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Richard X. Heyman
Folk Rock / Powerpop / Pop

""A one man rock band without peer" All Music Guide"

NEW YORK,
United States

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Member Since5/8/2005
Band Websiterichardxheyman.com
Band MembersRichard X. Heyman - vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keys
InfluencesBob Dylan, The Byrds, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Zombies, The Incredible String Band, The Who, Motown, The Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren, The Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Phil Spector, Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Procol Harum, Steve Winwood
Sounds LikeThe Beatles, The Byrds, Bob Dylan, The Who, The Zombies, The Rolling Stones, Emmet Rhodes, The Kinks
Record LabelTurn-Up Records
Type of LabelIndie







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“Think back on it all” - goes the opening line of Kenyon Walls, the first track on Richard X. Heyman’s new debut-album-that-never-was Actual Sighs, and an apt way to begin a musical journey through Richard’s past, present and future. One might cheekily observe that it was twenty years ago today (or rather, this year) – 1986 – that Richard X. Heyman released his first indie disc, Actual Size, a collection of six of his finest songs recorded on an 8-track Tascam machine in a home studio, the same one on which Richard would subsequently record his classic album Living Room!! Living Room!! took on a life of its own after Richard was described as “an undiscovered treasure” in a Rolling Stone review of the album, leading to his signing with Cypress/A&M, who re-released Living Room!! in ‘89, and then with Sire/Warner Bros., who released his second album Hey Man! in ‘90, which Stereo Review cited as Album of the Month. Cornerstone came out in ‘98, garnering stacks of praise from the music press, a featured interview in Goldmine magazine, as well as another Album of the Month in Stereo Review. 2001's Heyman, Hoosier & Herman, with Peter Noone crooning the track Hoosier, had Rollingstone.com rave “hooks galore and ebullient melodies, and lyrics revealing the emotional power that pop can pack into its brevity”. Richard’s fourth full-length CD, Basic Glee was called “one of the finest records of 2002” (Listener Magazine), his “most tuneful and soulful set yet” (Stereo Review Sound & Vision), “impossibly catchy” (The Illinois Times). Said The Chicago Tribune: “An exemplary tunesmith – Heyman creates something fresh from his influences rather than parroting them.” Richard’s fifth, Rightovers, was released to the RXH fan club only in ‘03, and via the internet to the general public in ‘04. Said the All Music Guide: “at his best, Heyman’s level of craft actually approaches that of the Fab Four…a listen to Heyman’s fifth album, Rightovers, offers plenty of evidence that he is truly one of the past, present and future masters of smart power pop…Rightovers is just as strong and every bit as enjoyable as one of Heyman’s ‘real’ albums…anyone who loves a great melody and a killer hook will fall in love with this disc.” A prolific songwriter, Richard has a backlog of songs that have never gotten their moment in the sun – not through any dearth of confidence in their quality, but more due to lack of space, time, money, etc. There are pages of lyrics in Richard’s files for which (alas) Richard can no longer recall the tunes and cabinets full of cassettes in the Heyman household – “work tapes” – with snippets of melody which have never been turned into full-fledged songs. But then there are the ones that have lived on in both Richard’s and wife/bassist Nancy’s musical memories, many of them written in the Actual Size era, that have survived the test of time -- the ones whose moment has finally come. Richard felt it was time to give these early works -- plus the original six tracks from Actual Size --another shot at the limelight. The royal RXH treatment. Altogether, they comprise Actual Sighs, Richard’s would-have-been-first album. So here you have it, the resuscitated, rejuvenated Actual Size, now rechristened Actual Sighs, boasting twenty songs – re-recordings of the original six plus fourteen more newly recorded tunes. Produced by Richard and engineered by Nancy, the tracks were mixed by Ed Stasium (an old New Jersey friend of Richard’s who gained international recognition for his work with such luminaries as The Ramones, The Smithereens, Living Colour and Marshall Crenshaw) and long-time Heyman engineer Tony Lewis, who’s mixed Richard’s previous three releases. Here’s a nutshell bio: Richard started banging on things when he was five, got a full drum kit when he was seven, and was astounding audiences with his chops by the time he was twelve. He picked up guitar and piano in his teens, which was also when original songs started popping into his head. Richard went solo in his twenties, although he’s found time to lend his amazing drumming skills to such great artists as Brian Wilson, Link Wray, Jonathan Richman and the Left Banke’s Michael Brown, composer of Walk Away Renee. He also played keyboards for the legendary Ben E. King. His influences are as varied as Bernstein to The Beatles, Richard Rodgers to the Rascals, and the Blues to the Byrds. On the live front, Richard leads his own band on guitar and keyboards.

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Jul 6 2008 11:07 AM

NOW AVAILABLE AT REVOLUTIONDRUM. COM
DESIGN YOUR OWN
Absent





Jul 6 2008 6:52 AM

Hello, hope all is good just dropping by to say our album is now only £2+postage, for 12 tracks on limited edition cd our shop is http://d67. bigcartel. com, thanks and take care, Absent.
CRAB BUBBLES





Jul 2 2008 9:23 PM

HI!!
Please come hear our new single " LIP MOTION" hope you like it!
Mike





Jun 12 2008 2:10 PM

There's Heyman, & then there's everybody else.
You're one of a kind!
Maria Full of Grace





May 15 2008 2:47 AM

l love you Richard!!! your songs amazing!!
xx
Siloe de Izan





May 9 2008 7:07 AM

Hola...qué tal? pasaba a saludar y a dar ánimos para el finde!!!

Un besote!
Dean Dyson





May 6 2008 4:08 PM

You're still GRACING my lucky ipod!
Love to you both
Dean
黒川あつ子 ( Atsuko )





Apr 28 2008 6:50 AM

Hello, Richard!
Thank you for the adding me.

Best wishes.

Atsuko
Howie





Apr 18 2008 11:23 AM

Keep rockin!!

H
Nina Lollojupiter





Apr 3 2008 6:21 PM

Hello there Mr. Richard X. Heyman, I have just recently loaded up photos from Mountain Stage, WV in Feb. 2003 where upon you were also performing with Todd Rundgren and others for a live broadcast. (I have yet to add info to them, but I thought you might be interested in seeing a few.)
Love and Peace,
Linda
iqbal





Apr 3 2008 6:54 AM

thanks 4 the approve,have a nice day...greetings from malaysia...
DARREN J SHEPPARD





Mar 26 2008 12:47 PM

Hi RX and Nancy,
Just called by to get update on your music and to see whats the latest.
Hope all is going well for you.
Have a great week.

Cheers,

Darren
John Huelbig





Mar 25 2008 12:21 AM

It was great to see you at Mary's show on Saturday. A good time had by all.
Gary Pig Gold


Is Online


Mar 23 2008 12:09 PM

GREAT Show
with Mary Weiss
last night,
RXH.

Great
puffy shirt
too ;-)

Have Big Fun
in the Big O !!

(Bring a
BIG book
for the train ride)



Ivan Rodriguez





Mar 8 2008 6:34 PM

CongaThankYou
McCAIN LAWYERS' COALITION- Fan Site





Mar 5 2008 4:59 PM

Hey, thanks for the add request.

I've been a RXH fan since '91.
Busy Wigs





Feb 2 2008 1:20 PM

Thank you for the add.
Have a great weekend.
Mark.
BILLY D





Jan 15 2008 8:41 AM

Hi I know its been awhile.....I sure hope that you will remember me?..If I dont plug this ..how will anyone ever know?...Please let me announce that " DreamSong " is now at CD baby and you can hear the entire work for free...I know you will enjoy it as Its a mini-pop symphony in the tradition of " SGT PEPPER and SMILE" Hope you give it a chance...Wishing you all have a GREAT 08 ! Billy D
BILLY D: DreamSong
Liz Boyle





Jan 13 2008 9:08 AM

Hey Richard!
Man, that Doughboys stuff is wicked-cool. The sound is so pure and straightforward rock and roll. Glad you guys are back for the resurgence of garage rock. The Doughboys are leading the pack- you're the real deal! It's nice to get excited about new music and new bands and we are excited about The Doughboys. We're playing quite a few tracks on Radio Free Phoenix.

Liz Boyle
Radio Free Phoenix
Alberteen





Jan 11 2008 5:46 AM

Thanks for adding us. Love the freshness in your voice. Great stuff.
DARREN J SHEPPARD





Jan 1 2008 11:35 AM

Hi RX & Nancy,
Wishing you both a peaceful, successful, creative and happy New Year!
Hope all is well and will catch up over the next week.

Cheers,

Darren.
P.S. Workin' on getting out to NY in 2008!.... Also still reckon that Actual Sighs is the best album I have listened to over the past three years. Gets at least 3 or 4 plays a week.
Beki Brindle Scala





Dec 31 2007 9:35 PM

Happy New Year! Peace in 2008!

Cousin Basil





Dec 30 2007 9:27 AM

Happy new year, Richard! Here's to more home-made recordings in 2008.
SIR-PRIZE CE0/MARKETABLE BEAST





Dec 29 2007 10:16 PM

WHATS GOOD...

SIR-PRIZE STOPPING BY TO SHOW SOME LOVE

HAPPY SAFE HOLIDAYS
Steve Caraway





Dec 24 2007 7:29 AM

Richard, wishing you and yours a very Merry Krimble and Happy Harmonica.
Chris D. Wildcat





Dec 23 2007 4:11 PM

Check it out!
Swinging Sixties





Dec 22 2007 12:49 PM

May you experience peace and hope during this season and throughout the coming year

Best wishes

Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ur
Jim Babjak





Dec 22 2007 12:38 PM

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THE ECHOES





Dec 16 2007 4:14 PM

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, RICHARD, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !!!




FROM YOUR FRIENDS THE ECHOES


START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT BY BEING AN iLIKE FRIEND :


iLike The Echoes

Rick Vegas





Dec 11 2007 3:07 PM

Thanks for the add!
Hope you you have a top week!
Gary Ritchie





Dec 10 2007 2:34 PM

Richard,

Thought I'd peek in on you and say that I'm really loving the Doughboys record.

Cheers,
Gary
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Jim Monaghan





Dec 4 2007 1:18 PM

I LOVE the Doughboys CD!
The Parsnip Revolt





Nov 28 2007 7:21 AM

When you have time, let us know what you think.

noblynne





Nov 25 2007 3:18 AM

Hi Richard!
Thanks for the add.
Your song is excellent!!

DOMO ARIGATO :-)

noblynne from Japan
Cindy