Barry "Reazar" Richards
| Barry Richards | |
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Barry "Reazar" Richards and Debra "Reazett" Richards
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Reazar |
| Born |
November 17, 1942 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Occupation(s) | Music consultant |
| Years active | 1965-present |
Barry Richards (born November 17, 1942) is an American radio/TV personality, concert promoter and music producer from Washington, D.C.. He made an impact during the Late 1960s/early 1970s by introducing progressive rock to radio on the East coast.
Richards was born in Washington, D.C. on November 23. He lives in Beverly Hills with his wife Debra and has 3 sons: Stevie "Rocker" Richards (Deceased), Gary Richards (music executive) and Paul Richards. Gary married Anne Richards and raised 2 children (Riley and Stevie). Paul Richards married Sivan Vardi and is an entertainment lawyer.
As a teenager on WDON Washington D.C, under the tutelage of Don Dillard and mentoring of Milt Grant (the Milt Grant Show).Because of Richards some performers of The Milt Grant Show were brought to WDON for further interviews and were approved "Spotlights on Teens" airing when he was 16. He stayed at the station as the janitor and occasionally got on air. He carried the Dillard's records for record hops. He stayed at WDON while he was at school, until the station went Country/Western.
By 1965 he found opportunities in radio stations such as:
Richards became a music consultant to many record labels and was part of a team to help Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin, Emerson Lake & Palmer, J Geils, Jethro Tull, Edgar Winter and Johnny Winter.
He later started HARD Events with son Gary Richards, now known as Destructo.
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