Richie Reinholdt

RICHIE REINHOLDT Was Born At The Yokosuka Japan Naval Base In 1953. He Picked Up The Guitar At Age 11 And Was Soon Playing In Local Bands Through Junior High And High School The Copyrights The Agents Otis Yearre Leaving The Desert In 1972 Richie Spent The Next 4 Years In Eugene Oregon Doing The Eugene Thing....Tipi's Communes Busking At Saturday Market. After His Father Passed Away In 1975 Richie Moved To South Lake Tahoe To Be Near His Mother. While There He Met And Joined The Live Wire Choir And Toured The Northwest For 4 Years In A Green 1945 Flexible Bus. They Were Signed To A One-Album Deal With Helios Records Based In Missoula Montana And Recorded The "Blue" Album. When L.W.C. Disbanded In 1979 Richie Left California And Moved To Missoula. After Spending Part Of The '80's Between Boise Kauai And Montana Richie Settled In Missoula Mt And Toured With Local Bands Such As "The Skanksters" 1986-1988 The Blazers" 1989-1991 "The Dreadbeats" 1991-1993 And Was Lucky Enough To Tour The Beautiful Adariatic Countries Of Slovenia Italy And Austria Of Southern Central Europe With "The Psyclones" 1993 "The Shadows" 1994 "The Wolfrats 1995 And "The Sundogz" 1996 . Richie Has Been Doing The "side-Man" Thing For A Number Of Years With Such Local Favorites As "The Cory Heydon Band" 1997-2000 Www.Coryheydon.Com "The Tom Catmull Band Band" 2000-2003 Www.Tomcatmull.Com Www.Larryhirshberg.Com Http //www.Larryhirshberg.Com/ And Justin Lee And The Powers That Be 2004 Www.Justin-Lee.Com/ Performing With The Regionally Known "Pinegrass" Bluegrass Band On Tuesday Nights And "The Babylon Rhythm Band" Downtown At The "Top Hat Lounge" He Also Does The Occasional Re-Union Tour With The Live Wire Choir "These Days I Sort Of Consider Myself Semi-Retired. Although I Still Love To Perform Write And Record Solo Projects For Myself And Others Anybody Willing To Pay Me ." He Has One Daughter Nicole One Step-Son Alyosha And One Wife Candace. read less