Richard Foster Rosebrough's Obituary
Richard Foster Rosebrough, Jr. died peacefully in his home on Saturday, October 17, 2015. Richard was involved in Memphis music from the early 60‘s to the end of his life. He was a Producer, Recording Engineer, Song Writer and Drummer. Richard worked with many of the artists that shaped the Memphis sound of the 60’s to the present. Richard was active from the earliest beginnings of Ardent Recording on National where he worked with and was trained by John Fry to working with Sam Phillips at Phillips Recording Service on Madison. Big Star, Chris Bell, Alamo, Alex Chilton, Sid Selvidge, Jim Dickinson and many, many others employed Richard’s skill, talent and ears as a recording engineer and drummer. Richard is quoted in many books on the Memphis musical scene during this period of time including many of the books on Big Star. Richard was an eyewitness, willing participant and central character in that musical scenes’ creation. Richard was the regular drummer with Mud Boy and the Neutrons, founding member/drummer/producer/engineer for Alamo, drummer for the Verbs, sometime drummer/engineer/song writer for Big Star and was the drummer for Lee Baker and the Agitators. Richard was a gentle man who was happy to expound and pontificate on the ins and outs of Memphis music. Because Richard was an eyewitness to these events he possessed sage insight of those goings on. Richard will be sadly missed by all of his friends and extended family. Richard’s parents who preceded him in death were Helen Rosebrough and Richard Foster Rosebrough. Richard leaves his sisters, Helen Rosebrough Hlavin (Bill) of Elk Grove, Illinois and Martha Rosebrough Parker (Rick) of Athens, Georgia. Visitation will be at Memorial Park Saturday October 24th at 10:00am with a graveside service to follow at 12:00pm. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Church Health Center. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, Tennessee 38119. “Celebrating Life… Behind the Stone Wall”
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