Richie Barrett
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Richie Barrett | |
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| Birth name | Richard Barrett |
| Born | July 14, 1933 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 3, 2006 (aged 73) Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, record producer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1950s–2006 |
Richard Barrett (July 14, 1933 – August 3, 2006), also known as Richie Barrett, was an American singer, record producer, and songwriter.
Biography
Barrett was born in
Leiber and Stoller) and recording, as Richie Barrett, the song "Some Other Guy
".
Barrett sang lead for
Little Anthony & the Imperials
on End Records in 1958, and also recorded by the Attributes. On the Chantels' single "Maybe" (1958), Barrett played piano, bass, and drums. Barrett produced several of the Chantels' records.
Barrett's first single was a cover of
the Cavern was shown on a regional television program screened by Granada TV in the north-west of England in August or September 1962 shortly after the band had fired their previous drummer Pete Best and replaced him with Ringo Starr
, and this low-quality footage has been included on many videos and DVDs since that time.
In 1998, Ben Vereen portrayed Barrett in Why Do Fools Fall in Love, a film biography about Frankie Lymon.
Death
Barrett died of pancreatic cancer in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania on August 3, 2006, at age 73.
Discography
Singles by the Valentines
- "Summer Love"/"For You" (Bruce, 1954, unreleased, as the Dreamers)
- "Tonight Kathleen"/"Summer Love" (Old Town 1009, 1954)
- "Lily Maebelle"/"Falling for You" (Rama 171, 1955)
- "I Love You Darling"/"Hand Me Down Love" (Rama 181, 1955)
- "Christmas Prayer"/"Kiss Me" (Rama 186, 1955)
- "C'est la vie"/"C'est la vie" (Rama 194, 1956, with the Wrens but not credited)
- "Why"/"The Woo Woo Train" (Rama 196, 1956)
- "Twenty Minutes Before the Hour"/"I'll Never Let You Go" (Rama 201, 1956)
- "Nature's Creation"/"My Story of Love" (Rama 208, 1956)
- "Don't Say Goodnight"/"I Cried Oh, Oh" (Rama 228, 1957)
Solo singles
- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"/"Remember Me" (MGM 12616, 1958, as Dickie Barrett)
- "Body and Soul"/"The Party" (MGM 12659, 1958)
- "Lovely One"/"The Snake and the Bookworm" (20th Century Fox 150, 1959)
- "Come Softly to Me"/"Walking Through Dreamland" (Gone 5056, 1959, with the Chantels)
- "Summer's Love"/"All Is Forgiven" (Gone 5060, 1959, with the Chantels)
- "Lovable"/"Only One Way" (Metro 20006, 1959)
- "Dream On"/"I Am Yours" (Seville 104, 1960, as Richard Barrett and the Sevilles)
- "Some Other Guy"/"Tricky Dicky" (Atlantic 2142, 1962, as Richie Barrett)[2]
- "Summer's Love"/"Let Me Down Easy" (Crackerjack 4012, 1963, as Richie Barrett)
- "I Will Love You"/"I Will Love You (Instrumental)" (Swan 4228, as Richie Barrett)
References
- ^ "Richard Barrett | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "Richie Barrett Discography - All Countries - 45cat". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
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