BAND:   The Rich
ALBUM: Live in Venice

The Rich power pop punk rock band, was formed in San Diego before the band members moved into a Venice Beach house on Broadway Avenue, September 1978. In 1978 The Rich won the San Diego KPRI Radio Battle of the Bands contest with the song, "The Pauper." Original Venice Beach band members of The Rich were:
     Richard Del Connor - songs, lead vocals, bass
     Dann Linck - electric guitar, backing vocals
     Fred Paul - drums, lead vocals.
The 1979 album, Live in Venice, consisted of:
     Richard Del Connor - songs, lead vocals, bass
     Bill Stewart - drums
     Vinnie Lauria - electric guitar.
The 1986 album, Live at the Batcave, consisted of:
     Richard O'Connor - songs, lead vocals, electric guitar (Richard changed last name to "O'Connor" until 2007.)
     Bruce Candelaria - drums
     Sam Persons - bass
The 1989 album, Live at Madame Wongs, consisted of:
     Richard O'Connor - songs, electric guitar, lead vocals
     Marshall Woodson - drums
     Dan Linck - bass
Additional musicians for some performances and recording sessions included:
    Richard Augustine - drums
    John "Jack" Sherman "Dogtar" - guitar
    Mitch Thompson - trombone, electric piano, hammond organ
    Paul Atanasoff - guitar
    Pat Flannery - guitar, backing vocals
    John Merritt - drums
    Scott Hitchings - keyboards, vibraphone
    Manny delaVega - percussion
    Jason Scheff - bass

*NOTE: Some musicians have been forgotten. Sorry.
Please contact me so I can add your name.
The blonde drummer in 1982, the guitarist from Newfoundland, and others... Call me and say, "Hi."

 

BIOGRAPHIES and CREDITS of The Rich:
LIVE IN VENICE album

Artist	Artist Roles	Live in Venice BIOS	Other Artist BIOS	Other Artist INFO
Richard Del Connor	songs, lead vocal, Rickenbacker bass	americanZEN.org    LEVEL 4 website section:      Coyote BIO	shaolinCOM.com    Spiritual Coyote    Romantic Coyote Shaolin Records EPK    Coyote RESUME PDF	americanZEN.org    LEVEL 3 website section:      Coyote BIO
Bill Stewart	drums
Vince Lauria	electric guitar
Additional musicians on additional songs included in album purchase from www.ShaolinRecords.com
Fred Paul	drums
Don Carone	electric guitar
Dann Link	electric guitar
Richard Augustine	drums

  Check out the 2014 American Zen MEDIA KIT about the End of the Line album

 

EPKS of THE RICH - Live in Venice album

Live in Venice ALBUM EPK
Links to END OF THE LINE EPK webpages.

Live in Venice BOOKS EPK
Links to END OF THE LINE EPK webpages.

Live in Venice GRAPHICS EPK
High quality graphics for feature editors.

Live in Venice ONE-SHEET EPK
Distributor information about release and promotion plans.

Live in Venice SONGLIST EPK
Links to END OF THE LINE lyric webpages.

Facts:

PRODUCT NUMBERS:
SFRxxx
Amxxx

ALBUM TITLE:
Live in Venice

ARTIST:
The Rich

COMPOSERS / LYRICISTS / AUTHORS:
Richard Del Connor, Bill Stewart, Vince Lauria

RECORD PRODUCER:
Richard Del Connor

RECORDING STUDIOS:
Recorded live in Venice, California
Broadway street rehearsal studio/band home

TRACKING DATES:
"Alianne" recorded live after movie premiere of "ALIEN" movie at Egyptian Theater, Hollywood, California
Most songs recorded as concert in December 1979.
"Billy Boy" recorded 1980 at Blue Moon Studios, Venice Beach, California

MIXING DATES:
No mixing. Recorded live in stereo.

CREDITS:
Richard Del Connor: lead vocals, bass guitar
Bill Stewart: drums, backing vocals (lead vocal on "All The Time")
Vince Lauria: guitar

EXTRA TRACKS CREDITS:
"Billy Boy"
Richard Del Connor: lead vocals, bass guitar
Vince Lauria: guitar
Richard Augustine: drums

"Alianne"
Richard Del Connor: alien vocal, bass guitar
Fred Paul: drums
Dann Link: guitar
Don Carone: guitar

UPC BAR CODE: (see: ONE-SHEET EPK of LIVE IN VENICE for marketing information.)
888174854120

SONGS IN THIS PROJECT / ALBUM: ISRC: (see: SONG LIST EPK of End of the Line for song information.)
1. Use Me ushm21460188
2. High

PROPER COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
© COPYRIGHT 1980 Shaolin Music. All rIghts reserved.

Headlines:

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Descriptions:

Short Descriptions:

The Rich were...

Long Description: (Shaolin Records product page)

End Of The Line follows t

Bonus items included in purchase ONLY from Shaolin Records:

FREE BOOKS:
Supersoul 13 book by Buddha Z  (Coyote's Shaolin Kung Fu name)
4 Decades of Love songbook by THC The Hippy Coyote

FREE SONGS:
"Alianne" song. Never recorded on any album... yet.
"Billy Boy " song. Never recorded on any album... yet.

WEB ARCHIVES: (A collection of webpages from Shaolin Records and American Zen)

The Rich WEBSITES

shaolinCOM.com

Album Covers by Coyote
PDFs of the album covers are provided for fans who purchased American Zen by downloads instead of CD.

Artwork by Coyote
Coyote enjoys many art forms and mediums.

Books by Coyote
Information about American Zen formation in 1990s.

Digital Art by Coyote
Coyote enjoys working in Photoshop and Illustrator to create interesting artworks.

Kung Fu of The Coyote
Shaolin Kung Fu and Yang Tai Chi of Shaolin Chi Mantis and Shaolin Zen.

Rocktography by The Coyote
During the 1980s, Coyote was a professional photographer.  TAGLINE: "Rocktography by The Coyote"

Romantic Coyote
Romantic songs of The Hippy Coyote

Spiritual Coyote
Spiritual songs and pursuits of The Hippy Coyote

Product page: End of the Line album
Download the album from shaolinCOM.com

ShaolinRecords.com

Product page: THE RICH - Live in Venice album
Official product page of Shaolin Records for selling the album.

Product page: THE RICH - Live At Batcave

Product page: THE RICH - Live At Madame Wong's

Product page: THE RICH - Live at Music Machine

Product page: THE RICH - Purgatory

Product page: LOTUS

Product page: THE RICH - Coyote in a Graveyard

Product page: THE RICH - The Pauper

Product page: THE RICH - Temptation

 

 

 

Other THE RICH EPKs

Temptation EP: The Rich
Album EPK with links to other EPKs associated with TEMPTATION album.

Music Videos

none?

Press Releases

We'll have to scan some and add them to the website.

 

About Shaolin Records
Shaolin Records was launched in 1984, releasing vinyl records and cassette tapes of Kung Fu music from Santa Monica, California. With its' origins in Shaolin Kung Fu and Zen Buddhism, Shaolin Records hopes to 'enlighten and entertain™.'

Media Contact:
Richard Del Connor
Producer, Shaolin Records

www.ShaolinRecords.com

About The Rich
The Rich were formed in 1978 as Richard Del Connor left San Diego with Dann Linck to become one of the first punk rock bands of Los Angeles. The Rich recorded in many of the best L.A. studios with amazing recording engineers until becoming the Coyote in a Graveyard rock opera in 1984 which altered Richard's name to "The Coyote." During the late 1980s the set list included songs from the original 1979 band and the Coyote in a Graveyard soundtrack album. This band was billed as "Coyote Graveyard." In 1992 Richard Del Connor became American Zen, and in 2007 became "The Hippy Coyote," and "Buddha Zhen." While working as a stagehand in Las Vegas, Richard became known as "Kung Fu Cowboy." Jamming on flute with his Vegas reggae musician friends, they named him, "THC The Hippy Coyote."