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Ritchie Adams

real name Richard Ziegler

Ritchie Adams is credited on 1,615 releases across 445 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,615

Credits

445

Albums

8

Decades active

289

In collections

Biography

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Songwriter, singer, guitar player.
Born: December 15, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: March 6, 2017 (age 71) in New York City, New York, USA
Mostly known for penning Bobby Lewis' "Tossin' And Turnin'".
Supposed to sing lead on The Archies' "Love Is Living In You".

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Credited work

1,615 releases · 445 albums · active 1959–2025

  • Performance · 1,993
  • Production · 107
  • Other credits · 22
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Mediasound · Hansa Tonstudios · Image Recording Studios · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville

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