Richard Gibbs

Richard "Ribbs" Gibbs was the keyboard player for the New Wave band Oingo Boingo from 1980 to 1984. He was also a session player, perfoming on over 150 albums for artists as diverse as War, Tom Waits, Robert Palmer, and Aretha Franklin. He also started the band Zuma II, which had an eponymously titled record released by Pasha/CBS Records. He has appeared live with Korn, The Staples, Chaka Khan, and Oingo Boingo.

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New Wave - Oingo Boingo - 1980 - 1984 - War - Tom Waits - Robert Palmer - Aretha Franklin - CBS Records - Korn - The Staples - Chaka Khan

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Like his former bandmate Danny Elfman, Gibbs has embarked on a life of scoring movies and television shows. He has written the scores for over fifty films (Dr. Dolittle, Step Into Liquid, Say Anything, Queen of the Damned among others) and acted as musical director and composer for various television shows including Muppets Tonight!, The Simpsons, and the Battlestar Galactica miniseries.

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Danny Elfman - Dr. Dolittle - Step Into Liquid - Say Anything - Queen of the Damned - Muppets Tonight - The Simpsons - Battlestar Galactica miniseries

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His critically well-received collaboration with Jonathan Davis (lead singer of Korn) on the songs and score for Queen of the Damned led to a gold record that is still selling quite well.

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Gibbs was born in Bay Village, Ohio and was raised in Wooster, Ohio and Daytona Beach, Florida. He earned a degree in classical composition from Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to California in the 1970s. He and his wife Linda have three offspring: Keegan, Riley, and Katelin. They are all avid surfers.

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Bay Village, Ohio - Daytona Beach, Florida - Berklee College of Music - Boston - California - 1970s - Surfers

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