- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEmilio Radocchia
- Nickname
- The Baja Marimba Band
- Emil Richards was born on September 2, 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and Star Trek (2009). He died on December 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1994.
- Marimbist.
- With George Shearing for four years from 1955, subsequently in Los Angeles with Paul Horn and Shorty Rogers.
- Began as a xylophonist.
- Military service, 1952-53.
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