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Rhonda Vincent

Rhonda Vincent (born 1962), the "new Queen of Bluegrass" per The Wall Street Journal, is a Missouri-born bluegrass singer and mandolinist leading the Rage. Eight IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year awards, 2018 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album, Grand Ole Opry member since 2021.

Rhye

Rhye is the musical project of Canadian singer-producer Mike Milosh, begun in 2010 with Danish instrumentalist Robin Hannibal; debut Woman (2013) reached No. 55 in the US, followed by Blood, Spirit, Home, and the Joy-era EPs, marked by Milosh's androgynous countertenor often compared to Sade.

Rianne Downey

Rianne Downey (born 2000) is a Scottish country-folk-pop singer-songwriter from Bellshill near Glasgow; Run On Records signing, Fuel to the Flame EP (2021), Paul Heaton duet partner, debut album The Consequence of Love (2025).

Ric Grech

Ric Grech (Richard Roman Grechko, 1946–1990) was a British bassist and violinist in Family, Blind Faith, Traffic, and Ginger Baker's Air Force, later a session player and Gram Parsons producer who died at 43.

Ricchi e Poveri

Ricchi e Poveri, Italian pop vocal group formed in Genoa in 1967 (Franco Gatti, Angela Brambati, Marina Occhiena, Angelo Sotgiu), named by Franco Califano; Sanremo winners 1985 with "Se m'innamoro", 22 million records, now a duo.

Rich Cronin

Rich Cronin (Richard Burton Cronin, 1974-2010) was the American lead singer and chief songwriter of pop trio LFO (Lyte Funkie Ones), whose 1999 hit "Summer Girls" reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100; he died of leukemia complications at 36.

Rich Gang (album)

Rich Gang (2013) is the self-titled Cash Money/Republic compilation album by Birdman's YMCMB supergroup, featuring Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and Future; lead single "Tapout"; Metascore 47; succeeded by the acclaimed Tha Tour mixtapes with Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan.

Rich Robinson

Rich Robinson (born 1969, Atlanta) is the Black Crowes' lead guitarist and co-founder with brother Chris, writer of their guitar parts including She Talks to Angels, a solo artist, Magpie Salute member, and open-tuning specialist.

Richard Ashcroft

Richard Ashcroft (ריצ'רד אשקרופט), born 1971 in Wigan, is an English singer-songwriter, frontman of The Verve and a solo artist known for "Bitter Sweet Symphony".

Richard Barbieri

Richard Barbieri (born 1957, London) is the British synthesist of Japan and Porcupine Tree, a Jansen/Barbieri and Rain Tree Crow collaborator, and a solo ambient artist on Kscope.

Richard Carpenter (musician)

Richard Lynn Carpenter (born 1946, New Haven) is the American pianist, arranger, and producer of the Carpenters duo with sister Karen; 100 million records, three Grammys, solo albums Time and Piano Songbook.

Richard Cheese

Richard Cheese, stage name of Mark Jonathan Davis (born 1965), is a Los Angeles comedy lounge act performing swing versions of rock and rap hits with Lounge Against the Machine; 30+ albums since 2000, songs in Dawn of the Dead and Army of the Dead.

Richard Christy

Richard Christy (born 1974, Fort Scott, Kansas) is an American drummer and radio personality, drummer on Death's The Sound of Perseverance and Control Denied's The Fragile Art of Existence, Iced Earth drummer 2000-2004, and Howard Stern Show staffer since 2004, now leading Charred Walls of the Damned.

Richard Clayderman

Richard Clayderman, stage name of Philippe Pagès (born 1953, Paris), French easy-listening pianist; "Ballade pour Adeline" sold 22 million copies in 38 countries; over 90 million records and 267 Gold discs; popular especially in Asia.

Richard Fairbrass

Richard Fairbrass (born 1953) is a British singer and bassist, frontman of Right Said Fred with brother Fred; their 1991 debut single I'm Too Sexy hit number one in the US and about 30 countries.

Richard Fortus

Richard Fortus (born 1966) is an American guitarist from St. Louis, longest-serving guitarist of Guns N' Roses (joined 2001/2002), former Love Spit Love and Thin Lizzy member, known for Gretsch Filter'Tron tone built to complement Slash.

Richard Hawley

Richard Hawley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist born 1967 in Sheffield; ex-Longpigs and Pulp touring guitarist; solo albums Coles Corner, Standing at the Sky's Edge; Olivier-winning musical.

Richard Hell

Richard Hell (Richard Meyers, born 1949) is a New York punk pioneer of Television and the Voidoids, creator of Blank Generation, and originator of the safety-pin punk look, later a novelist.

Richard Hell and the Voidoids

Richard Hell and the Voidoids, formed 1976 in New York by Richard Hell, Robert Quine, Ivan Julian, and Marc Bell, were a first-wave New York punk band. Albums Blank Generation (1977) and Destiny Street (1982); Hell's spiked hair and torn shirts shaped punk's image.

Richard Jones (The Feeling)

Richard Jones, The Feeling bassist, English founding member of the British pop rock band The Feeling (met Dan Sells at BRIT School 1995); also Sophie Ellis-Bextor's husband and bassist; distinct from Stereophonics' Richard Jones.

Richard Kruspe

Richard Kruspe (born Zven Kruspe, 1967, Wittenberge) is Rammstein's lead guitarist and founder, and the singer-guitarist of the English-language side project Emigrate, with four albums since 2007.

Richard M. Sherman

Richard M. Sherman (1928-2024), American composer-lyricist of the Sherman Brothers with brother Robert; wrote Mary Poppins songs, It's a Small World, two Oscars, nine nominations, Disney Legend.

Richard Manuel

Richard Manuel (1943–1986), Canadian singer, pianist, and songwriter of the Band; joined the Hawks in 1961, sang lead on Music from Big Pink, co-wrote "Tears of Rage" with Dylan, died in Winter Park, Florida, in 1986.

Richard Marx

Richard Marx (Richard Noel Marx, born 1963, Chicago) is an American pop-rock singer-songwriter; his 1987 debut yielded four chart-topping singles, "Right Here Waiting" hit No. 1 in 1989, and he won the 2004 Song of the Year Grammy for "Dance with My Father."

Richard Page (musician)

Richard Page (born 1953, Keokuk, Iowa) is the American singer-bassist who fronted Mr. Mister, not the Ottawa saxophonist or Jimmy Page. Pages and Mr. Mister hits "Broken Wings" and "Kyrie"; later songwriter for Madonna and All-Starr Band member.

Richard Patrick

Richard Michael Patrick, American rock musician from Bay Village, Ohio; Nine Inch Nails' first touring guitarist (1989–1993) and founder/frontman of industrial rock band Filter, known for "Hey Man Nice Shot" and "Take a Picture," plus Army of Anyone and A Place to Kill.

Richard Perry

Richard Van Perry (1942–2024), American record producer behind "You're So Vain," "Without You," Ringo's 1973 album with all four Beatles, and Rod Stewart's Great American Songbook; founder of Planet Records, Grammy Trustees Award 2015.

Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), American Broadway composer of Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music; partnered with Lorenz Hart then Oscar Hammerstein II; first PEGOT winner.

Richard Rodney Bennett

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1936–2012), English composer and pianist, worked in serialist concert music, Oscar-nominated film scores such as Murder on the Orient Express, and jazz cabaret; New York-based from 1979, knighted 1998.

Richard Rudolph

Richard Rudolph, born 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an American songwriter and record producer who co-wrote "Lovin' You", Minnie Riperton's 1974 worldwide number-one hit, and co-produced her album Perfect Angel.