Richard Burton Cronin (August 30, 1974 – September 8, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter and rapper, best known for being the lead singer and primary songwriter for the pop and hip hop group LFO.
Cronin was born in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, on August 30, 1974, the son of Richard and Doris (Eddy) Cronin.[2] He grew up in Kingston, Massachusetts, and was of Irish and Swedish ancestry. He had a brother Michael and a sister Cassandra.[3] Cronin attended Sacred Heart High School, graduating in 1993. He also attended Bridgewater State College and worked part-time in a Blockbuster video store.[4]
Career
LFO
Cronin was a founding member of the pop group LFO. The group started in Germany on BMG in 1997 with member Brian Gillis, aka "Brizz". In the spring 1998, the group opened for *NSYNC and by this time were signed to BMG/Logic Records in the U.S. They were labeled as the "bad boys of pop" and cited The Beastie Boys and New Edition as influences. They released two singles "Sex U Up (The Way You Like It)" and "Can't Have You" with original member Brian Gillis, who left the group frustrated with the direction of the group and lack of success. Rich's brother Mike Cronin was a manager for the pop group O-Town.
Harold "Devin" Lima was added to the group to replace Brian Gillis six months before the hit "Summer Girls" was released. By this time, the group had transitioned from Logic Records to Arista Records. Executive Clive Davis worked closely with Cronin on the group's self-titled debut album.
The group's breakout hit "Summer Girls" was written by Cronin in 1999, hit #3 on Billboard's Hot 100, and was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales chart for six weeks. The single also went platinum in the U.S. with sales of over 1 million units.
The group's second album Life is Good was released on Davis' new label, J Records, with Cronin writing or co-writing each song on the album. The group had success with the album's first single "Every Other Time". LFO disbanded in 2002.[3]
In 2008, Cronin released his only solo album Billion Dollar Sound.[3] He recorded two hit songs, "Impossible" and "Story of My Life". Cronin also formed a rap duo with Doug Ray (formerly of Bad Ronald) called Loose Cannons. They released one album entitled Life Goes On. The band performed shows from 2006 until 2008.
2009 reunion tour with LFO
On June 3, 2009, LFO posted a blog entitled "LFO IS BACK" on their official MySpace page which announced that they had reunited and were going on tour beginning July 9, 2009, with Rookie of the Year, Go Crash Audio, and Kiernan McMullan.[3] A new song titled "Summer of My Life" also was announced in association with the reunion.[6] In September 2009, however, LFO announced that they had again broken up.[3]
Cronin's final song "It Only Gets Better" was recorded in 2009 after the LFO reunion tour. It was released shortly after his death from a stroke on September 8, 2010. Billboard described the song as an "upbeat tune...reminiscent of the boy band's past hits 'Summer Girls' and 'Girl on TV', but the lyrics discuss Cronin's health struggles and how they altered his view of the world".[7]
In March 2005, Cronin sought treatment for constant headaches and he was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. He underwent chemotherapy at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. By January 2006, his leukemia was in remission, but it recurred in 2007. He subsequently started the Rich Cronin Hope Foundation for Leukemia to raise awareness.[3]
In the summer of 2010, Cronin suffered a relapse, and he was treated at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston. On the afternoon of September 8, 2010, Cronin died at the Brigham and Women's Hospital after suffering a stroke secondary to his leukemia due to complications from medicine he was taking to offset GVHD (graft-versus-host disease), which he had been struggling with after having a stem cell transplant.[11] He was 36 years old.[12][13] His funeral was held at St. Joseph Church in Kingston, Massachusetts, on September 13, attended by family and friends. He is buried at Vine Hills Cemetery in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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For the cable television executive see Rich Cronin executive Richard Burton Cronin August 30 1974 September 8 2010 was an American singer songwriter and rapper best known for being the lead singer and primary songwriter for the pop and hip hop group LFO Rich CroninBirth nameRichard Burton CroninBorn 1974 08 30 August 30 1974 1 Boston Massachusetts U S OriginKingston Massachusetts U S DiedSeptember 8 2010 2010 09 08 aged 36 Boston Massachusetts U S GenresPopR amp Bhip hopOccupation s SingersongwriterrapperYears active1995 2010LabelsAristaJOrange Freeze Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 LFO 2 2 After LFO 3 Solo album 3 1 2009 reunion tour with LFO 4 Personal life 5 Illness and death 6 Discography 6 1 LFO 6 2 Loose Cannons 6 3 Solo 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditCronin was born in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston Massachusetts on August 30 1974 the son of Richard and Doris Eddy Cronin 2 He grew up in Kingston Massachusetts and was of Irish and Swedish ancestry He had a brother Michael and a sister Cassandra 3 Cronin attended Sacred Heart High School graduating in 1993 He also attended Bridgewater State College and worked part time in a Blockbuster video store 4 Career EditLFO Edit Cronin was a founding member of the pop group LFO The group started in Germany on BMG in 1997 with member Brian Gillis aka Brizz In the spring 1998 the group opened for NSYNC and by this time were signed to BMG Logic Records in the U S They were labeled as the bad boys of pop and cited The Beastie Boys and New Edition as influences They released two singles Sex U Up The Way You Like It and Can t Have You with original member Brian Gillis who left the group frustrated with the direction of the group and lack of success Rich s brother Mike Cronin was a manager for the pop group O Town Harold Devin Lima was added to the group to replace Brian Gillis six months before the hit Summer Girls was released By this time the group had transitioned from Logic Records to Arista Records Executive Clive Davis worked closely with Cronin on the group s self titled debut album The group s breakout hit Summer Girls was written by Cronin in 1999 hit 3 on Billboard s Hot 100 and was 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales chart for six weeks The single also went platinum in the U S with sales of over 1 million units The group s second album Life is Good was released on Davis new label J Records with Cronin writing or co writing each song on the album The group had success with the album s first single Every Other Time LFO disbanded in 2002 3 After LFO Edit In 2007 Cronin was a cast member for the VH1 reality show Mission Man Band The show also starred Chris Kirkpatrick of N Sync Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees and Bryan Abrams of Color Me Badd The four former pop stars came together in Orlando Florida to reestablish their music careers and to pitch their new music to major record labels over the period of three weeks in hopes of getting a record deal 5 Solo album EditIn 2008 Cronin released his only solo album Billion Dollar Sound 3 He recorded two hit songs Impossible and Story of My Life Cronin also formed a rap duo with Doug Ray formerly of Bad Ronald called Loose Cannons They released one album entitled Life Goes On The band performed shows from 2006 until 2008 2009 reunion tour with LFO Edit On June 3 2009 LFO posted a blog entitled LFO IS BACK on their official MySpace page which announced that they had reunited and were going on tour beginning July 9 2009 with Rookie of the Year Go Crash Audio and Kiernan McMullan 3 A new song titled Summer of My Life also was announced in association with the reunion 6 In September 2009 however LFO announced that they had again broken up 3 Cronin s final song It Only Gets Better was recorded in 2009 after the LFO reunion tour It was released shortly after his death from a stroke on September 8 2010 Billboard described the song as an upbeat tune reminiscent of the boy band s past hits Summer Girls and Girl on TV but the lyrics discuss Cronin s health struggles and how they altered his view of the world 7 Personal life EditIn 1999 Cronin began dating actress Jennifer Love Hewitt after meeting her backstage at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 8 9 10 Cronin wrote the song Girl on TV about Hewitt and she also appeared in the associated video They broke up in 2000 10 Illness and death EditIn March 2005 Cronin sought treatment for constant headaches and he was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia He underwent chemotherapy at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston By January 2006 his leukemia was in remission but it recurred in 2007 He subsequently started the Rich Cronin Hope Foundation for Leukemia to raise awareness 3 In the summer of 2010 Cronin suffered a relapse and he was treated at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston On the afternoon of September 8 2010 Cronin died at the Brigham and Women s Hospital after suffering a stroke secondary to his leukemia due to complications from medicine he was taking to offset GVHD graft versus host disease which he had been struggling with after having a stem cell transplant 11 He was 36 years old 12 13 His funeral was held at St Joseph Church in Kingston Massachusetts on September 13 attended by family and friends He is buried at Vine Hills Cemetery in Plymouth County Massachusetts Discography EditLFO Edit LFO 1999 Life Is Good 2001 Loose Cannons Edit Life Goes On 2006 Solo Edit Billion Dollar Sound 2008 References Edit Rich Cronin dies at 36 lead singer for the boy band LFO Los Angeles Times September 10 2010 Retrieved June 10 2022 Richard Cronin Obituary Legacy com a b c d e f Greene Roy September 9 2010 Rich Cronin dies at 36 singer of band LFO scored hit with Summer Girls NJ Retrieved June 9 2022 Shapiro T Rees September 10 2010 Leader of LFO pop trio penned catchy perennial hit Summer Girls The Washington Post p B8 Patterson Troy August 7 2007 Scott Baio Is 45 and Single Slate Retrieved June 10 2022 LFO IS BACK MySpace Archived from the original on 2012 11 06 Retrieved 2010 01 31 Lipshutz Jason September 14 2010 LFO s Rich Cronin Reflects on Health Problems in Final Song Billboard Retrieved June 10 2022 Howard Stern Rich Cronin Interview Pt 3 mp4 YouTube YouTube Archived from the original on 2020 04 09 Retrieved 2018 11 13 Henley Tim January 26 2009 LFO singer says Jennifer Love Hewitt cheated on him The Oklahoman Retrieved June 10 2022 a b Rich amp Love People com Retrieved 8 December 2014 Richard B Cronin The Patriot Ledger Retrieved 8 December 2014 Former LFO Member Rich Cronin Dies at 36 ABC News Associated Press 2010 09 10 Archived from the original on 2010 09 13 Retrieved 2010 09 14 Marquard Bryan September 9 2010 Rich Ronin dies at 36 singer of band LFO scored hit with Summer Girls The Boston Globe Retrieved May 7 2013 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Rich Cronin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rich 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