Richard Rudolph is the son of Muriel Eileen (Neufeld) and Sidney J. Rudolph. Rudolph is Jewish, and of Lithuanian-Jewish descent.[1] His grandfather, Julius Abraham Rudashevsky, changed his surname from "Rudashevsky" to "Rudolph," and was one of the founding members of Congregation Beth Shalom in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.[2] Rudolph graduated from Tulane University's School of Arts and Sciences in 1968.[3] He started in the music business as a songwriter at Chess Records in 1969. One of his first compositions to be recorded was the title song for Minnie Riperton’s debut solo album, Come to My Garden. This began a multi-song collaboration with Charles Stepney, the producer of Earth, Wind and Fire fame. Together they wrote many songs for Riperton and Rotary Connection.
Besides producing music for and music supervising several feature films such as Cocoon, Running Scared, Black Rain, Flatliners, Weekend at Bernie's, The Black Dahlia, Virtuosity, and Duets, Rudolph has also overseen films for cable, mini series, and movies made for television. He served as Executive Music Producer on the Whitney Houston film project, Whitney, for Lifetime Movies. Rudolph has also served as the exclusive music consultant to HBO Pictures and was President of the Atlantic Records distributed label Third Stone Records, a company he co-founded with partner (actor/producer) Michael Douglas.[4][5] Rudolph’s various musical endeavors as a songwriter, record producer, music supervisor and label executive have contributed to worldwide sales in excess of 30 million albums and countless song placements in film, television, and advertising.
Personal life
In 1967, Rudolph met singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton and co-wrote many of her songs, including "Lovin' You", "Inside My Love", "Adventures in Paradise", "Les Fleurs", and "Memory Lane." Rudolph and Riperton were married from August 1970 until her death in 1979. They had two children, son Marc (born 1968) and daughter Maya (born 1972), a Saturday Night Live cast member from 2000 to 2007. Rudolph married jazz singer Kimiko Kasai on October 20, 1990 and resides in Santa Monica and Tokyo.
References
^"Maya Rudolph Traces Her Roots — All the Way Back to Vilna." Efrem, Maia. The Jewish Daily Forward.https://forward.com. Published January 19, 2016. Accessed May 2, 2022.
^Stated on the Finding Your Roots episode, "In Search of Freedom," January 19, 2016, PBS
^"Why We Give: Howard Freedman, School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University". School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Richard James Rudolph born October 27 1946 is an American songwriter musician music publisher and producer Richard RudolphBirth nameRichard James RudolphAlso known asR J RudolphRichard J RudolphDick RudolphBorn 1946 10 27 October 27 1946 age 76 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania U S OriginChicago Illinois U S Occupation s ComposerguitaristmusiciansongwriterproducerInstrument s GuitarYears active1966 presentLabelsAtlantic Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditRichard Rudolph is the son of Muriel Eileen Neufeld and Sidney J Rudolph Rudolph is Jewish and of Lithuanian Jewish descent 1 His grandfather Julius Abraham Rudashevsky changed his surname from Rudashevsky to Rudolph and was one of the founding members of Congregation Beth Shalom in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh 2 Rudolph graduated from Tulane University s School of Arts and Sciences in 1968 3 He started in the music business as a songwriter at Chess Records in 1969 One of his first compositions to be recorded was the title song for Minnie Riperton s debut solo album Come to My Garden This began a multi song collaboration with Charles Stepney the producer of Earth Wind and Fire fame Together they wrote many songs for Riperton and Rotary Connection Rudolph s career as a record producer began when he and Stevie Wonder jointly produced Minnie Riperton s second album Perfect Angel Included in this album was the song Lovin You written by Rudolph and Minnie Riperton which went on to become a No 1 song around the world and has turned out to be one of the most performed songs of all time He has written well over two hundred songs in the course of his songwriting career his many production and writing credits include recordings by Minnie Riperton Stevie Wonder Teena Marie The Manhattan Transfer A Tribe Called Quest Michael McDonald Jermaine Jackson New Edition 2Pac Shanice Wilson Michael Sembello The Rotary Connection The Temptations Julian Lennon Patti Austin Timothy B Schmit Chaka Khan Lara Fabian Nuyorican Soul Kimiko Kasai and Dawn Robinson Besides producing music for and music supervising several feature films such as Cocoon Running Scared Black Rain Flatliners Weekend at Bernie s The Black Dahlia Virtuosity and Duets Rudolph has also overseen films for cable mini series and movies made for television He served as Executive Music Producer on the Whitney Houston film project Whitney for Lifetime Movies Rudolph has also served as the exclusive music consultant to HBO Pictures and was President of the Atlantic Records distributed label Third Stone Records a company he co founded with partner actor producer Michael Douglas 4 5 Rudolph s various musical endeavors as a songwriter record producer music supervisor and label executive have contributed to worldwide sales in excess of 30 million albums and countless song placements in film television and advertising Personal life EditIn 1967 Rudolph met singer songwriter Minnie Riperton and co wrote many of her songs including Lovin You Inside My Love Adventures in Paradise Les Fleurs and Memory Lane Rudolph and Riperton were married from August 1970 until her death in 1979 They had two children son Marc born 1968 and daughter Maya born 1972 a Saturday Night Live cast member from 2000 to 2007 Rudolph married jazz singer Kimiko Kasai on October 20 1990 and resides in Santa Monica and Tokyo References Edit Maya Rudolph Traces Her Roots All the Way Back to Vilna Efrem Maia The Jewish Daily Forward https forward com Published January 19 2016 Accessed May 2 2022 Stated on the Finding Your Roots episode In Search of Freedom January 19 2016 PBS Why We Give Howard Freedman School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University Retrieved July 26 2021 Billboard Magazine October 24 1992 Texeira Erin January 27 1996 Rapper 2 Others Are Found Slain Los Angeles Times Retrieved February 12 2017 External links EditRichard Rudolph discography at Discogs Richard Rudolph at IMDb http musicsalesfilmtv us Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Rudolph amp oldid 1145141132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
