.6.69 Richie Havens 3 songs
;Length
*11:50
;Other
*Many thanks to Colin Harper. File 1b) has centred audio
*Please address all re-up requests to Peel Mailing List.
;Available
*1a) Youtube
*1b) Mooo
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