Richard Anthony Hewson is an English producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist born on March 17, 1943, in Stockton-on-Tees, England. His earliest career accolades include arranging Mary Hopkin's #1 hit ‘Those Were The Days’, followed by James Taylor’s debut album, and then the iconic strings section in The Beatles twentieth and final number-one single ‘Long & Winding Road’. Hewson quickly became renowned for his arranging work and went on to work with the likes of Diana Ross, Fleetwood Mac, Bee Gees, Carly Simon, Herbie Hancock, Art Garfunkel, Supertramp, Leo Sayer, Chris Rea and more.
In 1977, Richard Anthony Hewson formed his legendary synth-boogie outfit, The RAH Band, of which he was the sole member and which took its name from his initials. The RAH Band had a string of hit pop records, kicking off with instrumental debut ‘The Crunch’ which climbed to #6 in the UK charts. A number of jazz funk releases followed in the early ‘80s, as well as the then lesser known ‘Messages From The Stars’ in 1983 (which is now a TikTok viral sensation), all of which charted in the Top 50. The second big hit single was in 1985 with ‘Clouds Across the Moon’, which also reached #6 in the charts, featuring vocals from his wife at the time, Liz “Dizzy Lizzy” Hewson. The RAH Band released five albums between 1977 and 1998 and are considered a pioneering force of the ‘80s jazz funk and boogie era. Richard Anthony Hewson’s pioneering analog sound truly transcends generations.
