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Also known as Jonathan Michael Richman

American musician

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Jonathan Richman Songbook

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1951-05-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
393,650
Total plays
6,539,980

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Jonathan Michael Richman (Natick, Massachusetts, May 16, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970 he founded The Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key, generally acoustic, backing. He is known for his wide-eyed, unaffected and childlike outlook, and music that, while rooted in rock and roll, often draws on influences from around the world. Jonathan Richman began playing music and writing his own s

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jonathan
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Natick
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
Spanish
Instrument
voice
Image
Jonathan Richman of the Modern Lovers, 2009.jpg
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Commons category
Jonathan Richman
date of birth
1951-05-16
start of work period
1970-00-00
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