Jonathan Richman June 6, 2009

Jonathan Richman has been writing songs, making records and performing live
for most of his life, winning fans and making friends around the world with his guileless honesty and playfully catchy compositions. His deceptively straightforward songs embody timeless qualities of humanity, optimism, emotional insight and a boundless sense of humor, untainted by cynicism or transient notions of hipness.
The records that Jonathan Richman has made over the past 30 years have long held a special place in the hearts of his fans. In the early 1970s,
he formed the Modern Lovers, whose raw, minimalist sound and emotionally forthright
songs helped to lay the groundwork for punk rock.
But by the time the group's landmark debut album
was released in 1976, Jonathan had already moved on to a quieter sound and a gentler
lyrical focus. Since then, he's continued to record and tour prolifically. Over the years, Jonathan's music has absorbed a multitude of influences, from doo-wop to country to a
variety of international styles, without sacrificing the artist's effervescent personality

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