- John R. (born John
Richbourg,
August 20, 1910 –
February 15, 1986) was an
American radio disc
jockey who
attained fame in the 1950s and 1960s for playing...
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Lance Clayton Richbourg (December 18, 1897 –
September 10, 1975) was an
American professional baseball player who was a
Major League right fielder for...
- they too were
African American,
playing the
blues and Be-Bop. John R
Richbourg had a
southern drawl that
listeners to Nashville's WLAC
nighttime R&B...
-
Richbourg Motors Building was a
historic auto
showroom located at Asheville,
Buncombe County,
North Carolina. It was
built in 1926, and was a three-story...
- a
tragic accident on 4
November 1954, in
which test
pilot Charles E.
Richbourg was
killed when the Sea Dart he was
piloting disintegrated in midair....
- the eye of Nashville, Tennessee, R&B disc
jockey John
Richbourg during this time, and
Richbourg not only
became Simon's manager/record
producer but also...
-
sequencing on drum machines. Alex
Richbourg became part of the team that same year as a musician. A few
years later Alex
Richbourg decided to move on and join...
-
known as "The 50,000 Watt Quartet". It
included Gene Nobles, "John R." (
Richbourg), and
Herman Grizzard.
Allen had the
longest career of any. He worked...
-
occasional recording artist,
Allen Orange, who was
Richbourg's right-hand man
until the late 1960s.
Richbourg's biggest commercial success was
bringing Joe Simon...
- m.
Central Time. On
Sunday nights,
Richbourg or
Allen hosted programs featuring black gospel recordings.
Richbourg and
Allen took
credit for
helping to...
