Richard Barone

Richard Barone is a recording artist, performer, producer, author, and actor. Since pioneering the indie rock scene in Hoboken, NJ as frontman for The Bongos, Barone has produced countless studio recordings and worked with artists in every musical style. Rolling Stone described his first solo album "cool blue halo" as 'chamber rock', helping give rise to the popular genre. Recent collaborators include Tony Visconti, Beach Boy Al Jardine, Sean Lennon, Donovan, the late rock legend Lou Reed, and American folk icon Pete Seeger. He has scored shows and films, and staged all-star concert events at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. He has appeared in several films, and served as music supervisor on the recent release "Addicted to Fame", documentary about Anna Nicole Smith. His memoir Frontman: Surviving The Rock Star Myth was published by Hal Leonard Books. His most recent studio album, Glow (Bar/None), was produced by Visconti. A deluxe CD/DVD set, "'cool blue halo' 25th Anniversary Concert" and the legendary "lost" Bongos album Phantom Train were released in fall 2013. His latest album, "Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village in the 1960s" is set for fall, 2016 release. Barone lives in Greenwich Village, NYC where he is affiliated with NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.