Background
Heyman was born in 1951 and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey.
Heyman was born in 1951 and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey.
He picked up guitar and piano in his teens, which was also when he began writing songs. He would later go solo, in his twenties, following the breakup of the original Doughboys. Heyman"s influences are as varied as Bernstein to The Beatles, Richard Rodgers to the Rascals, and the Blues to The Byrds.
He has drummed for such artists as Brian Wilson, Link Wray, Jonathan Richman and the Left Banke’s, Michael Brown, composer of "Walk Away Renee".
He also played keyboards for the legendary Ben East. King and guitar for the lead singer of The Shangri-Las, Mary Weiss. In live performance, Richard leads his own band on guitar and keyboards.
Additionally, Heyman is once again playing with the re-united Doughboys as their drummer and contributing songwriter.
Heyman is a founding member of the The Doughboys. He was one of the original members of the 60s group, The Doughboys, who are considered to be a legendary New Jersey garage rock band.