Richard Delvy
Richard Delvy | |
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| Birth name | Richard Delvecchio |
| Born | April 20, 1942 (Union) |
Richard Delvy (April 20, 1942 – February 6, 2010) was an American music entrepreneur. He started in the music business as a
music publisher.[1] He owned the rights to several iconic surf and rock songs including "Wipe Out", "Mr. Moto" (written by him with Paul Johnson), and "Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)". He is well known as being one of the first pioneers of surf music.[2]
Overview
Richard Delvy was a
California Sound
and surf music to new levels of acceptance and remains the best selling surf album of all time. His band released 15 Challengers albums throughout the sixties as well as others recorded under different names for the US and foreign markets.
Delvy also worked as a record producer through the rest of the 60's evolving with
MGM Music, Bell Records, and Carousel Records. Billboard recognized Delvy as a multi-talented music entrepreneur and promoter who had the talent to join many different attributes needed as a performer and to manage artists' output effectively.[3]
Death and legacy
Richard Delvy died on February 6, 2010, after suffering from a long illness. He helped produce many known and unknown artists, and was involved in all aspects of the music business. He was survived by his wife Bonnie, three children, and one grandchild.[4]
Credits (incomplete)
Bands and music
- The Outsiders
- The Chambers Brothers
- The Other Half
- The Grateful Dead
- Buzz Clifford
- Peanut Butter Conspiracy
- A.B. Skhy
- The Surfaris
- The Challengers
- The Great Scots
- The Citations
- Dick Monda
- Colours[5]
- Formula IV
- Thom Starr & The Galaxies
- Thunder & Lightning
- Hamilton Streetcar
- The Good Guys
- The Surfriders
- The Clee-Shays
- The De-Fenders
- Daddy Dewdrop aka
The Groovy Ghoulies
Films
- The Green Slime (1968)
Television
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- Groovie Goolies
- The Archie Show (also called The Archies)
References
- ^ "Passings Richard Delvy Drummer, Producer". Los Angeles Times. February 13, 2010. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Surf-rock pioneer Richard Delvy dies at 67". Reuters. February 6, 2010. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Surf-rock pioneer Richard Delvy dies at 67". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Surf-rock pioneer Richard Delvy dies at 67". Reuters. February 6, 2010. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Colours (14) – Atmosphere". Discogs.com. July 1969.
External links
- [1] Richard Delvy's IMDB page
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