| 1960s |
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| 1960 |
Richard Joel Elliot born Jan. 16 in Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1963 |
The Elliot family moves to the Los Angeles Suburbs |
| 1970s |
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| 1971 |
Richard takes up saxophone "I started to play sax at age 11 in Junior High for no other reason than I liked the shape. Saxophone was strictly recreational until high school. My high school band teacher was also a studio musician and he got me thinking about music as a career." |
| 1977 |
Richard lands European tour w/ The Pointer Sisters & Natalie Cole.
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Joined Kittyhawk |
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Studio Work for Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops, The Temptations and The YellowJackets. |
| 1980s |
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Begins touring with The YellowJackets. |
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Tours/Plays with Melissa Manchester and Rick Springfield. |
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Joined Tower Of Power (TOP) full time in 1982 - 1987 |
| 1984 |
Huey Lewis and the News - Sports / Tour w/TOP |
| 1986 |
Huey Lewis and the News - FORE / Tour w/TOP |
| 1986 |
Trolltown |
| 1987 |
Initial Approach |
| 1988 |
Power of Suggestion |
| 1989 |
Take to the Skies |
| 1990s |
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| 1990 |
What's Inside |
| 1991 |
On The Town - #1 NAC (New Adult Contemporary) |
| 1993 |
Soul Embrace - #1 NAC |
| 1994 |
After Dark - #1 NAC |
| 1995 |
City Speak |
| 1996 |
PacificNet Internet Service Provider is launched |
| 1997 |
Jumpin' Off - #1 NAC |
| 1999 |
Chill Factor - #1 NAC |
| 2000s |
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| 2000 |
The Best of Richard Elliot |
| 2001 |
Crush - #1 NAC |
| 2001 |
Ballads |
| 2003 |
Ricochet |
| 2004 |
Groovin for Grover Tour, Jazz Nights in Germany Tour, The 3 Smooth Tenors Show in Chicago. |
| 2005 |
Artizen Music Group created |
| 2005 |
Metro Blue - 6/28/05 |
| 2006 |
Guitars and Saxes 2006 |
| 2007 |
Jazz Attack Tour 2007 |
| 2007 |
RnR w/Rick Braun - 8/28/07 |
| 2009 |
Rock Steady 5/19/09 |
| 2009 |
Tour of Japan with Rick Braun June 11-14 |
