Richard Reicheg Rhythm and Blues photograph collection, approximately 1940s-1960s

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Summary

Creators:
Reicheg, Richard (1937-2021) and Payne, Julie (1946-)
Abstract:
Photographs of Rhythm and Blues artists, compiled by Richard Reicheg.
Extent:
2 Linear Feet (4 document boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Richard Reicheg Rhythm and Blues photograph collection, PA Mss 277. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

Approximately 1,000 black and white photographs of rhythm and blues artists. The photographs are mostly professional headshots or promotional studio shots, with some signed by the artist.

The prints and signatures are undated, but a majority of the artists were active throughout the 1940s to 1960s. It is not specified if these are original or later reprints.

Biographical / historical:

Richard Reicheg (May 26, 1937-July 30, 2021), an American actor, musician, and songwriter, was born and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, New York. He served in the United States Army in Germany during the 1950s, and received degrees in speech and theater from Brooklyn College upon his return.

He performed in music groups in New York and across the US and Canada and later settled in Los Angeles, California. He married Julie Payne, an actress and voice actor, and spent years writing music for film, television, and theater. He was nominated for a Grammy for the soundtrack to the Robert Altman film Nashville and the hit "Looking for an Echo."

Acquisition information:
Gift of Julie Payne, wife of Richard Reicheg, January 2023.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.

All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Richard Reicheg Rhythm and Blues photograph collection, PA Mss 277. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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