Richard Barone(I)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Richard Barone is a recording artist, performer, producer, author, and actor.
Since pioneering the indie rock scene in Hoboken, NJ as frontman for
The Bongos, Barone has produced countless studio recordings and worked
with artists in every musical style. Rolling Stone described his first
solo album "cool blue halo" as 'chamber rock', helping give rise to the
popular genre. Recent collaborators include Tony Visconti,
Beach Boy Al Jardine, Sean Lennon, Donovan, the late
rock legend Lou Reed, and American folk icon Pete Seeger. He has scored
shows and films, and staged all-star concert events at
Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. He has appeared in several films,
and served as music supervisor on the recent release "Addicted to
Fame", documentary about Anna Nicole Smith. His memoir Frontman:
Surviving The Rock Star Myth was published by Hal Leonard Books. His
most recent studio album, Glow (Bar/None), was produced by Visconti. A
deluxe CD/DVD set, "'cool blue halo' 25th Anniversary Concert" and the
legendary "lost" Bongos album Phantom Train were released in fall 2013. His latest album,
"Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village in the 1960s" is set for fall, 2016 release. Barone lives in Greenwich Village, NYC where he is affiliated with NYU's Clive Davis Institute of
Recorded Music.