Reicheg (Richard) recordings, 1970s

Summary

Title:

Richard Reicheg recordings

Dates:

1970s

Creators:

Reicheg, Richard (1937-2021) and Payne, Julie (1946-)

Abstract:

This collection contains lead sheets and demos of songwriter Richard Reicheg.

Containers:

box: 1
box: 2
box: 3

Extent:

3 Linear Feet (3 cartons)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Richard Reicheg papers, PA Mss 249. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains demos recorded on vinyl, cassette tape, and other media as well as lyrics and sheet music, some handwritten, typed, and photocopied, belonging to songwriter Richard Reicheg. The bulk of the recording are not dated, but one dated 1974 and Reicheg's career suggest an approximate date range of the materials in the 1970s.

Biographical / historical:

Richard Reicheg (5/26/1937 - 7/30/2021) 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. 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 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." Reicheg passed away in July 2021 at the age of 84.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reicheg

Acquisition information:

Gift of Julie Payne, wife of Richard Reicheg, 2024.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically by song title.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:

Payne, Julie (1946-)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Andrew Harman

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-27 09:03:56 -0700 .

Restrictions:

This 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.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Richard Reicheg papers, PA Mss 249. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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