- Richard Anthony Hewson
Richard Anthony Hewson (born
17 November 1943 , inStockton-on-Tees ,Teesside ,England ), is a producer,arranger and multi-instrumentalist , who is best recognized for his "studio group" The RAH Band.Biography
Hewson began in the late 1960s as an arranger and has worked with
musician s likeThe Beatles ,James Taylor ,Herbie Hancock ,Supertramp ,Diana Ross ,Carly Simon ,Art Garfunkel ,Leo Sayer ,Al Stewart ,Chris de Burgh ,Fleetwood Mac , andChris Rea . Beneath his RAH Band project he was a producer in the 1980s forToyah Willcox ,Five Star , andShakin' Stevens . In the recent years he has writtenmusic fortelevision shows andadvertising spots. [ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/RAH+Band Discogs Biography] ]The RAH Band
The RAH Band was a fictitious studio based group (fictitious in that it was no group, it contained only him); RAH being the initials for Richard Anthony Hewson. In 1977 Hewson wrote an
instrumental called "The Crunch", which was a huge success and climbed to number 6 in theUK Singles Chart . Hewson played all themusical instrument s himself. The second hit single for the RAH Band was in 1985, when the soulballad "Clouds Across the Moon", also reached number 6 in the UK Chart. This single was recorded in conjunction with his then wife, Liz, on vocals. [ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/RAH+Band Discogs Biography] ]In July 2007 Hewson released a remixed "
Clouds Across The Moon '07 " now featuring vocalistEmma Charles [ [http://www.music-house.co.uk/eurosolution/release_information.php?SingleID=2044 Euro Solution | Release information | The Rah Band feat Emma Charles: Clouds Across The Moon ] ]The drummer on "Clouds Across The Moon" is Peter Boita. The Simmons SDS7 drums that are featured in "Clouds Across The Moon" were recorded at Richard Hewson's home studio as they just plugged straight into the recording desk.
References
External links
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Rah+Band Biography]
* [http://www.therahband.com/rah07.html Official homepage]
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