Heyman was born in 1951 and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey. He started banging on things when he was five, got a full drum kit when he was seven, and was an accomplished drummer by the time he was twelve. He picked up guitar and piano in his teens, which was also when he began writing songs. He was one of the original members of the 60s group, The Doughboys, who are considered to be a legendary New Jersey garage rock band. He would later go solo, in his twenties, following the breakup of the original Doughboys.[1]
From 2000-2019, Heyman played with the re-united Doughboys as their drummer and contributing songwriter.[1] He and his wife, Nancy, live in Manhattan.
Discographyedit
Heyman released his first indie EP, Actual Size, a collection of six of his finest songs recorded on an 8-track Tascam machine in a home studio, in 1987, the same studio in which Richard would subsequently record his album Living Room!!, released in 1988.[5]
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^"Smokey Robinson & the Miracles". The Tears of a Clown. AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
^Hamilton, Andrew. "Ramsey Lewis Funky Serenity". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
External linksedit
Richard X. Heyman's Website
January 01, 1970
richard, heyman, born, 1951, american, singer, songwriter, musician, heyman, founding, member, doughboys, contents, biography, discography, albums, singles, others, references, external, linksbiography, editheyman, born, 1951, raised, plainfield, jersey, start. Richard X Heyman born 1951 is an American singer songwriter and musician Heyman is a founding member of the Doughboys Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 EP s 2 3 Singles 2 4 Others 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHeyman was born in 1951 and raised in Plainfield New Jersey He started banging on things when he was five got a full drum kit when he was seven and was an accomplished drummer by the time he was twelve He picked up guitar and piano in his teens which was also when he began writing songs He was one of the original members of the 60s group The Doughboys who are considered to be a legendary New Jersey garage rock band He would later go solo in his twenties following the breakup of the original Doughboys 1 Heyman s influences are as varied as Bernstein to The Beatles Richard Rodgers to the Rascals and the Blues to The Byrds 2 He has drummed for such artists as Brian Wilson Link Wray Jonathan Richman and the Left Banke s Michael Brown composer of Walk Away Renee 3 He also played keyboards for the legendary Ben E King and guitar for the lead singer of The Shangri Las Mary Weiss In live performance Richard leads his own band on guitar and keyboards 4 From 2000 2019 Heyman played with the re united Doughboys as their drummer and contributing songwriter 1 He and his wife Nancy live in Manhattan Discography editHeyman released his first indie EP Actual Size a collection of six of his finest songs recorded on an 8 track Tascam machine in a home studio in 1987 the same studio in which Richard would subsequently record his album Living Room released in 1988 5 Albums edit Living Room 1988 Hey Man 1990 Cornerstone 1998 Basic Glee 2002 Rightovers 2003 Actual Sighs 2007 Intakes 2009 Tiers and Other Stories 2011 X 2013 6 Y 2014 Incognito 2017 Pop Circles 2019 Copious Notes 2021 67 000 Miles An Album 2022 EP s edit Actual Size 1986 Heyman Hoosier amp Herman 2001 6 Singles edit Vacation b w Takin My Chances 1980 6 Others edit As a composer Heyman is co writer of My Love for You on track 3 of Smokey Robinson amp the Miracles The Tears of a Clown 1970 7 The song also appears on track 4 of Ramsey Lewis Funky Serenity 1973 8 References edit a b The Doughboys Richard X Heyman Announces New Solo Album ElmoreMagazine com Retrieved September 27 2013 Horowitz Hal September 25 2013 Richard X Heyman X AmericanSongwriter com Retrieved September 27 2013 Thibodeaux Tracy September 26 2013 Pods o Pop Richard X Heyman Interview Pods o Pop Retrieved October 11 2013 Woodstra Chris Biography AllMusic Retrieved September 27 2013 Woodstra Chris Biography Richard X Heyman AllMusic Retrieved August 11 2010 a b c Discography AllMusic Retrieved September 27 2013 Smokey Robinson amp the Miracles The Tears of a Clown AllMusic Retrieved September 27 2013 Hamilton Andrew Ramsey Lewis Funky Serenity AllMusic Retrieved September 27 2013 External links editRichard X Heyman s Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard X Heyman amp oldid 1187389191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
