Dave Richmond

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Dave Richmond
Born
David Henry Richmond

1938 (age 86–87)
Origin Brighton, Sussex, England
Instruments 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".

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Career

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]

Richmond joined the group 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 first hit single "5-4-3-2-1", [4] the theme song for the ITV music show Ready, Steady, Go! . [5] He was replaced by Tom McGuinness. [4] Richmond was then recruited as the new bass player of the John Barry Seven, following the departure of Ray Styles in 1964. After Manfred Mann's bass player McGuinness switched to lead guitar, Richmond played double bass on the 1966 Manfred Mann EP Instrumental Assassination . [6]

Richmond later became a session player, [4] playing bass guitar on the 1969 version of "Je t'aime... moi non plus" by its composer Serge Gainsbourg and Gainsbourg's then-girlfriend Jane Birkin. The song became a number one hit on the UK singles chart in 1969 [7] —the first foreign-language song to top the charts there [8] —and also reached number one in Austria, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland that year.[ citation needed ] He later played bass on Gainsbourg's 1971 album Histoire de Melody Nelson . [9]

Richmond also worked with Elton John, Marvin, Welch & Farrar, Olivia Newton-John, Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black and the Shadows, amongst others. [4] In the 1970s he was a member of Steve Gray's library music ensemble WASP, which recorded much music for the KPM 1000 Series. [10] Richmond played the fretless bass guitar on the theme song to Last of the Summer Wine . [2] In his later years, he re-entered the world of jazz and big band music, performing with the Bert Kaempfert Orchestra and the String of Pearls Orchestra. [4]

Discography

With Manfred Mann

Singles

TitleYear
"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

Other notable recordings

References

  1. ↑ "Manfred Mann". Official Charts Company. 29 January 1964. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "About Dave Richmond – Jazz4Now". Jazz4now.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Rock Discography, Canongate, ISBN   1-84195-312-1, p. 648
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Eder, Bruce. "Dave Richmond Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Roberts, David (1998). Guinness Rockopedia (1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p.  258. ISBN   0-85112-072-5.
  6. ↑ Manfred Mann (1966). Instrumental Assassination (EP liner notes). Fontana Records. TE17483.
  7. ↑ "JE T'AIME... MOI NON PLUS {OFFICIAL RELEASE} - JANE BIRKIN AND SERGE GAINSBOURG". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Chrisafis, Angelique (13 April 2006). "Gainsbourg, je t'aime". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Allen, Jeremy (13 February 2021). "The Mystery Of Melody Nelson: The Making Of Gainsbourg's Histoire". The Quietus . Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Oliver Lomax. The Mood Modern (2018), pp. 328–47
  11. ↑ @daverichmond6421 (4 August 2009). "Comment from @daverichmond6421" . Retrieved 10 August 2024– via YouTube. 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!{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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