Bill Richards (musician)
(1923-1995)
Canadian musician
9 views
About
Jump to
Bill Richards (28 March 1923 – 28 February 1995) was a Canadian violinist, composer, arranger, and editor. His compositional output includes several film scores, a Flute Quartet (1964), and a number of fiddle tunes. He recorded two of his own fiddle compositions for Spiral Records in 1957 and another of his fiddle compositions was featured in the movie The Pyx. He also was active as a musician and concertmaster on a number of studio recordings from the 1950s through the 1990s, and can be heard on recordings by artists Moe Koffman, Catherine McKinnon, Anne Murray, and Gordon Lightfoot among others. In 1962 he and a quartet featuring the organist Lou Snider recorded two LP albums for the Canadian Talent Library Trust.
Key details
edit section
| Born |
28 March 1923 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|
| Died |
28 February 1995 (aged 71) Burlington, Ontario, Canada
|
| Zodiac | Aries |
| Tags | Add tag |
Family members
Spouse
1
Children
1
-
Judi Richards 1st child with Billie Mae Richards Female b. 12 Aug 1949 · Age: 76 · 1949- · Canadian musician
Other romantic interests
Friends & associates
Scholars
1
Missing information for Bill Richards (musician)
- missing height
- missing hair color
- missing eye color
- missing ethnicity
- add banner photo
- add photos to gallery
Similar profiles
10
Activity
Top contributors today
Be the first to contribute today
Tags
Featured contributors
Couples by country
USA · UK · Canada · Australia · France · Germany · India · China · South Korea · Japan · Spain · MexicoCouples by decade
1900s · 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s · 2020sADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
