| LC control no. | n 91050790 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Evans, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1932-2014 |
| Variant(s) | Evans, Richard, 1932-2014 Evans, Richard Lee Cowan, 1932-2014 Evans, Richard Lee Cowan |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1932-12-30 |
| Death date | 2014-10-05 |
| Place of birth | Birmingham (Ala.) |
| Place of death | Natick (Mass.) |
| Affiliation | Berklee College of Music Chess Records (Firm) |
| Profession or occupation | Arrangers (Musicians) Bass guitarists Composers Conductors (Music) Sound recording executives and producers |
| Found in | Harris, E. How can you live like that? [SR] p1977: container (Richard L. Evans) Higgins, E. The piano of Eddie Higgins [SR] 1967: container (Richard Evans, bassist-arranger) Dealing with hard times [SR] 1972: label (Richard Evans) container (bass; shown with bass guitar) Lewis, R. The movie album [SR] 1966: label (Evans) container (Richard Evans, conductor, arranger) Candied sweets, c1960: lead sheet caption ([music] by Richard Evans) Phone call to Don Luck, Special Projects Librarian, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers Univ., 3-22-92 (Richard L. Evans; name as it appears in musicians' union directories for Chicago and Los Angeles; b. Birmingham, Ala.) Phone call to Allison Evans, 3-22-92 (Richard (Lee) Evans; b. Dec. 30, 1932) Black rock [SR] p1998: notes (English engineer and multi-instrumentalist Richard Evans; guitar, bass, keyboard, programming) Berklee WWW site, June 5, 2019 (Professor Richard L. Evans of Natick, Mass., passed away on October 5, 2014. Evans began his career as a bassist with such artists as Eddie Harris, Sun Ra, and Lionel Hampton. In 1962, he was hired to produce an album by pianist Ahmad Jamal, which led to a position as an in-house arranger for Chess Records and, later, an executive producer. During his career, Evans also worked with Billie Holiday, Natalie Cole, Ramsey Lewis, and Peabo Bryson. He joined the Berklee faculty in 1985, where he taught until shortly before his death) <https://www.berklee.edu/berklee-today/final-cadence/richard-l-evans> R. Evans discography at Discograf, viewed March 1, 2012 (Richard Lee Cowan Evans; Profile: Bassist, composer, arranger and producer) <http://www.discogs.com/artist/Richard+Evans> Discogs, August 19, 2022 (Richard Lee Cowan Evans; born December 30,1932 in Birmingham, Alabama, died October 5, 2014 in Natick, Massachusetts; best known as producer and arranger for Cadet Records during the 1960s and early 1970s; formed the Soulful Strings; worked as bassist and arranger, briefly played with Sun Ra's Arkestra in the late 50s) |
| Invalid LCCN | n 91047932 n 91050194 n 2012014218 |
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