Richie Barrett
Sign in to saveAlso known as Richard Barrett, Richie Bee, William Mashburn, Richard F. Barrett, Jackie Hanks
American singer, record producer, and songwriter (1933–2006)
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Vinony files it under 1933 births, 2006 deaths and 20th-century African-American musicians.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1950-11-30
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,141
- Total plays
- 13,489
Tags
As one of the first successful independent black record producers, few were more influential in shaping the New York R&B sound. Producer and songwriter Richard "Richie" Barrett discovered or promoted such musical groups as Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, The Chantels, Little Anthony & The Imperials, The Valentines, and The Three Degrees. He managed The Chantels in the 1950s, and later managed The Three Degrees from the early 60s until the early 80s <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Richie+Barret
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Barrett
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Gladwyne
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- date of birth
- 1933-07-14
- date of death
- 2006-08-03
- start of work period
- 2006-00-00
- name in native language
- Richard Barrett
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
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