Formed from the remnants of Dallas rockabilly band Lone Star Trio in 1998, EHS was founded by Matt Hillyer ( lead vocalist, guitar, primary songwriter ), Richie Vasquez ( drums and harmony vocal ), Steve Berg ( upright bass, harmony vocals ), and Jason Garner ( fiddle ).

Ingram, older than the rest of the members of the band, left to serve active duty in Vietnam, and was later replaced by Walter " Clyde " Orange, the second lead singer who wrote or co-wrote many of their hit tunes before Lionel Richie came on board.

After Richie left to pursue a solo career, former Heatwave singer J. D.

McClary left in 1982 ( shortly after Richie left ) to pursue a solo career and to develop a gospel music company.

Ade Edmondson ( left ) and Rik Mayall ( right ) as Eddie and Richie in Bottom

In 1954, he formed a quintet featuring trumpeter Clifford Brown, tenor saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Richie Powell ( brother of Bud Powell ), and bassist George Morrow, though Land left the following year and Sonny Rollins soon replaced him.

In this continuation, Rob and Laura have left their New Rochelle home to Richie and moved to Manhattan, where Laura runs a dance studio.

Fonzie befriends Richie and the Cunningham family, and when Richie ( Ron Howard ) left the series for military service, Winkler's Fonzie became the central figure of the show.

When Howard left the cast due to his burgeoning directorial career, Richie was written out by leaving to join the United States Army.

Ralph left with Richie ( in the 1980 season ) to join the Army.

Introduced in 1980 after Richie left the show.

* Bobby ( Harris Kal )-Friend of Chachi and Joanie seen in episodes after Richie and Ralph left the show.

After Ron Howard ( Richie ) left the series, Ted McGinley joined the cast as Roger Phillips, the new physical education teacher at Jefferson High and nephew to Howard and Marion.

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However, referee Richie Powers correctly ruled that Havlicek's shot went through the basket with two seconds left on the clock.

He left the band in 1997 to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by Richie Kotzen.

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Ricky Lawson left in 1986 to tour with Lionel Richie.

After extensive touring in support of their debut album, Poullain left the band in 2005, and was replaced by former guitar technician Richie Edwards.

Eli Konikoff and Chet Catallo left the band just prior to its release to be replaced by drummer Richie Morales and guitarist Julio Fernandez, respectively.

Two brothers Seth ( George Clooney ) and Richard " Richie " Gecko ( Quentin Tarantino ), wanted by the FBI and Texas police for a bank robbery that has left several people dead, stop at a liquor store with the intent of just picking up a state map, but the psychotic Richie kills Ranger Earl McGraw ( Michael Parks ) and the cashier ( John Hawkes ) and burns the store down.

During the gunfight, Richie is shot in his left hand.

When Richie left prison, he and Janice resumed their old relationship and eventually became engaged.

However, with the exception of the Grammy Award-winning " Nightshift " (# 3 in the U. S., a tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson ; in 2010 a new version was recorded dedicated to Michael Jackson ), the band never achieved the same level of success it had enjoyed with Richie.

The band was also honored with the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004, and as songwriters and collaborators, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.

* The New Sounds of the Louis Prima Band ( 1969 )-First album to introduce Richie Varola on electric organ, marking the first time the band produced a markedly different, modernized sound.

* Ron Wikso: Drummer of Foreigner ( band ), Cher, David Lee Roth, Richie Sambora, Gregg Rolie, Randy Meisner, Denny Laine, Player ( band ), and Ronn Moss

Buffalo Springfield is a North American folk rock band renowned both for its music and as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina.

Told by record producer Barry Friedman that there would be work available if he could assemble a band, Stills invited fellow Au Go Go Singers alumnus Richie Furay and former Squires bass player Ken Koblun to come join him in California.

According to Richie Furay and a band spokesman, the band were supposed do a full tour in 2012, but this was put on hold, because of Young recording two new albums with Crazy Horse.

In order to resolve this problem, Geffen engineered a deal whereby Nash was essentially traded to Atlantic for the rights to Richie Furay's band Poco ; Furay was signed to Atlantic as a result of his membership in Buffalo Springfield.

Bassist James Kirkland, drummer Richie Frost, and pianist Gene Garf completed the band.

In 1983 Lionel Richie and his wife, Brenda, informally adopted Nicole Camille Escovedo, the two-year-old daughter of one of the members of Lionel's band.

* Bill " Sticks " Downey ( Jack Baker )-African American friend of Richie, Potsie and Ralph and drummer for their band, hence his nickname " Sticks ", though he claimed he got the nickname because he was skinny.

Busted was released in 1990 and was also produced by Richie Zito, as the band attempted to capitalize on the success of Lap of Luxury.

Tony Lovato went on to form a band called Kisses For Kings, whose line-up consists of Tony Lovato, Mike Longworth, and Richie Gonzales.

Hadley's permanent band line up nowadays features John Keeble ( drums ), Phil Taylor ( keyboards ), Phil Williams ( bass guitar ), Richie Barrett ( guitar ), and Dawn Joseph on backing vocals.

During the show's run, the band had a chance to perform with such established artists as Lionel Richie, Celine Dion, Bradley Walsh, Blue, and Atomic Kitten.

Since Joel was producing himself, he was able to use his own touring band, consisting of Long Island musicians like Richie Cannata and all four members of the band Topper: Liberty DeVitto, Russell Javors, Howie Emerson, and Doug Stegmeyer.

The article, and ensuing rumours, stated that the band would continue without him, possibly with Richie Edwards as the front man.

In blog entries on MySpace, Richie Edwards, Dan Hawkins and Ed Graham said that they had started recording a new album with Toby McFarlaine, and that they had formed a new band together.

Richie later added a message to the site, categorically confirming that the band would not continue under the name " The Darkness ", saying " we are literally days away from announcing our new name ".