- Richard McNamara
Infobox Musical artist
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Name = Richard McNamara
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|Born = Birth date and age|1972|10|23|df=y
Genre = Rock,Britpop
Occupation =Guitarist
Instrument =Lead guitar Richard McNamara (born
23 October 1972 ,Bailiff Bridge ,Brighouse ,West Yorkshire ) is theguitarist for the English band Embrace. He and his older brother, Danny, grew up in the village ofBailiff Bridge , nearBradford , inWest Yorkshire .Danny is the band'ssinger .Richard and Danny McNamara were pupils at
Hipperholme Grammar School in the village ofHipperholme , near Halifax.According to Danny, as a child Richard was nicknamed 'Firestarter' as he was fascinated with fire and was always playing with a box of matches.Fact|date=September 2007
McNamara was initially the
drummer for athrash metal garage band called Gross Misconduct in his late teens. It is believed that Embrace began when his brother barged into a session and started telling him and his bandmates what to do.Fact|date=September 2007Although McNamara has worked with his brother in writing many of the band's songs, he only single-handedly sings a few songs. Most notably
One Big Family andHooligan which were both issued as singles.McNamara and his
wife Joanne live in Halifax, with their two children, Ella and Sonny.
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