{"id":1442,"date":"2021-01-19T13:38:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T12:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.richardlordmusic.com\/site\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:25:01","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.richardlordmusic.com\/site\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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BIOGRAPHY<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n <\/span>\n\n \n \n 50 YEARS : THE ROAD BETWEEN THE VINYL SINGLE \u00ab RALLYE MONTE-CARLO \u00bb AND TODAYS\u2019 CD SINGLE \u00ab MARANELLO \u00bb ! <\/span>\n <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Richard LORD was born in the Principality of Monaco on the 10th September 1947, (Same year as the Ferrari<\/strong>), as Richard Henri Cavassuto, a true Citizen of Monaco : a \u00ab Monegasque \u00bb !<\/p>\n

In December of 1959, at age 12, for his last childhood Christmas at the Palace of HH.SS.HH. Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Moonaco, he received from his Sovereign a gift that was to mean so much\u2026\u00a0: A Guitar\u00a0!<\/p>\n

From 1960 through 1970, he was the leader of different rock groups, playing drums with the \u00ab\u00a0Vampires\u00a0\u00bb, bass guitare in the \u00ab\u00a0Yankees\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0Les Ombres\u00a0\u00bb (Shadows\u2019 repertoire), ending that period as lead vocal and bass guitar with \u00ab\u00a0The Outlaws\u00a0\u00bb, playing and singing\u2026 The Beatles.<\/p>\n

After a 3 month Tour in the Emirates (Dubai) in the end of 1970, he went back to Monaco. With the help of his Sovereign, H.S.H. Prince Rainier III, he went for the first time to London for a week of recording sessions at the famous EMI Abbey Road Studios.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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October 1971, first take at Abbey Road in Studio 3, with Richard Lush as sound engineer, he recorded songs that he composed, like \u00ab\u00a0Everybody\u2019s loved a First Time\u00a0\u00bb. This song was released as the first RICHARD LORD\u2019s single, followed in 1973 by his first Gold record, the song of the world famous rally : \u00ab\u00a0Rallye Monte-Carlo\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0!<\/p>\n