Richard Robinson (5) (1945–2018)

Richard Robinson
died on November 15, 2018 at home in Manhattan. Robinson, born in New Britain, CT, was a graduate of the Loomis School and attended Yale University until several months before graduation, dropped out to join a rock and roll band. After moving to Manhattan in the late 1960s, he worked as a record executive at Buddah Records, had a syndicated music column with the Bell McClure syndicate, was a late night disc jockey on WNEW-FM, and hosted a syndicated radio show. Additionally, he directed early videos for The Ramones and Blondie, produced albums for the Flamin' Groovies, Lou Reed and David Johansen, wrote 13 books -- including "The Video Primer," books on music, kung fu and magic, and co-authored Dick Clark's autobiography. He was a contributor to Creem Magazine and edited the rock magazines Hit Parader and Rock Scene. In the late 1990s, he quit the music business to perform as a magician and run several magic web sites including www.allmagicguide He is survived by his wife, the music journalist and author Lisa Robinson.