Tony Richards
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Tony Richards born Anthony Richard Orlando. He is an American musician and drummer. He was the original drummer from the Heavy Metal band W.A.S.P. 1982-1984.
He played for various bands in his early days before moving from Phoenix, AZ to the Los Angeles, CA area. He started making a name for himself in 1980 as one of the hottest drummers in the LA Heavy Metal scene with a band called DANTE FOX, later to be known as Great White. With fellow band mates Don Costa W.A.S.P./Ozzy/M80
, Mark Kendal Great White
, Jack Russell Great White
, they frequently rocked the most popular heavy metal clubs in Hollywood and LA such as the Troubador, Roxy, Whisky, & Starwood.
In late 1982 Tony and Don left Dante Fox after being recruited by Blackie Lawless to form W.A.S.P.. Don left soon to join Ozzy Osbourne before any albums were cut. Tony left the band after recording their first album, W.A.S.P.
. Tony is now playing in a band called DellaVella with Carl Della Vella on bass guitar and Lee Oliver on lead guitar.
He played for various bands in his early days before moving from Phoenix, AZ to the Los Angeles, CA area. He started making a name for himself in 1980 as one of the hottest drummers in the LA Heavy Metal scene with a band called DANTE FOX, later to be known as Great White. With fellow band mates Don Costa W.A.S.P./Ozzy/M80
M80
M80 or M-80 may refer to:M80* M80 motorway, a motorway in Scotland* Messier 80, a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius* Zastava M80, a Yugoslav variant of the AK-47 assault rifle* M80 Rocket Launcher, a Yugoslav rocket launcher...
, Mark Kendal Great White
Great White
Great White is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1978. The band gained popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s. The band released several albums in the late 1980s and gained airplay on MTV with music videos for songs like "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"...
, Jack Russell Great White
Great White
Great White is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1978. The band gained popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s. The band released several albums in the late 1980s and gained airplay on MTV with music videos for songs like "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"...
, they frequently rocked the most popular heavy metal clubs in Hollywood and LA such as the Troubador, Roxy, Whisky, & Starwood.
In late 1982 Tony and Don left Dante Fox after being recruited by Blackie Lawless to form W.A.S.P.. Don left soon to join Ozzy Osbourne before any albums were cut. Tony left the band after recording their first album, W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P. (album)
W.A.S.P. is the debut eponymous album by W.A.S.P., released August 17, 1984 . The album has been known under three different names. The spine of the vinyl release has Winged Assassins printed on it...
. Tony is now playing in a band called DellaVella with Carl Della Vella on bass guitar and Lee Oliver on lead guitar.