Jonathan Richman
USA
Born: 16 May 1951
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Proto-Punk, Hard Rock, Punk/New Wave, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock
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Jonathan Richman was one of rock's most eccentric and unpredictable cult figures, a performer whose eternally childlike public persona and seeming naiveté -- typified by songs like "Ice Cream Man," "Hey There Little Insect" and "I'm a Little Aeroplane" -- tended to obscure the dexterity and craft of his music, which skirted from garage rock to country to Latin stylings and back. Born May 15, 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, Richman began playing guitar at the age of 15, and within a year was making his first public appearances. In 1969 he reloca...
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