Richard Barrett (5)

Real Name:
Richard F. Barrett
Profile:
American singer, musician, composer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer and producer
Manager and the founder of Princeton Records (4).

Born: 14 July 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: 03 August 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

As Barrett grew out of his teenage years, performing in Philadelphia with the Royal Angels, he moved to New York and became lead singer with The Valentines. After their first single in 1957 the band made seven singles on George Goldner's Rama label, where Barrett also began to work as a talent-scout and manager, aided by gopher Artie Ripp. He discovered, mentored and produced Little Anthony & The Imperials, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers and Chantels- playing bass, piano and drums on the latter's single 'Maybe', which he wrote and which reached #15 in the charts. When Arlene Smith left the group he performed as lead singer on two singles. Barrett started his own label Princeton Records in 1960, creating a girl act called The Veneers, adding Annette Smith to the three remaining Chantels. Later, as the new Chantels, they also found success.
In 1962 Barrett co-wrote and recorded Some Other Guy with Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller on Atlantic, recorded later by Beatles and The Big Three in the UK. He released further material on Crackerjack and SWAN and moved back to Philadelphia to work with other artists, such as Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes.
His greatest success was as creator, manager and producer of The Three Degrees.
After receiving the Philadelphia Music Alliance Founder's Award in 1990 he was portrayed by Ben Vereen in the 1998 biopic of Frankie Lymon "Why Do Fools Fall In Love". Barrett suffered with pancreatic cancer in his later years and died peacefully with his family at his bedside at Pennsylvania Hospital.
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Singles & EPs

LL-2049 Summertime / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes  — Richard Barrett (5) The King's IV, Richard Barrett (5) The King's IV, Richard Barrett (5) - Summertime / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (7", Single) MGM Records LL-2049 Japan 1957 Sell This Version
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K12616 Remember Me — Richard Barrett (5) Richard Barrett (5) Remember Me (Single) MGM Records K12616 US 1958 Sell This Version
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K12659 Richard Barrett (5) The Party / Body And Soul (Single) MGM Records K12659 US 1958 Sell This Version
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K20006 Only One Way / Lovable — Richard Barrett (5) Richard Barrett (5) Only One Way / Lovable(7", Single, Promo) Metro Records K20006 US 1958 Sell This Version
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K1935 Summer's Love / All Is Forgiven — Richard Barrett (5) Richard Barrett (5) With The Chantels Richard Barrett (5) With The Chantels - Summer's Love / All Is Forgiven (Single) Gone Records K1935 Canada 1959 Sell This Version
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45-150 Lovely One / Snake And The Bookworm — Richard Barrett (5) Richard Barrett (5) Lovely One / Snake And The Bookworm (Single) 20th Fox 45-150 US 1959 Sell This Version
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5004 Come Softly To Me — Richard Barrett (5) Richard Barrett (5) Come Softly To Me (Single) Gone Records 5004 US 1959 Sell This Version
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R-2 Battle Of The Groups Round II — Richard Barrett (5) The Dubs, Richard Barrett (5) / Little Anthony & The Imperials, The Flamingos The Dubs, Richard Barrett (5) / Little Anthony & The Imperials, The Flamingos - Battle Of The Groups Round II(7", EP) End R-2 US 1959 Sell This Version
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R-5 Battle Of The Groups Round V — Richard Barrett (5) The Chantels, The Flamingos, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Richard Barrett (5) The Chantels, The Flamingos, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Richard Barrett (5) - Battle Of The Groups Round V(7", EP) End R-5 US 1959 Sell This Version
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45-2142 Some Other Guy / Tricky Dicky — Richard Barrett (5) Richie Barrett* Some Other Guy / Tricky Dicky (Single) London Records, London American Recordings, London Atlantic 45-2142 US 1962 Sell This Version
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4012 Summer's Love — Richard Barrett (5) Richie Barrett* Summer's Love (Single) Crackerjack Records 4012 US 1963 Sell This Version
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S-4228-1 I-Will-Love-You — Richard Barrett (5) Richie Barrett* / 5 Guys From U.N.C.L.E.* Richie Barrett* / 5 Guys From U.N.C.L.E.* - I-Will-Love-You (Single) SWAN S-4228-1 US 1965 Sell This Version
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HS-45-06 Some Other Guy / I Will Love You — Richard Barrett (5) Richie Barrett* Some Other Guy / I Will Love You (Single) HipShakin HS-45-06 UK 2017 Sell This Version
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Compilations

#1003 A Tribute To — Richard Barrett (5) Richard Barrett (5) A Tribute To(CD, Comp) Cat King Cole #1003 US 2006 Sell This Version