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Richard Holmes [US]

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Aliases
Groove Holmes
"Groove" Holmes
Richard Groove Holmes
Richard "Groove" Holmes
Richard Holmes
Real name
Richard Arnold Holmes
Born
May 2, 1931
Died
June 29, 1991
Country
United States
Comments
Hammond B-3 jazz organist born in Camden, New Jersey
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Covers by Richard Holmes [US]

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i 1967 The Supremes [US1], Len Barry
listen on Internet Archive i 1968 Keith [US], Spanky and Our Gang
i 1967 Agostinho dos Santos
i 1962 Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
1972 Brook Benton
i July 1967 Marvin Gaye
i 1972 Don McLean
i   June 1970 Yves Montand BRD, Cora Vaucaire - Au piano : M. Philippe-Gérard REL
i July 1967 George J. Gaskin, Knickerbocker Male Quartette
i 1968 Shirley Ross
i July 1967 Toots Thielemans
i 1966 The 17 Piece Orchestra of Gerald Wilson featuring the Jazz Organ of Richard "Groove" Holmes
i 1967 Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i 1967 Count Basie and His Orchestra
1972 Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
i 1970 Frankie Valli
i 1977 Kansas
i 1968 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
i 1970 The Beatles
1972 Jay McShann at the Piano with Singing By Walter Brown
1972 Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and His Orch. & Chorus
i 1965 The Clifford Brown Ensemble
1972 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Marion Mann
i 1980 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i 1969 Dionne Warwick
i 1969 Chris Gantry
i 1982 Quincy Jones
i 1970 Willie Bobo
i 1978 Line Renaud
i July 1967 Shorty Long [US1]
i 1966 Jimmy Heath
i 1968 Brenton Wood
i 1968 Neal Hefti and His Orchestra
i   1973 Steve Lawrence - Arr. & Cond. by Marion Evans REL, Bobby Vee with The Johnny Mann Singers REC
i 1977 Conducted & Orchestrated by Bill Conti
i July 1967 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
i 1980 Coleman Hawkins' Orchestra, Thelonious Monk Quintet
i 1962 Ray Charles
i 1969 Freddie Hubbard
i 1968 The Young Rascals
i   1973 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest REC, Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake PRF
i 1974 João Gilberto
i 1964 Ida Cox, Leroy Carr
i 1970 Little Anthony and The Imperials
i 1969 Archie Bell & The Drells
i 1964 Papa Freddie
i 1967 The Weavers
i   1968 Woody Herman and His Orchestra REC, Dick Foran BRD
i 1964 Casey Bill
listen on Internet Archive i 1968 Frances Langford BRD, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Luther REC, James Moody and His Swedish Crowns
i July 1967 Dionne Warwick
i   1966 Jeanne Crain [dubbed by Louanne Hogan] BRD, Dick Haymes with Victor Young and His Orchestra REC,REL
i 1973 Carole King
i 1972 Armando Manzanero
i July 1967 Michel Legrand
i   1962 Cannonball Adderley Quintet REL, Donald Byrd REC
i 1968 Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
i   1984 Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Stuart Allen REC,REL, June Knight & Charles Walters PRF
i 1984 Art Farmer & Benny Golson
i 1968 Alfred Newman
1972 Gilbert Bécaud, Jill Corey with Jimmy Carroll
1972 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge
i 1964 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
i 1965 Erroll Garner Trio
i 2003 Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
  1972 Joe Venuti and His Orchestra REC,REL, Valaida & Dee Lloyd McKaye PRF
i   1982 Audrey Hepburn BRD, Henry Mancini and His Orchestra and Chorus REC,REL
i 1980 Vic Damone and Music by Camarata
i 1967 Melina Mercouri
i 2003 The Jazz Messengers
i 2003 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Jimmy Forrest and All Star Combo
i 1966 Miles Davis Sextet
i 1977 Carly Simon
i 1967 Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
i 1968 Louis Jourdan
i Once Is Not Enough Groove Holmes 1975 Unverified
i 1984 Quincy Jones
i 1973 The Clovers
i 1975 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
i   1966 John Michael King REL,PRF
i 1966 Judy Garland
i   1967 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood REC, Bing Crosby BRD
i 2003 Coleman Hawkins' Orchestra
i 1964 Joe Turner and Pete Johnson
i   1966 Doris Day REC,REL,BRD
i 1964 Ma Rainey - Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band
i 1968 Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ella Johnson
i 1975 (unknown)
i 1965 The Horace Silver Quintet
i   1968 Mary Martin and Kenny Baker REL, Kurt Weill REC
i   1978 Victor Young and His Concert Orchestra - Ray Turner at the Piano REC,REL, Victor Young and His Orchestra BRD
i November 1966 Bert Kaempfert
i 1972 (unknown), The Randy Weston Trio
i   November 1966 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
listen on Internet Archive i 1968 Spanky and Our Gang, Marie Laforêt - Orch. dir. André Popp
i 1968 Mieko Hirota - Billy Taylor Trio
i 1975 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
i   July 1967 Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys - Vocal Refrain by Redd Stewart REL, Cowboy Copas REC
i   1966 Os Cariocas REL, João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes PRF
listen on Internet Archive i 1968 Ray Bryant Combo - Calls by Eddie Morrison
i November 1971 Francis Lai & His Orchestra
i 1977 John Williams - The London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams [US1]
i   1966 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Buddy Di Vito REC, Dick Haymes BRD, Dick Haymes with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young REL
listen on Internet Archive i 1968 Neal Hefti
i 1968 Horace Silver Quintet
i June 1970 Isham Jones' Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Woody Herman
i November 1966 John Payne & Joan Merrill
i 1966 Johnny Mandel
i November 1966 Johnny Mandel
i 1973 Fats Navarro
i 1965 Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl
i June 1970 Johnny Hodges and Orchestra
i 1973 Johnny Hodges and Orchestra
i 1966 The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
i June 1970 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
i November 1971 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
i 1970 Laura Nyro
i November 1966 Gilbert Bécaud - Orch. dir. : Raymond Bernard
i   2003 Ramon Novarro & Evelyn Laye BRD, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by The King's Men REC
i 1967 Benny Carter and His Swing Quartet featuring Elisabeth Welch
i   1978 Ruby Newman & His Rainbow Room Orch. featuring Ray Heatherton REC, Ray Heatherton & Mitzi Green PRF
i   1972 Norman Wisdom PRF, Shirley Bassey with Accompaniment directed by Johnnie Spence REL
i July 1967 Harlem Hamfats
i 1961 Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i   1978 Hubert Laws REC, Stan Getz Quartet REL
i 1969 Patti Drew
i 1967 Nat Adderley
i   1977 Didi Conn [dubbed by Kasey Cisyk] BRD, Debby Boone REL
i   1973 Billy Fields REL, David Daniels and Gloria Marlowe PRF
i 1974 Stevie Wonder

Songs written by Richard Holmes [US]

Original songs

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
After Hours Richard Holmes 1962 Pacific Jazz
American Pie Groove Holmes 1972 Groove Merchant
Book of the Blues Vol. 1 Richard "Groove" Holmes 1964 Warner Bros. Records
Broadway Groove Holmes 1982 Muse Records
Come Together Richard "Groove" Holmes and Ernie Watts 1970 World Pacific
Comin' on Home Richard Groove Holmes November 1971 Blue Note
Get Up & Get It! Richard "Groove" Holmes 1967 Prestige [US]
Good Vibrations Groove Holmes 1980 Muse Records
Groovin' with Jug Richard Holmes & Gene Ammons 1961 Pacific Jazz
Living Soul Richard "Groove" Holmes 1966 Prestige [US]
Love and All That Jazz Eric Kloss with Don Patterson & Groove Holmes 1966 Prestige [US]
Madame Foo-Foo Dakota Staton, Groove Holmes at the Organ 1972 Groove Merchant
Misty "Groove" Holmes November 1966 Prestige [US]
New Groove Richard "Groove" Holmes, arranged by Manny Albam 1974 Groove Merchant
Night Glider Groove Holmes 1973 Groove Merchant
On Basie's Bandstand Richard "Groove" Holmes 2003 Prestige [US]
Onsaya Joy Groove Holmes 1975 Flying Dutchman
Shippin' Out Groove Holmes 1978 Muse Records
Six Million Dollar Man Groove Holmes 1975 Flying Dutchman
Somethin' Special Richard "Groove" Holmes, Les McCann 1962 Pacific Jazz
Soul Message Richard "Groove" Holmes 1965 Prestige [US]
Soul Mist Groove Holmes June 1970 Prestige [US]
Soul Power! Richard "Groove" Holmes 1968 Prestige [US]
Spicy Richard "Groove" Holmes 1967 Prestige [US]
Star Wars / Close Encounters Richard Groove Holmes 1977 Versatile [US1]
Super Soul Richard "Groove" Holmes July 1967 Prestige [US]
Swedish Lullaby Richard "Groove" Holmes 1984 Sison
Tell It Like It Is Richard "Groove" Holmes 1966 Pacific Jazz
That Healin' Feelin' Richard "Groove" Holmes 1968 Prestige [US]
The Groover! Richard "Groove" Holmes 1968 Prestige [US]
Two Giants of the Organ Come Together Groove Holmes/Jimmy McGriff 1973 Groove Merchant
Welcome Home Richard "Groove" Holmes 1968 World Pacific
Workin' on a Groovy Thing Richard "Groove" Holmes 1969 World Pacific
You Better Believe It! The 17 Piece Orchestra of Gerald Wilson featuring the Jazz Organ of Richard "Groove" Holmes 1961 Pacific Jazz
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