Richard Barone is an American rock musician who first gained attention as frontman for

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. He works as a songwriter, arranger, author, director, and record producer, releases albums as a solo artist, tours, and has created concert events at

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, and New York's

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. He serves on the Board of Governors for

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(

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) and the Board of Advisors for

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and

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Biography

Richard Barone was born in

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, and began his career at age seven on local top-40 radio station WALT (now known as

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) as the Littlest DJ. By age sixteen he was producing local bands and recorded the idiosyncratic performer Tiny Tim after the two met following a Tampa performance. It was Tiny Tim who first suggested to Barone that he should live in

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, where Tim himself had gotten his start. Moving to New York, Barone lived briefly at the

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, modeled, and landed small acting roles. Answering an advertisement in the

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newspaper led him to meet the musicians with whom he would soon form

, a critically acclaimed new wave band that helped to create the 1980s

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, New Jersey indie pop community. The Bongos quickly gained favor at New York City music venues as well as at their home venue,

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in Hoboken. They were invited to perform at the

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in London as part of a concert that included other new bands on the scene, and was recorded for the live album ''Start Swimming'' on

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. A European tour with the

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, the group signed to

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. With the advent of

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, they made commercial impact with the title song of their label debut, the Barone-penned "Numbers With Wings." The song's accompanying video earned the group a nomination at the first MTV

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. Two more albums followed, one for RCA and one for

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, which was to remain unreleased until 2013. Breaking out as a solo artist, Barone's albums have included

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, orchestral, folk, and narrative singer-songwriter material. He has been called a "gifted pop-rock tunesmith" by ''

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''. Barone released his first solo album, ''Cool Blue Halo'' (recorded live at The Bottom Line in New York) in 1987, prior to the Bongos' amicable breakup.

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, writing in ''Rolling Stone'', praised Barone's "spare, elegant arrangements" and credited him with fashioning "a kind of rock chamber music." While ''

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'' described the record as "intimate but confused,"Richard Barone reviews
''Trouser Press''

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, in a more recent assessment, called the album "a plaintive masterpiece," adding ''"Cool Blue Halo'' feels timeless, and maybe even exotic." Moon also credited Barone's version of

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" The Man Who Sold the World" with influencing

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's own cover of the song on their 1994 album ''

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''. Two studio albums followed: the rock-dominated ''Primal Dream'' (

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) in 1990, and the more acoustic-based ''Clouds Over Eden'' (

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), dedicated to his late friend, rock journalist

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, in 1994. ''Trouser Press'' championed the "fine set of yearning love songs" on ''Primal Dream'', while calling their production and arrangements as a "step backwards" from his debut album. But David Browne, writing in ''Rolling Stone'', gave the album four stars and commented that "Barone is fast moving beyond the limited vocabulary of twelve strings and wimp-pop vocals." Billy Altman, in ''

'', called his next album, ''Clouds Over Eden'' "unquestionably the most fully realized effort of Barone's career," while ''Trouser Press'' described the album as "wrenching and thoroughly worthwhile" and "the great album fans always imagined

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making." In the mid-90s Barone performed and recorded with experimental guitarist

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and his group Gods and Monsters, in which Barone handled lead vocals and played

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. In 1995 he recorded

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's "

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," with Lucas on guitar, for the album For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson (

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) and produced

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frontman

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's version of "

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" for the same project. He performed the song with Schneider on

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. In 1996, he partnered with

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and Larry Rosen's

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Records label to become one of the first five artists, each representing different genres, to make their music available as purchasable digital downloads on the pioneering

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retail site. Amidst the music industry's growing fear of the then-new technology of digital distribution, Barone appeared on

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television show and other programs to explain and promote legal music downloading as a legitimate method of distribution. In 1997, Barone released ''Between Heaven and Cello'', a live album recorded primarily at NYC's intimate

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nightclub during a series of "Guitar & Cello" shows. In November he performed in ''Bryter Later: The Music of

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'' at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, N.Y., performing Drake's "

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" and " Northern Sky." In that year, he also performed with

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on Buster's Spanish Rocketship, the fourth album by Johansen's alter-ego

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, released on

. Barone sang backing vocals on the album, credited as "Richard Barone and the Beautiful Bustiers." Also in 1997, Barone partnered with songwriter

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to co-host "Writers in the Round - Bluebird Style," a monthly series at The Bottom Line that featured

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, and other singer/songwriters. Tony Visconti and Richard Barone in the studio, circa 2000

During this time, Barone began collaborating with producer

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. Nine of the songs they wrote and recorded together over the next few years were released on the album ''Glow'' in 2010. Also during this period, he was invited to sing on sessions Visconti was producing for

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, including the song "Mother," which would be released in 2021. In 1999 he provided musical direction and orchestrations for the off-Broadway musical '' Bright Lights, Big City'' at the

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, working with ''

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'' director

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. From 1999 to 2004, Barone directed and performed in ''The Downtown Messiah'', a unique, multi-genre interpretation of

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that was broadcast annually in December on over 200

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stations nationwide, and combined elements of pop, folk, blues, and jazz. A boxed set of Barone's first three studio albums was released in Europe in 2000 as ''The Big Three'' by Line Records, Germany. In 2001, he contributed the track "

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" to ''

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- A Tribute to

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,'' a 32-track collection that included performances by

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and others. He also sang backing vocals for

's version of "Mr. Blue Sky" on the album, along with

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. As a concert producer/director, he began to create large-scale concert events, including three all-star tributes to

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at Carnegie Hall, the

, and

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in 2003 and 2004 in partnership with legendary concert impresario

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. The fully-orchestrated concerts spanned Lee's entire career and were staged as a musical biography. Performers included

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, and

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. For New York's

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he created ''The Not-so Great American Songbook,'' a lovingly irreverent look at the guilty-pleasure hits of the 1970s, featuring an eclectic cast that included

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. In 2004, Barone interviewed

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for the

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documentary ''Fever: The Music of

.'' That year also saw the first release on his own RBM Special Editions label, an anthology entitled ''Collection: An Embarrassment of Richard'', composed of highlights from his back catalogue. The cover was photographed by

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, the first of many collaborations. In June, he performed in ''The Blood on the Tracks Project'' at

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, a multi-artist tribute to

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's landmark 1974 album on its thirtieth anniversary. He was accompanied by

on bass,

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on guitar, and

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, who had performed on the original album, on pedal steel. Also that year, Barone joined 1960s folk-rock icon

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for a series of the latter's ''Beat Café'' concert events, including nine performances at New York's

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, singing and reading excerpts from

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's ''

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.'' Barone increasingly turned his attention to producing, including a duet between

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and pianist/vocalist Johnny Rodgers; a children's album for Jolie Jones (daughter of

);

for his solo album

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; and others. During this time, he also collaborated with Schneider on songs for British pop sensation

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. Other projects during this time included executive-producing ''

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'' DVD (Palm Pictures, 2005), which includes his remix of operatic New Wave countertenor

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's "Total Eclipse." His songs and collaborations, including several written with singer-songwriter

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, were heard on the TV shows ''

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,'' ''

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,'' '' Felicity,'' and ''

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.'' In 2006, the original three Bongos reunited in the studio with

Moby Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...

to create a re-make and music video of "The Bulrushes," an early Bongos single, for the re-issue of the group's debut album, released by

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in June 2007. Several Bongos reunion concerts were held, culminating with an outdoor performance at the

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, during which the band was honored with a Mayoral Proclamation and the

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. In September 2007, Barone's memoir, ''Frontman: Surviving the Rock Star Myth,'' with cover and interior photos of the author by

, was published by Backbeat/

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Books. In late 2007, he began staging a series of musical readings of ''Frontman'' with excerpts of the book read by television actress

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and radio personality

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, among others. On his birthday, October 1, 2008, he brought ''Frontman: A Musical Reading'' to the stage at Carnegie Hall in

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, with "Special Guests and Legendary Friends," including Moby,

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. ...

, the Band's

Garth Hudson Eric "Garth" Hudson (born August 2, 1937) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for rock group the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He was a ...

Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as " Someday, Someway," a US top 40 hit in 1982, " Cynical Girl," and "Whenever You're on My Mind." He i ...

, Terre and Suzzy Roche,

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Carlos Alomar Carlos Alomar (born 7 May 1951) is a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican guitarist. He is best known for his work with David Bowie from the mid-1970s to the early 2000s, having played on more Bowie albums than any musician other than pianist Mike Garso ...

, DeWitt and others as a benefit for public radio station

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. In July 2009, Barone entered the recording studio to complete production work on the album he began at age 16 for performer Tiny Tim. The album, ''

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- Rare Moments: Volume 1,'' was released in October 2009 on Collector's Choice Records. In May 2010, Barone produced a concert to benefit

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. Anger performed, along with

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Jonas Mekas Jonas Mekas (; December 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema". Mekas' work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwi ...

, Moby, actors

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and

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and others. In July, Barone collaborated with

Pete Seeger Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably ...

(then 91 years old), producing and performing in "Reclaim the Coast: Gulf Coast Oil Spill Benefit" at City Winery in New York. The next month, he and co-producer Matthew Billy recorded Seeger performing a new song that had been debuted publicly at the show. The song and video, "

God's Counting on Me, God's Counting on You ''God's Counting on Me, God's Counting on You (Single)'' is a 2012 single by Pete Seeger featuring Lorre Wyatt & Friends, produced and arranged by Richard Barone and Matthew Billy, and released by Billy Barone Productions. Originally recorded in ...

," recorded while sailing aboard the

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, were released on Election Day, November 6, 2012. ''Glow,'' Barone's fifth solo album, helmed by producer

, was released in September 2010 on

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. A majority of the album was also co-written with Visconti. Also working on the project were producers Steve Rosenthal and

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, songwriter Paul Williams, chief engineer

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, photographer Mick Rock, and others. A portrait of Barone from the ''Glow'' photo sessions appeared in Rock's career retrospective book ''Exposed: The Faces of Rock n' Roll''. A tour of the U.S. and the U.K. followed in early 2011. In August, Barone was named to the Board of Advisors of

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and produced live fundraising events for the organization. In Fall 2011, Richard made a cameo appearance and performed a song in the film ''Mr. Bricks: A Heavy Metal Murder Musical''. On September 11, 2011, the tenth anniversary of

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, Barone released a re-write of the 1894 song "

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" with updated lyrics that referenced the

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attack, co-written and produced by collaborator Matthew Billy. In December 2011, Barone was appointed as a professor at the

Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...

where he began teaching "Stage Presence: The Art of Performance." A second anthology released that month, ''Collection 2: Before & Afterglow,'' mined his back catalogue to his pre-Bongos days in Tampa and included recent work such as the ''Sidewalks of New York'' single. On May 4, 2012, for the 25th anniversary of his ''Cool Blue Halo'' album, a reunion concert of all the original musicians was held at City Winery in New York. The concert was filmed and recorded as part of a multi-disc box set released by

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Records. In September 2012, he released the first single from the project, "I Belong To Me." In December, ''I Belong To Me: The 'Cool Blue Halo' Story'' premiered at

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wrote: "Well-deserved appreciation to Richard on this 25th anniversary release of his album 'Cool Blue Halo.' He displayed the stance early, like the minstrel/actor/playwright of Renaissance London. We met and have shared many a stage together... I have always loved Ricardo's 'Bar-oque and Roll' music. Shine On Ricardo, Shine!" Through his work with Pete Seeger, Barone was asked to contribute a song to the ''

Occupy This Album ''Occupy This Album: 99 Songs for the 99 Percent'' is a four-disc compilation box set released in May 2012 through the record label Music for Occupy. The album concept, and initial production was initiated by Executive Producer Jason Samel. Jason S ...

'' project on

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, to benefit the

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. The four-disc set, subtitled "99 Songs for the 99%", was released on May 15, 2012. Co-written with Matthew Billy, "Hey, Can I Sleep On Your Futon?" was a new song with contemporary references that was inspired by "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?", a popular song from the

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. Both the track and music video, produced by film students from

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, were included on the original album download. Barone also performed at a series of concerts with other artists on the Occupy album including

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David Amram David Werner Amram III (born November 17, 1930) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor of orchestral, chamber, and choral works, many with jazz flavorings.

, and

Tom Chapin Tom Chapin (born March 13, 1945) is an American musician, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and storyteller. Chapin is known for the song " Happy Birthday", released in 1989 in his ''Moonboat'' album. It takes its melody from "Love Unspoken", a so ...

. That same month, the feature documentary about

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, was released, along with Barone's single "(She's A Real) Live Wire" from the film. He also served as music supervisor for the feature documentary, directed by

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. In June 2013, Barone joined forces with

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co-founder

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and friends to record a version of Pete Seeger's folk anthem "

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" for the ONE Campaign, produced by

at Shelter Island Sound studios in New York. The video was released as ONE Campaign's worldwide protest song project. Richard Barone & Al Jardine recording Pete Seeger's

Richard Barone & Al Jardine recording Pete Seeger's

On July 31, 2013,

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performed the final concert at their home club,

, where the original members had also performed the venue's first show. From the stage Richard announced that the group's long-lost album ''Phantom Train,'' recorded in Compass Point, Bahamas in 1986, would finally be released on October 1, 2013 on the re-launched

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. Also in 2013,

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and

Susanna Hoffs Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American singer and guitarist, best known as a co-founder of the pop-rock band The Bangles. Hoffs founded The Bangles (originally called the Bangs) in 1981 with Debbi and Vicki Peterson. They re ...

recorded Barone's song "The Bulrushes" on their album

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. Barone partnered with

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on March 14, 2014 to produce and co-host the first major tribute to the late

at the Paramount Theatre in

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, as part of the

Music Festival. The three-hour concert included over twenty-four acts including

Suzanne Vega Suzanne Nadine Vega ( Peck; born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter best known for her folk-inspired music. Vega's music career spans almost 40 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s, releasing four singles that entered the ...

Lucinda Williams Lucinda Gayle Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and a solo guitarist. She recorded her first two albums: '' Ramblin' on My Mind'' (1979) and '' Happy Woman Blues'' (1980), in a traditional country and blues style ...

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, and

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. The house band included members of Blondie, the

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, and the Voidoids. Barone also released a recording of Reed's "All Tomorrow's Parties" produced by

Chris Seefried Chris Seefried is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the bands Gods Child, Joe 90, and Low Stars, and as producer and co-writer for the neo-soul band Fitz and the ...

with a video by Jonas Mekas assembled from footage of the early

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. In October 2014 Barone launched "A Circle of Songs," a live, monthly musical talk show series at SubCulture below the

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. Guests included

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Nellie McKay Nell Marie McKay (born April 13, 1982) is a singer and songwriter. She made her Broadway debut in ''The Threepenny Opera'' (2006). Early life and education McKay was born in London to an English father, writer-director Malcolm McKay, and an ...

Holly Near Holly Near (born June 6, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist. Early years Holly Near was born in Ukiah, California, United States, and was raised on a ranch in Potter Valley, California. She was eight years o ...

, and

Captain Kirk Douglas "Captain" Kirk Douglas (born September 30, 1973) is an American guitarist and singer who performs with the hip hop band The Roots. He joined The Roots in 2003. His first album with The Roots was 2004's ''The Tipping Point'', where he split gui ...

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. As 2015 began, Barone co-produced, with Tony Visconti, a retrospective concert of Visconti's most familiar work at New York's City Winery entitled "The TV Show." He also began work on a new album ''Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village in the 1960s,'' composed of songs that emerged from the early days of the Greenwich Village singer-songwriter scene. The album was curated by music writer/

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executive Mitchell Cohen, with sessions produced by

and featuring guest appearances from Dion,

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. A series of musical panel discussions chronicling the music on ''Sorrows & Promises,'' hosted by the

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at the historic

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branch in Greenwich Village preceded the album's October 14, 2016 release. In March 2017, Barone brought the ''Sorrows & Promises'' project to the

Music Festival in Austin, Texas where he hosted a five-and-a-half-hour showcase based on the album. Back in the studio, Barone produced an album for jazz singer

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of songs made famous by

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and a various-artists holiday album for the Miranda Music label on which he appears, as well as a second album of recordings made by Tiny Tim, entitled ''Tiny Tim's America'', released in summer 2016. In addition, he served as executive producer of the musical ''Tiny,'' based on the life of Tiny Tim, and produced a songbook album for composer Tracy Stark featuring performances by

Lesley Gore Lesley Sue Goldstein (May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015), known professionally as Lesley Gore, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16, she recorded the pop music, pop hit "It's My Party (Lesley Gore song), I ...

, actress

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, and

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, released in October 2016. Barone then contributed liner notes to the vinyl re-issue of ''The Holy Mackerel'', the debut of the 1960s band featuring songwriter Paul Williams. Later, in 2018, he would contribute liner notes for Williams' 1970 solo debut '' Someday Man''. Richard Barone and Senator Patrick Leahy

Richard Barone and Senator Patrick Leahy

In April 2017, Barone was elected to the board of governors of the New York Chapter of

(The

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s). He would be re-elected for a second term in 2019. In December 2017, he entered the studio to begin producing a tribute for

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...

's Centennial, performed by NJ-based group Remember Jones and featuring a duet with Martin's daughter

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. In June 2018, Barone would be invited by Martin to perform at the Friars Club as she was honored with the

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title. On March 29, 2018, Barone performed in ''The Bowie Songbook,'' a reinterpretation of

's catalogue with Burnt Sugar Arkestra, as part of

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's ''

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'' installation. Also in March, he began a new monthly ''Village Nights'' salon series at the historic Washington Square Hotel in New York City. In April it was announced that Barone would host and curate ''Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s'' at

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's SummerStage in Central Park on August 12, 2018. Performers included

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Melanie Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness" and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark".José Feliciano José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945) () is a Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer. He recorded many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and his self-penned Christmas song " ...

Maria Muldaur Maria Muldaur (born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato; September 12, 1942) is an American folk and blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s. She recorded the 1973 hit song "Midnight at the Oasis" and has ...

John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist who founded the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music School of Jazz and Contemporary Music is the second conservatory of The New School. It is located on West 13th Street in New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood. It was known as The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music before it wa ...

and was set to teach a 15-week music history course on 1960s Greenwich Village, with the same title as the Central Park concert. Barone represented the New York Chapter of the

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for

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in Washington D.C., meeting with

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in support of the Music Modernization Act (MMA), an

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supporting the rights of music creators. He met with

Senator Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph Leahy (; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from Vermont and serves as the president pro tempore of the United States Senat ...

, Congressman

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, Representative

Joseph Crowley Joseph Crowley (born March 16, 1962) is an American politician and consultant who served as U.S. Representative from New York's 14th congressional district from 1999 to 2019. He was defeated by Democratic primary challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Co ...

, Representative

Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia Pelosi (; ; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2011. She has represented in the United States House of ...

, and the office of Senator

Sheldon Whitehouse Sheldon Whitehouse (born October 20, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Rhode Island since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Attorney from 1993 to 1998 ...

. Barone also met with New York Representative

Jerrold Nadler Jerrold Lewis Nadler (; born June 13, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who since 2013 has served as the U.S. representative for , which includes Manhattan's west side and parts of Brooklyn. A member of the Democratic Party, he is in ...

, key supporter of the Music Modernization Act. The bill passed unanimously by both houses of Congress and was signed into law on October 11, 2018. In January 2019, Barone accompanied

in Jamaica to record a tribute album to

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...

. Barone also photographed Donovan for the cover of the album's first single. A second project with Donovan that year, a tribute to

Brian Jones Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English multi-instrumentalist and singer best known as the founder, rhythm/lead guitarist, and original leader of the Rolling Stones. Initially a guitarist, he went on to prov ...

of the

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, was recorded and filmed in Jones' hometown of

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on the fiftieth anniversary of his passing. Barone was the musical director of the project, which celebrated the American blues music that inspired the early Stones. In fall 2019, a new guitar effect pedal "The Mambo Sun," a collaboration between Barone and boutique pedal manufacturer Left Coast Workshop, was launched for sale. It was designed to replicate Barone's distinctive double-tracked guitar tone. Joining forces with

Glenn Mercer Glenn Mercer is the vocalist and guitarist of the North Haledon, New Jersey-based rock band The Feelies. Together with Bill Million, Mercer has written and produced virtually all of the Feelies' recorded output. History The Feelies' debut albu ...

, guitarist/frontman of

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, Barone began performing a series of concerts entitled ''Hazy Cosmic Jive'', a tribute to the mid-1970s experimentation of

Brian Eno Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop an ...

Roxy Music Roxy Music are an English rock music, rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry—who became the band's lead vocalist and principal songwriter—and bassist Graham Simpson (musician), Graham Simpson. The other longtime members are Phil Manzanera ...

Marc Bolan Marc Bolan ( ; born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex. Bolan was posthumously inducted int ...

and others. In 2020 Barone made a cameo acting appearance, playing himself, in the indie film ''The Incoherents'' directed by Jared Barel. He also appeared in the documentaries ''Tiny Tim: King for a Day'' and ''You Don't Know

Ivan Julian Ivan Julian (born June 26, 1955) is a guitarist, bassist and founding member of Richard Hell and the Voidoids and Lovelies. He has also performed with the Isley Brothers, The Clash, Matthew Sweet, The Bongos, Richard Barone, and Shriekback. ...

''. Barone performed "Streets of New York" on ''

Willie Nile Willie Nile (born Robert Noonan; June 7, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter. In 1980, Nile released his self-titled debut album. His early career was interrupted by various problems, but he eventually returned to recording and performing i ...

Uncovered,'' a tribute to the singer-songwriter, released in August 2020. He also sang on four tracks on ''Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of

T.Rex ''Tyrannosaurus'' is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. The species ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' (''rex'' meaning "king" in Latin), often called ''T. rex'' or colloquially ''T-Rex'', is one of the best represented theropods. ''Tyrannosaurus'' live ...

'' produced by

Hal Willner Hal Willner (April 6, 1956 – April 7, 2020) was an American music producer working in recording, films, television, and live events. He was best known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical sty ...

, contributing backing vocals to tracks by

Todd Rundgren Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Ut ...

Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert (; born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to Kemosabe Records. Her first major success came in early 2009 after she was featured on America ...

, and Helga Davis. The album was released on September 4, 2020 by

. Barone performed a medley of "Revolution" and "Power to the People" for ''JEM Records Celebrates

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

,'' released on the 80th anniversary of Lennon's birth, October 9, 2020. He also contributed an essay about Pylon for the book included in the comprehensive ''Pylon Box'' vinyl box set released on November 6, 2020, by

New West Records New West Records is a record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, and Athens, Georgia. It had offices in Burbank, California, and Beverly Hills, California. The label was established in 1998 by Cameron Strang "for artists who perform real music ...

. On January 8, 2021

's cover of

's song "Mother," for which Barone had sung harmony vocals with producer Tony Visconti at the original session in 1998, was released on limited edition vinyl and digital streaming on

Parlophone Records Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a German–British record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 19 ...

. The single was released to commemorate Bowie's seventy-fourth birthday. In July,

' ''Beat Hotel - Expanded Edition'' was released by

. Later that month, Barone contributed two tracks to ''JEM Records Celebrates

.'' On January 20, 2022, he began hosting the ''Folk Radio'' show on

WBAI WBAI (99.5 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to New York, New York. Its programming is a mixture of political news, talk and opinion from a left-leaning, liberal or progressive viewpoint, and eclectic music. ...

Radio, New York. Barone's new book, ''Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s'', was published by

Rowman & Littlefield Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an independent publishing house founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns the book distributing compa ...

on September 15, 2022.

Selected discography

* ''Nuts and Bolts'' (1983), with James Mastro; produced by Barone, Mastro, and

Mitch Easter Mitchell Blake Easter (born November 15, 1954) is a musician, songwriter, and record producer. Frequently associated with the jangle pop style of guitar music, he is known as producer of R.E.M.'s early albums from 1981 through 1984, and as frontm ...

(Passport Records) * ''Cool Blue Halo'' (1987), recorded live at The Bottom Line, New York City (Passport Records); Deluxe Edition (2012,

/RBM Special Editions) * ''Primal Dream'' (1990), produced by

Richard Gottehrer Richard Gottehrer (born 1940) is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive. In 1997, he co-founded the Orchard with longtime business partner Scott Cohen, an independent music distribution company. His career began as ...

and Don Dixon (

) * ''Primal Cuts'' (1991), remixes by Ben Grosse and live tracks (Line Records, Germany) * ''Clouds over Eden'' (1993), produced by Hugh Jones ( MESA/Bluemoon/

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...

) * ''Between Heaven and Cello'' (1997), recorded live (Line Records, Germany) * ''The Big Three'' (2000), box set (Line Records, Germany) * ''Collection: An Embarrassment of Richard'' (2004), compilation (RBM Special Editions) * ''Glow'' (2010), produced by

, Steve Rosenthal, and Richard Barone (

); Deluxe Edition (2019) * ''Collection 2: Before & Afterglow'' (2011), compilation (RBM Special Editions/Billy Barone Productions) * ''Cool Blue Halo: 25th Anniversary Concert'' (2012), Deluxe live album/concert movie, CD/DVD, produced by Matthew Billy (

/RBM Special Editions) * ''Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village in the 1960s'' (2016), produced by

(RBM Special Editions/

The Orchard The Orchard may refer to: * The Orchard (company), American music and entertainment company * The Orchard (band), Canadian country music duo * ''The Orchard'' (Lizz Wright album), 2008 * ''The Orchard'' (Ra Ra Riot album), 2010 * The Orchard (t ...

; Ship To Shore PhonoCo)

Contributions

* '' For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson'' (1995),

MusicMasters Records MusicMasters was a record label based in Ocean, New Jersey. History MusicMasters was founded in the late 1970s by Albert Nissim and his sons Robert and Jeffrey, who owned the Musical Heritage Society, which had previously only licensed Europe ...

BMG BMG may refer to: Organizations * Music publishing companies: ** Bertelsmann Music Group, a 1987–2008 division of Bertelsmann that was purchased by Sony on October 1, 2008 *** Sony BMG, a 2004–2008 joint venture of Bertelsmann and Sony that wa ...

- "I Guess The Lord Must Be in New York City" * ''Refuge: A Benefit for the People of Kosova'' (1999), ARC/

- "A Call To Prayer" * ''Our Favorite Texan:

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Four-ever!'' (1999), #9 Records, Japan - "Nancy Jean" * ''

– A Tribute to the Music of

'' (2001),

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- "Showdown" * ''Simply Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad About The Loser's Lounge'' (2001), Zilcho Records - "Everybody's Talking" * ''

Remixes'' (2005),

Palm Pictures Palm Pictures is a US-based entertainment company owned and run by Chris Blackwell. Palm Pictures produces, acquires and distributes music and film projects with a particular focus on the DVD-Video format. Palm places an emphasis on such proje ...

- "Total Eclipse: The Atomic Party Mix" * ''

October Project October Project is an American pop rock band based in New York City. The group reached critical and commercial success with their 1990s Epic Records releases ''October Project'' and ''Falling Farther In''. The group's piano-driven music is charact ...

Uncovered: The Songs of Emil Adler & Julie Flanders'' (2006),

Recordings - "One Dream" * ''

'' (2012),

- "Hey, Can I Sleep On Your Futon?" * ''A New York Holiday'' (2015), Miranda Music - "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" * ''Joolz Juke: Blues Tribute to

by his Grandson Joolz Jones'' (2019),

Discs - "Who Do You Love?", "Not Fade Away" * ''

: Uncovered'' (2020), Paradiddle Records - "Streets of New York" * ''AngelHeaded Hipster - The Songs Of

And T. Rex'' (2020),

- Backing vocals on several tracks. * ''Jem Records Celebrates

'' (2020),

Jem Records Jem Records (also known as JEM Records) was a United States record label that existed from 1970 to 1988, at the time principally known as the parent company of Passport Records. The label was resurrected in 2013 as Jem Recordings. History Jem Re ...

- "Revolution/Power to the People" * ''Jem Records Celebrates

'' (2021),

- "In My Room", "I Get Around" * ''Jem Records Celebrates

Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Townsh ...

'' (2022),

- "Let's See Action" * ''We All Shine On: A Tribute to the Year 1970'' (2022), SpyderPop Records - "Riki Tiki Tavi" (Donovan) * ''Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of

'' (2022), Y&T Music - "Close the Door Lightly"

Concert productions

* "The Downtown Messiah" - Various Artists - The Bottom Line;

Winter Garden Atrium The Winter Garden Atrium is a 120-foot (36.6 m) tall 10-story glass-vaulted pavilion on Vesey Street in New York City's Brookfield Place (formerly World Financial Center) office complex. Designed by Diana Balmori, the Atrium was originally const ...

at World Financial Center NYC, Broadcast via

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, 1999–2004

* "There'll Be Another Spring: A Tribute to Miss

" - Various Artists -

NYC, Broadcast via

, 2003

* "There'll Be Another Spring: A Tribute to Miss

" - Various Artists -

, Los Angeles, C

, Chicago, 2004

* "The (Not So) Great American Songbook" - Various Artists - SummerStage in

NYC, 2004. * "Frontman: A Musical Reading" - Various Artists -

NYC, 2008. * "Reclaim the Coast: Benefit for the

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Cleanup" -

and Various Artists -

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NYC, 2010. * "Return to the Pleasuredome: Benefit for

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, and

Kenneth Anger Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer, February 3, 1927) is an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor, and author. Working exclusively in short films, he has produced almost 40 works since 1937, nine of which have been grouped ...

- Hiro Ballroom NYC, 2010. * "2011 Film Preservation Honors & 40th Anniversary Benefit Concert" -

Marina Abramović Marina Abramović ( sr-Cyrl, Марина Абрамовић, ; born November 30, 1946) is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Her work explores body art, endurance art, feminist art, the relationship between the performer and audienc ...

Ólöf Arnalds Ólöf Arnalds (born 4 January 1980) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and indie musician who has been active within the Icelandic music scene since the early 2000s. She was a touring member of múm for five years from 2003 before launching he ...

Albert Maysles Albert Maysles (November 26, 1926 – March 5, 2015) and his brother David Maysles (January 10, 1931 – January 3, 1987; ) were an American documentary filmmaking team known for their work in the Direct Cinema style. Their best-known films i ...

, more. -

NYC, 2011. * "The

Tribute to

" (Co-produced with

) - Various Artists - Paramount Theater, Austin Texas, 2014

* "The TV Show:

& Friends" (Co-produced with Tony Visconti) - Various Artists -

NYC, 2015. * "Sorrows & Promises

: Greenwich Village in the 1960s" - Various Artists including

Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born 3 March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano, and bass guitar. After leading the Soft Boys in the late 1970s and releasing the ...

Driskill Hotel The Driskill, a Romanesque-style building completed in 1886,

, Austin Texas, 2017

* "Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s, hosted by Richard Barone" - Various Artists - City Parks Foundation, SummerStage in

, NYC, August 12, 2018

https://www.njarts.net/pop-rock/a-once-in-a-lifetime-tribute-to-the-music-of-60s-greenwich-village-review-setlist-videos

* "Remembering Jonas: A Tribute to

" - Various Artists including

Patti Smith Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album '' Horses''. Called the "punk poe ...

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...

Jim Jarmusch James Robert Jarmusch (; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films including '' Stranger Than Paradise'' (1984), '' Down by Law'' ( ...

Steve Buscemi Steven Vincent Buscemi ( ,As stated in interviews by Buscemi himself, some may insist that his pronunciation of his own name is "wrong" because it does not match the original Italian pronunciation as well. It is not uncommon for people to pronou ...

Lee Ranaldo Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer, visual artist and record producer, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (guitar and vocals). In 2004, ''Rolling ...

, others. -

NYC, February 21, 2019.

Bibliography

*''Frontman: Surviving the Rock Star Myth,'' Backbeat/Hal Leonard Books, 2007. , *''The White Label Promo Preservation Society: 100 Flop Albums You Ought to Know,'' HoZac Books, 2021. Essay on

. * ''Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s,'' Backbeat Books/Rowman & Littlefield, 2022. * ''

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,'' regular contributor

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Selected discography

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Concert productions

Bibliography

See also

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