Sylvan Richardson
{{short description|British guitarist, composer, and masseur (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sylvan Richardson
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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| birth_name = Sylvan B. Richardson
| alias = Sylvan Richardson Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_place = Lambeth, London, England
| origin =
| instrument = Guitar, bass guitar
| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 1985–present
| label =
| associated_acts = Simply Red, Andy Sheppard
| website =
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Sylvan Richardson is a British guitarist, composer, and masseur.
Music
Best known for being the one-time guitarist of Simply Red, after the second album Men and Women and a successful world tour, Richardson left the band after becoming disillusioned with the industry. He then studied composition in New York City.{{Cite web|url=https://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/chris-hoys-masseuse-was-a-founding-member-of-s-1864/|title=Chris Hoy's masseuse was a founding member of Simply Red|website=Deadlinescotland.wordpress.com|date=23 September 2009|accessdate=29 July 2020}} Richardson went on to work with acts such as Andy Sheppard and girl group Cleopatra and many others, as a session bassist and band director.
Richardson has his own group The Sylvan Richardson Band, who are currently based in Manchester. In his spare time, he enjoys squash and Kung Fu.{{Cite web|url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/canarywharf/chitchat.htm|title=Chit Chat|website=Squashsite.co.uk|accessdate=29 July 2020}}
Masseur
After training as a masseur, in 2009 he made a guest appearance on the BBC comedy quiz show Would I Lie To You?, in which he revealed that he was cyclist Sir Chris Hoy's masseur.{{cite web|url=http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2009/09/23/chris-hoys-masseuse-was-a-founding-member-of-s-1864/ |title=Chris Hoy's masseuse was a founding member of Simply Red |work=Deadline News |date=23 September 2009 |accessdate=29 May 2019}} On 19 July 2010, Richardson was appointed as Liverpool F.C.'s new masseur.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8836152.stm|title=Former Simply Red guitarist joins Liverpool as masseur|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 July 2010|accessdate=18 July 2010}}
References
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Category:English male guitarists
Category:Black British musicians
Category:English people of Nigerian descent
Category:Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff
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