Dave Richmond

David Henry Richmond (born 29 March 1938 in Brighton, Sussex, England) is a British professional bass player, best known as a founder member of the 1960s pop group Manfred Mann. During his short tenure with the group, he played bass on their first hit record, "5-4-3-2-1".

Career Richmond first picked up the ukulele at the age of 14. He later picked up the bass after hearing "Big Noise From Winnetka" on a record player owned by his older brother. Richmond left the band in 1964, shortly after he recorded bass for their first hit single "5-4-3-2-1", the theme song for the ITV music show Ready, Steady, Go!. He was replaced by Tom McGuinness.

Richmond later became a session player, —the first foreign-language song to top the charts there —and also reached number one in Austria, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland that year. He later played bass on Gainsbourg's 1971 album Histoire de Melody Nelson.

Richmond also worked with Elton John, Marvin, Welch & Farrar, Olivia Newton-John, Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black and the Shadows, amongst others. Richmond played the fretless bass guitar on the theme song to Last of the Summer Wine. "Your Song" and "Border Song" – Elton John (1970) "It Must Be Love" – Labi Sifre (1971) "If Not For You" – Olivia Newton-John (1971)