Richard Manitoba (Richard Blum, born 1954), American musician with the MC5 and The Dictators
In January 2012 for Anything Anything with Rich Russo's radio show as part of the Light of Day festival in Asbury Park Manitoba, along with Ross the Boss, J.P. Patterson, Daniel Rey, and Dean Rispler, formed a new group, Manitoba.
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In 2004, Manitoba began hosting "The Handsome Dick Manitoba Radio Program" in Little Steven Van Zandt's Underground Garage channel, on Sirius XM Radio.
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They are most notable for having directed the short films Blood Possession starring Reverend Jen Miller and Faceboy, and "Puppeteer" starring Richard Manitoba, releasing four albums and three EPs as part of a project called H/ELLO, and playing serial killer Henry Lee Lucas as a child on A&E Biography.
In late 1986, former members of The Dictators, vocalist Richard Manitoba, bassist and songwriter Andy Shernoff, and guitarist Daniel Rey (Rabinowitz), producer for The Ramones, organized to form the band Wild Kingdom.