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Jonathan Richman
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1951)
Jonathan Michael Richman is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970, he founded the Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band.
Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key acoustic and electric backing. He is known for his wide-eyed, unaffected, and childlike outlook, and music that, while rooted in rock and roll, is influenced by music from around the world.
member of: The Modern Lovers, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
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Early life
Richman was born on May 16, 1951, into a Jewish family in Boston, and raised in the suburb of Natick. Richman began playing music and writing his own songs in the mid-1960s. He became infatuated with the Velvet Underground and, in 1969, he moved to New York City, lived on the couch of their manager, Steve Sesnick, worked odd jobs, and tried to break in as a professional musician. Failing at this, he returned to Boston.
Richman's work with the first incarnation of Modern Lovers is a major influence on punk rock. One critic called him the "Godfather of Punk". On his second solo album, Brian Eno made mention of Richman's band in his lyrics, and the Sex Pistols and Joan Jett were among the first artists of note to cover the song "Roadrunner" in the 1970s. A version of "Pablo Picasso" performed by Burning Sensations was included in the 1984 cult film, Repo Man. David Bowie covered "Pablo Picasso" on his album Reality. Velvet Underground founding member John Cale has a version of the song on his 1975 album, Helen of Troy, and continues to include the song in his live shows. Iggy Pop has performed "Pablo Picasso" live and wrote an extra verse for it. Echo and...
American singer, songwriter and guitarist born May 16, 1951 in Natick, Massachusetts. Married to (1982 - circa 1996) and to since 2003.
Also known as: J Richman, J. Richman, J. Richmond, J.R., J.Richman
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Liner notes
Jonathan Richman, the records, oldest first
Jonathan Richman
1989 album
Jonathan Goes Country
1990 album
Having a Party With Jonathan Richman
1991 album
I, Jonathan
1992 album
¡Jonathan, te vas a emocionar!
1994 album
You Must Ask the Heart
1995 album
Surrender to Jonathan!
1996 album
I'm So Confused
1998 album
Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow
2001 album
Take Me to the Plaza
2001 album
Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love
2004 album
Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild
2008 album
wanted
¿A qué venimos sino a caer?
2009 album
O Moon, Queen of Night on Earth
2010 album
Keith b/w They Showed Me The Door To Bohemia
2015 album
That's All We Need At Our Party
2016 album
Ishkode! Ishkode!
2016 album
Penchant For The Stagnant b/w Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love
2018 ep
SA!
2018 album
Cold Pizza & Other Hot Stuff EP
2022 album
Want to Visit My Inner House?
2022 album
Jonathan Richman / Yatasamaroun EP
2023 album
Only Frozen Sky Anyway
2025 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild is an album by Jonathan Richman. Released in 2008 on Vapor Records on the heels of Richman’s instrumental soundtrack album for the 2007 film Revolution Summer, Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild is Richman's first song-oriented LP since 2004's Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love.
