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b"Richard Barone\\xa0is an acclaimed recording artist, performer, producer, and author. Since pioneering the indie rock scene in Hoboken, NJ as frontman for\\xa0The Bongos, and reinventing himself with the chamber pop classic \\u201ccool blue halo\\u201d, Barone has produced countless studio recordings and worked with artists in every genre.\\xa0Collaborators have included Tony Visconti, Beach Boy Al Jardine, Sean Lennon, Dion, John Sebastian, Alejandro Escovedo, Jill Sobule, Donovan, Moby, the late Lou Reed, and American folk icon Pete Seeger. He has scored shows and staged all-star concert events at such venues as Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. His memoir\\xa0Frontman: Surviving The Rock Star Myth\\xa0was published by Hal Leonard Books. Recent album releases include his studio album,\\xa0Glow\\xa0produced by Visconti, the deluxe CD/DVD set,\\xa0'\\u201dcool blue halo' 25th Anniversary Concert\\u201d, and his latest,\\xa0\\u201cSorrows & Promises\\u201d, a new album of songs from the early 1960s music scene in Greenwich Village, where Barone lives. He is affiliated with the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University."