Dave Richmond | |
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Birth name | David Henry Richmond |
Born | 1938 (age 85–86) |
Origin | Brighton, Sussex, England |
Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, double bass |
Website | www.daverichmond.co.uk |
David Henry Richmond (born 29 March 1938 in Brighton, Sussex, England) is a British professional bass player, best known as a founder member of the 1960s pop group Manfred Mann. [1] During his short tenure with the group, he played bass on their first hit record, "5-4-3-2-1". Richmond first picked up the ukulele at the age of 14. [2] He later picked up the bass after hearing "Big Noise From Winnetka" on a record player, owned by his older brother. [2] Probably the most famous song that features Richmond on bass guitar is the 1969 version of Je t'aime... moi non plus by its composer Serge Gainsbourg and his then girlfriend Jane Birkin, and the song became a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1969 (it was also notable for being the first foreign-language song that managed to top the UK singles chart) as well as topping the charts in Austria, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland that year.
Richmond joined Manfred Mann in 1963, after being recruited by Manfred Mann and Mike Hugg. [3] Richmond left the band in 1964, shortly after he recorded bass for their track "5-4-3-2-1", a song intended as the theme for the music show Ready, Steady, Go! , which became one of Manfred Mann's earliest and biggest hits. He was replaced by Tom McGuinness. Richmond was then recruited as the new bass player of The John Barry Seven, following the departure of Ray Styles in 1964. In 1966, after Manfred Mann's bass player McGuinness had switched to lead guitar, Richmond appeared as a guest (playing double bass) on the 1966 Manfred Mann EP Instrumental Assassination.
Later on in his career, Richmond became a session player, working with musicians such as Elton John, Bread, Hank Marvin and Serge Gainsbourg, amongst many others. In the 1970s he was a member of Steve Gray's library music ensemble WASP, which recorded much music for the KPM 1000 Series. [4] Richmond played the fretless bass guitar on the theme song to Last of the Summer Wine . [2]
Title | Year |
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"Why Should We Not" b/w "Brother Jack" | 1963 |
"Cock-a-Hoop" b/w "Now You're Needing Me" | |
"5-4-3-2-1" b/w "Without You" | 1964 |
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I, Dave Richmond played the bass guitar part on this track, I know this for sure because apart from recognising the sound of my Burns Black Bison I have my old diaries of that time with session dates and studios. Researcher and author Andy Votel got in touch with me about work I did with Serg Gansbourg and I think he mentioned this track at the same time. (I might be mistaken about that) nevertheless the fact remains this definitely is me and my Burns!
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