COVERT SOUNDS

THE BACKGROUND AND SONG PICTURE ARTWORK BY DAVE GERGEL FROM ELMIRA, NYView more of DAVE'S ARTWORK in our Picture AlbumsCopyright 2008



An interesting mix of rock, jazz, folk, county, bluegrass and surf make this a great treat for all listeners. Bob Stevens Fela and Richard, both guitarists, were founding members of the 60's rock group KROP also known as the GRAPES OF WRATH along with keyboardist Gary Culotta, Joe Brongo on bass guitar and drummer John DeBernardo (Debo) all hailing from ROCHESTER, NY. Stevens and Richard formed a duo called Stevens & Richard after the demise of Grapes of Wrath. Richard was a member for a few years of the group KENNY B & THE STINGERS home based in OVID, NY. Featuring Kenny Belanger

on guitar and, Gar Belanger

on drums and sax master Fluffy Saccucci, and recorded a few interesting songs with them. Richard was a founding member of the CNY Classic Rock group RUBBER BAND

in the late 80's and 90's along with Richie Roccisano

, Sam and Rod Ungleich, Steve Peck and Kenny Christianson. RB had many sit in players during the 20 year existence of the group, including Ron Brock

, Mike Richardson

. Rubber Band was an interesting group where on any given night as many as 14 players would be found on stage. RUBBER BAND

played mostly in the Ithaca, Elmira, Geneva and other Finger Lakes clubs. Richard performed solo acoustic for many years prior to and during the incarnation of Rubber Band. RUBBER BAND

Also during this time, Richard was a founding member of the Progressive Rock Bands 3 STORIES UP & CRITICAL MASS. Critical Mass came into existence and recorded only one CD which is a highly valued commodity including such unique tracks as; Party With The President, Take A Chance, Information Station, Who Ya Gonna Blame, Hunnaberries, Hot Rod Chevy just to name a few. Members of that band included Richard, Steve Peck, Gary Evans, Ken Herndon, Ken Christianson. Richie Roccisano, who is currently working as session guitarist with the Hadlock

Band, recording another HADLOCK CD, joined the band after the departure of keyboardist Gary Evans

to take on sax, keyboard and guitar work. We are also currently working on a re-release of the highly acclaimed Critical Mass CD and tracks will be made available for download and/or purchase by February of 2009. One more note, Richard and his wife, Kim Richardson,

have been performing CHRISTMAS CONCERTS the past 6 years and we are planning on producing a LIVE Christmas Concert CD. ALL MATERIAL ON THIS SITE COPYRIGHT OF COVERT SOUNDS (RICHARD C. RICHARDSON aka RICHARDSON MUSIC STUDIOS, INTERLAKEN & WATKINS GLEN, NY) Any artists interested in using any of the music can contact Richard. Thanks for taking the time to read thisRichardOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS:

Richard@CovertSounds.com

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