RICHARD HONOSKI A/K/A "MR. RICHARD", (OF THE FAMILY "CHOJNOWSKI"), WAS BORN ON LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, USA, TO A FAMILY WITH A LONG MUSICAL HERITAGE, JULY 27TH, AT THE END OF THE DECADE THAT ROCK & ROLL BEGAN . HE HAS SHOOK THE HANDS OF KINGS: B.B. & ALBERT, OF COURSE ! PERFORMED ON THE SAME BILL AS HARRY CHAPIN, TWISTED SISTER AND COUNTLESS OTHERS ON AMERICA'S STAGES, INCLUDING THE "GRAND OLE OPRY", RADIO, TELEVISION AND IN RECORDING STUDIOS, NOTABLY AS, "RCA STUDIO B" IN NASHVILLE . HIS RECORDINGS AS A SOLO ARTIST AND MEMBER OF THE GROUPS "RH FACTOR", "SLAMMER" & "BACK TO EDEN" HAVE BEEN HEARD ALL OVER THE WORLD ! JAMMED WITH LEGENDARY SESSION MUSICIAN, JERRY JEMMOTT, THE "GROOVEMASTER" & CHESS RECORDS SESSION MUSICIAN PETER KAUFMANN. MOST RECENTLY, MAKING AN APPEARANCE WITH THE LEGENDARY SON SEALS GUITARIST, JIM KOHLER, ALONG WITH, TONY SANTOS & THE BLUES CONSPIRACY. HAS PERFORMED FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO RAISE MONEY IN THE FIGHT TO CURE A.L.S., MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, CEREBRAL PALSEY, AUTISM, BREAST CANCER, AMONGST NUMEROUS OTHER WORTHY CAUSES PROFESSIONAL MUSIC CREDITS: GUITARIST/BASSIST/VOCALIST/ COMPOSER/MUSICAL DIRECTOR WITH THE FOLLOWING BANDS; *"MR. RICHARD"/ "RICHARD W. HONOSKI": (SOLO ARTIST); *"DA' BUZZ BAND": (SAL CARAVELLA/DOM 'THE DON' MURDOLO & MR. RICHARD); *"MR. RICHARD & ALL YOU NEED IS CASH": (PEGGY CASH/RICK CASH AND MR. RICHARD); *"TASTES LIKE CHICKEN": (PEGGY CASH/RICK CASH AND MR. RICHARD); *"STONE CHAPEL": (WILLIAM STANLEY/ DAVE MALKIN/JOHN YOHE AND MR. RICHARD ; *"MR. HENNESSY II": (TONY SOEDER AND MR. RICHARD); *"HONOSKI-MORELL-HOLT-LUDOVICO": (CRAIG MORELL/ RICK HOLT /DINO LUDOVICO(R.I.P.) AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI); *"BACK TO EDEN": (BELINDA BURKES/THOMAS "DESI" DESIDERIO/KEN BURGNER/AIMEE DICKINSON/DINO LUDOVICO AND MR. RICHARD); *"MR. HENNESSY": (THOMAS "DESI" DESIDERIO/DINO LUDOVICO (R.I.P.)/ AIMEE DICKINSON/DANNY AND MR. RICHARD); *"DOC ROCK & THE TRANSPORTS": (GIL L'HOMMEDIEU/KEN STOLER/GEORGE AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI); *"ANTHONY RICHARDS ORCHESTRA": (TONY MARRA/DONNIE RANDAZZO(R.I.P.)/AIMEE DICKINSON/WARD HENRY AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI); *"DON/RICH PROJECT": (DONNIE RANDAZZO(R.I.P.)/BOB BARCUS/WARD HENRY AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI); *"ANTHONY MICHAELS ORCHESTRA": (TONY MARRA/AIMEE DICKINSON AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI); *"RH FACTOR": (RICK HOLT/CRAIG MORELL/PHIL "BERMUDA" SCHWARTZ/LARRY CARPICO AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI, GUEST KEYBOARDS: THOMAS "DESI" DESIDERIO); *"SLAMMER": (CRAIG MORELL/ERIC TRAFAS/TOMMY-'O' ROTH/BILL SERACIN/DONNIE RANDAZZO(R.I.P.)/PHIL "BERMUDA" SCHWARTZ AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI); *"IMAGE": (CRAIG MORELL/JOHN MAGLIONE/STEVE ULBRICHT AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI); *"TSP SESSIONS": (ROB SCHNEIDER/JOHN MAGLIONE/EARNIE SANTELLA/ED TERRY AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI); *"PROPHET": (ROB SCHNEIDER/JOHN MAGLIONE/RON GEUTER AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI); *"ORION": (DON FLORE /RON GEUTER/RICH RACCUGLIA/ TONY CLEMENTE/PETE MONTALBANO/LENNY WEINER AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI); *"KILO": (TONY SOEDER-BAGLINO/BOBBY LOVATO/RONNIE CALLUCCI AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI); *"PURPLE HAZE": (STEVE CLARK/TONY SOEDER/ROBERT FEATHERSTONE/ PETE VERDECCHIA/RICHIE AMIONE AND RICHARD W. HONOSKI ) . NEW YORK STATE REGENTS DIPLOMA IN MUSIC THEORY; NOMINATED: ALL-SUFFOLK COUNTY ORCHESTRA; NOMINATED: ALL-SUFFOLK COUNTY CHORUS; SELECT MEMBER OF THE "NOUS CHANTONS" CHORUS ; HUMANITIES PROGRAM GUITAR INSTRUCTOR; NOMINATED: ALL-DISTRICT BAND; N.Y.S.S.M.A. SOLOIST AWARD WINNER THANX D'ADDARIO & CO FOR SELECTING MR. RICHARD'S ENTRY IN THE "SCREAMIN' STOMP BOX SWEEPSTAKES" AS THE "GRAND PRIZE WINNER" 10/11/08: HONORED AND RECOGNIZED BY MYSPACE, AS ONE OF THE "TOP 10 ARTISTS", IN THE CATEGORY OF "INDIE BLUES PERFORMERS/NEW YORK/USA"; THE "TOP 10 ARTISTS", IN THE CATEGORY OF "INDIE PROGRESSIVE PERFORMERS/NEW YORK/USA"; THE "TOP 100 ARTISTS", IN THE CATEGORY OF "INDIE ROCK PERFORMERS/NEW YORK/USA"; THE "TOP 100 ARTISTS", IN THE CATEGORY OF "INDIE BLUES PERFORMERS/NATIONALLY-USA & THE "TOP 100 ARTISTS", IN THE CATEGORY OF "INDIE PROGRESSIVE PERFORMERS/NATIONALLY-USA".
