Dick Richards (musician)

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Dick Richards (* 1924 in Yeadon , Pennsylvania as Dick Boccelli; † July 12, 2019 in Ocean City , New Jersey ) was an American drummer and actor .

Dick Richards played with Bill Haley & His Comets until September 1955 . He then founded the band The Jodimars with Marshall Lytle (bass) and Joey D'Ambrosio (tenor saxophone) , which was dissolved in 1959. After the re-establishment of Bill Haley's Original Comets in 1987, Richard went regularly on tours through Europe and the USA and recorded sound carriers.

In addition to Walter Bucks and Tom Gargan , Richards had been a member of the band The Ready Rockers since 2013, with whom he regularly performed regionally.

Richards played smaller roles in American films and series since the 1970s.

Richard was married to Elizabeth (Betty) Kurtz from 1950 until her death in 1986. They had three daughters together. He was then in a relationship with Shirley Kubaska until his death.

Discography

  • You're Never Too Old to Rock , with Bill Haley's Comets, 1994, Hydra Records
  • We're Gonna Party , with Bill Haley's Original Comets, 1993, Hydra Records
  • The House Is Rocking , with The Comets, 1998, Rockstar Records

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Jodimars on: Fifties Lovers , accessed August 28, 2019
  2. ↑ A wild drummer at the age of 88 in: rp-online.de , March 21, 2012
  3. ↑ City's Daily News Source , June 22, 2014
  4. ↑ The Ready Rockers in The Ocean City Free Public Library , accessed August 28, 2019
  5. ↑ Dick Richard of Bill Haleys Comets dies in: gloucester City News , July 21, 2019
  6. ↑ VÖ , accessed August 28, 2019
  7. ↑ VÖ , accessed August 28, 2019
  8. ↑ VÖ , accessed August 28, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Richards, Dick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boccelli, Dick (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American drummer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Yeadon , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH 12th July 2019
Place of death Ocean City , New Jersey