The Rah Band

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 <a href="spotify:artist:5pBljwfwnohfSNDXixEYHm" data-name="Mary Hopkin">Mary Hopkin</a>&#39;s #1 hit ‘Those Were The Days’, followed by <a href="spotify:artist:0vn7UBvSQECKJm2817Yf1P" data-name="James Taylor">James Taylor</a>’s debut album, and then the iconic strings section in <a href="spotify:artist:3WrFJ7ztbogyGnTHbHJFl2" data-name="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> twentieth and final number-one single ‘Long &amp; Winding Road’. Hewson quickly became renowned for his arranging work and went on to work with the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:3MdG05syQeRYPPcClLaUGl" data-name="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:08GQAI4eElDnROBrJRGE0X" data-name="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1LZEQNv7sE11VDY3SdxQeN" data-name="Bee Gees">Bee Gees</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4FtSnMlCVxCswABUmdhwpm" data-name="Carly Simon">Carly Simon</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2ZvrvbQNrHKwjT7qfGFFUW" data-name="Herbie Hancock">Herbie Hancock</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6kEsKkXuE4olX7m3mNLZkS" data-name="Art Garfunkel">Art Garfunkel</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3JsMj0DEzyWc0VDlHuy9Bx" data-name="Supertramp">Supertramp</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:04LIHk1SobiQwt2tlupoAV" data-name="Leo Sayer">Leo Sayer</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5KEG7G8LDYlHgFDqZyEEs2" data-name="Chris Rea">Chris Rea</a> 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.