MR. Singer

Songwriter/Entertainer/Educator-extraordinaire Richard W. Singer was born and raised in Wooster, Ohio, where playing music is what most of his friends did for fun. Since leaving Wooster at 18 he has made his music and his home in Berlin, San Francisco, Caracas, Athens (Ohio), Phoenix, and after 25 years in Chicago, Mr. Singer is now located in Nashville, TN.

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In 2000, Singer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College Chicago where he studied music and sound recording.

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After college he worked in San Francisco's music industry as a backline technician, sound engineer and guitar technician for such luminaries The Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, and Jimmy Cliff.

Upon returning from the coast, Singer concurrently taught music at the Old Town School of Folk Music for 12 years, Rogers Park Montessori School age’s pre-K through 7th grade for three years, as well as the Governor’s home for one year.

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Singer continued his tireless and wildly popular weekly Sing-Along with Mr. Singer performances at the Lincoln Park Zoo as well making music at several of Chicago’s children’s hospitals including Rush, Children’s Memorial, Shriner’s, and Comer’s, until March 2020, when the world went into lock down.

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Ever in perpetual motion, during the pandemic Mr. Singer has been teaching lessons and classes on line, giving live streaming performances for kids and recording some exciting new music! Look out for new music by Mr. Singer and the Sharp Cookies coming out this year!