About Me
I WAS BORN ON JULY 31,1953, IN HOUMA, LOUISIANA AND HAVE 35 PLUS YRS. OF EXPERIENCE IN MUSIC. I AM A SINGER/ SONGWRITER/ PERCUSSIONIST/ ARRANGER, WHO BELIEVES THAT MUSIC IS A GIFT FROM GOD. PERFORMED AND RECORDED WITH LOCAL TALENT (ARTIST AND SONGWRITERS), TO SUPERSTAR HEADLINERS. I HAVE PERFORMED AT FESTIVALS, TO THE 5-STAR HOTELS. I STARTED SINGING IN THE 60's, AT THE AGE OF 14, AND PERFORMED WITH A LOCAL GROUP CALLED "THE LIVING SOUND". IN THE 70's, "THE LEVEE BAND", A GROUP ROD RODDY AND I STARTED WHICH ULTIMATELY BECAME "LOUISIANA's LeROUX", AND IN "MADONNA", (A SOULFUL ROCK GROUP). I ALSO STARTED RECORDING JINGLES, IN THE 70's UP INTO THE 90's. I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO RECORD AT SEVERAL RECORDING STUDIO'S IN LOUISIANA AND TEXAS. THE JAM FACTORY, U.A.R. RECORDING STUDIO, COSMO'S RECORDING STUDIO, APPLE TRACKS RECORDING STUDIO, PALM STREET RECORDING STUDIOS AND DIGITAL SACALAIT PRODUCTIONS RECORDING STUDIO TO NAME A FEW.
IN THE 80's, SANG AND PLAYED PERCUSSION WITH "THE BLUE EYED SOUL REVUE". IN THE 90's, "THE REVERBS". I AM NOW SINGING AND PLAYING PERCUSSION WITH "JAZMINE", A JAZZ / SOUL GROUP FROM SOUTH LOUISIANA-----I'VE PERFORMED AND RECORDED WITH TODD ADAMS, A LOCAL RECORDING ARTIST, WHO TOURED AND RECORDED WITH MY COUSIN, WAYNE TOUPS. WITH THE RENOWNED DUSENBERRY FAMILY SINGERS. ALSO WITH LOUISIANA LeROUXS', ROD RODDY, LEON MEDICA, (WHO WROTE NEW ORLEANS LADIES) AND TONY HASELDEN,(WHO HAS WRITTEN NUMEROUS HITS IN NASHVILLE), GRAMMY NOMINEE, TAB BENOIT (VOICE OF THE WETLANDS), THE LEGENDARY, PERCY SLEDGE, THE METERS, JEAN KNIGHT, PETE FOUNTAIN, THE TEMTATIONS, WAR, THE IDES OF MARCH, JERRY JEFF WALKER, JOHN FRED AND THE PLAYBOYS, JOE BERRY, NEW ORLEANS' OWN, ERNIE K. DOE, OLIVER MORGAN, LUTHER KENT, THE ONE AND ONLY, DR. JOHN (MAC REBENNACK), AND THE FIDDLE MASTER AND CAJUN MUSIC AMBASSADOR,THE GREAT WAYLON THIBODEAUX. I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO PERFORM AND RECORD WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST. I FINISHED RECORDING AND RELEASING MY NEW CD, "THE RIGHT TIME", COLLABORATING WITH SEVERAL SO. LOUISIANA SONGWRITERS AND ARTIST, IN JUNE OF 2007. I RECORDED IT @ DIGITAL SACALAIT PRODUCTIONS IN HOUMA, LA., PERSHING WELLS,(OWNER AND PRODUCER),WHO IS ALSO A VOTING MEMBER OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY. (CONTACT No. 985-209-2229). MY CD CAN BE PURCHASED THROUGH LA CAJUN STUFF IN THE SOUTHLAND MALL IN HOUMA, LA. , THROUGH MY MYSPACE (www.myspace.com/richardtoups) AND LINK ON CDBABY.COM. IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ON APPLE i TUNES, MUSICLSHERE, PAYPLAY AND TRADEBIT.
I HAVE JUST RECENTLY GOTTEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPLAY THROUGH AFB RADIO , IN GEORGIA. TUNE IN AND GIVE YOUR SUPPORT TO AFB RADIO
AND OUR TROOPS. ( LINK ON TO AFB RADIO. US )
