Richard McPartland

{{Short description|American jazz guitarist}}

Dick McPartland (May 18, 1905 – November 30, 1957) was a jazz guitarist during the 1920s and the older brother of Jimmy McPartland. He was part of the Austin High School Gang of musicians in Chicago.{{cite web |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=Dick McPartland |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dick-mcpartland-mn0001782323 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=3 December 2018}}{{cite book|last1=Martin|first1=Henry |last2=Waters|first2=Keith |title=Essential Jazz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qVoWAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT91|accessdate=2 December 2018|date=1 January 2013|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=978-1-285-41553-6|pages=91–}}

McPartland played banjo and guitar. He replaced Eddie Lang in the Red McKenzie band. Near the end of the 1920s, he recorded with Irving Mills and Jack Teagarden and in the 1930s with his brother Jimmy. After a heart attack in the 1930s, he retired from music.