Finding Aid for the Richard Reicheg recordings PA Mss 249
Andrew Harman
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
3/22/2024
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
Phone Number: (805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Title: Richard Reicheg recordings
Creator:
Reicheg, Richard (1937-2021)
source:
Payne, Julie (1946-)
Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 249
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet
(3 cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1970s
Abstract: This collection contains lead sheets and demos of songwriter Richard Reicheg.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: 1
Container: 2
Container: 3
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Julie Payne, wife of Richard Reicheg, 2024.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by song title.
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
[Identification of Item], Richard Reicheg papers, PA Mss 249. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara
Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Payne, Julie (1946-)