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J. R. Richards is the lead singer/songwriter for alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

band Dishwalla

Dishwalla

Dishwalla is an American alternative rock band based out of Santa Barbara, CA. The band's name comes from a Hindi term for a person providing cable television to a neighborhood...

. He has appeared in the films Almost Anything, 2:13 and Morning (which he also scored) and he guest starred on Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...

as himself. Richards also sang the title role in a concert production of Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...

with the Golden State Pops Orchestra

Golden State Pops Orchestra

The Golden State Pops Orchestra is a symphony pops orchestra located in the San Pedro district of Los Angeles, California in the United States of America. The GSPO is the resident orchestra of the Warner Grand Theatre, an Art Deco movie palace built by Warner Brothers Studios in 1931...

. Dishwalla had a #1 hit in 1996 with the Richards-penned "Counting Blue Cars," famous for its "tell me all your thoughts on God/'cause I'd really like to meet Her" refrain. His band has gone on to produce four other albums, including the 2002 hit, Opaline. He has one child with his wife, Shannon.

His debut solo album "A Beautiful End" was released on May 12, 2009, on iTunes worldwide. Starting on May 26, 2009 "A Beautiful End" will be available for purchase and download worldwide through all other digital music services (Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon, AOL and more).

J.R. Richards is creating music under the name theGloriouslove, in partnership with Jason Koiter and Trace Ritter. Starting May 4, 2010, "A Dark Safe Place", the first song from this project, will be available through digital download.

J.R. Richards is also creating music under the name Califas with Ryan Rossi. Starting May 18, 2010, “A Beautiful Game,” a 2010 World Cup theme song will be available through digital download.

There is another collaboration with Michael Carey and David Walsh from the band Exies. Starting June 1, 2010, three songs will be released, “Monday Came", "Sunlight" and "Sugarville".

In January 2011, J.R Richards created the 20k Watts project. 20k Watts is an Artist Eco Alliance which aims to bring sustainable clean energy to 3rd world communities in need. To empower communities in impoverished areas using the sun, wind, and battery for storing and supplying electricity and enhancing the current and future quality of life.

J.R Richards, and band mate, Ryan Rossi are currently writing songs for an EP that will theme “Music Can Help” and should have a new CD released by late Fall 2011.

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