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Richards, Stephen
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Richards, Stephen, composer, author; b. New York, N.Y., July 21, 1908. ASCAP 1942. Songs: "A Vous Tout, de Vey a Vous"; "La De Doody Do"; "Love in Springtime"; "I'll Never Fail You"; "I Ain't Comin on that Cab"; "Beat the Bango"; "Mister Paganini, Swing for Minnie"; "You Slay Me, Jitterbug"; "Nautch Girl From Cuba." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Richardson, Arthur, composer, pi­anist; b. Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng., Nov. 18, 1899. ASCAP 1948. To U.S. 1905; citizen. Educ: Lowell, Mass., public schools. Studied piano with local teachers. Employee in textile mills, Lowell; then toured country as member of popular orchestras. To New York 1928, pianist in vaudeville; joined staff of music publisher same year as accompanist, arranger and vocal coach. In 1940, left publishing business and returned to entertain­ment field. World War II, toured U.S. Camp Shows (USO) two years. Songs: "Goodbye Again"; "My Baby Said Maybe"; "Too Fat Polka"; "Everybody's Polka"; "Wasted Words." Home: New York, N.Y. Ad­dress: c/o ASCAP.
Richman, Harry, composer, author, stage and screen comedian; b. Cin­cinnati, Ohio, Aug. 10, 1895. ASCAP 1926. Educ.: high school; Mechanics Inst., electrical eng.; in piano with private tutors. Accompanist and part­ner of Mae West, Nora Bayes, Dolly Sisters, and Peggy Joyce. Made first transoceanic round trip air flight in history. Proprietor night clubs, New York and Florida. Songs: "Help Yourself to Happiness" (for Ziegfeld Follies); "Forgive Me"; "Naughty Eyes"; '^Bunch of Keys"; "That's That"; "I Found a Roundabout Way to Heaven"; "Muddy Waters"; "There's Danger in Your Eyes"; "Sing­ing a Vagabond Song"; "Suzannah'; "Therell Be No South"; "Hawaiian
Shores"; "Walking My Baby Back Home"; "There Ought to be a Moon­light Saving Time"; "She Came Roll­ing Down the Mountain"; "I Don't Believe You But Say It Again"; "Re­member Me"; "One Little Raindrop." Home: 1066 West Ave., Miami Beach 39, Fla.
Richter, Ada, composer, educator, lecturer; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 10. ASCAP 1944. Educ.: public schools; Teachers Training School. Advanced musical studies, Camille W. Zeckwer, Leo Ornstein, and Alfred Richter. Grade school teacher, Camden, N.J. At present, conducts music school with husband, Merchantville, N.J. Lecturer in U.S. cities and Canada. Contributor of magazine articles to Etude and other publications. Mem­ber of Musicians Club of America; Music Teachers' •Forum of Phila.; N.J. Fed. of Music Clubs; Composers and Authors Guild; Music Teachers Natl. Assoc. Honorary merrber of Phila. Music Teachers Assoc, and Eugene Field Society. Author many books in field of musical education for young people: Method books: Kinder­garten Class Book; My Piano Book (series of three); Stunts for Piano; More Stunts for Piano; You Can Play Piano (series of three). Operetta: Merry Christmas, Mister Snowman. Stories with music: Cinderella; Jack and the Beanstalk; The Three Pigs; Peter Rabbit; Noah and the Ark; The First Christmas; The First Easter; Nut­cracker Suite; Peer Gynt Suite. Songs for children: "A Child's Journey'; "Let's Stay Well"; "Poems for Peter." Also arrangements, choral works, four songs and numerous piano pieces. Home: 6 Clifton Ave., Merchant­ville, N.J.
Riesenfeld, Hugo, composer, conduc­tor, violinist; b. Vienna, Austria, Jan. 269 1879; d. Hollywood, Calif., Sept. 10,1939. ASCAP 1924. Educ: Vienna