16 May 2023

JONATHAN MICHAEL RICHMAN was born on 16 May, 1951 in Boston, MA.

Happy 72 to the tunesmith who fronted Modern Lovers (1970-1974, 1976-1988).
A proto-punk rock band, that featured Jerry Harrison (who became the keyboardist
of Talking Heads in 1975) and drummer David Robinson, who later joined The Cars.

He released 3 LPs with the Modern Lovers, 7LPs as Jonathan Richman
and The Modern Lovers and multiple solo albums. He’s still active.

Richman: “I don’t write, really. I just make up songs.”

Two of his famous crackers.

– ROADRUNNER –

– EGYPTIAN REGGAE –

JONATHAN RICHMAN: Bio – Discography