Richard Bernard Halligan (August 29, 1943 – January 18, 2022) was an American musician and composer, best known as a founding member of thejazz-rock bandBlood, Sweat & Tears.^[1]

Halligan was born inTroy, New York. He wasBS&T'strombonist on their first album,Child Is Father to the Man, but whenAl Kooper left the band after that first album, Halligan switched to keyboards and began playingflute as well. He received aGrammy Award for Best Instrumental Performance for "Variations on a Theme ByErik Satie" from the albumBlood, Sweat & Tears. Halligan alsoarranged many of the band's charts during this time period, and he wrote several songs including "Redemption" and "Lisa Listen to Me." Halligan left BS&T in 1971 after recordingtheir fourth album, when the band began to shift to more rock-oriented music.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Halligan composed and arranged music for a number of motion pictures, includingGo Tell the Spartans (1978),Cheaper to Keep Her (1981),Fear City (1984), and theChuck Norris filmsA Force of One (1979) andThe Octagon (1980).^[2]

In 2006, he was active as a composer and performer for various types of music, includingjazz andchamber music. In 2011 and 2012 he developed and performed an autobiographical one-man show entitled "Musical Being".^[3] An early title for it was "Man Overboard" and in 2013 called "Love, Sweat & Fears". Halligan earned a master's degree in music theory and composition from theManhattan School of Music. He also conducted his original works in Carnegie Hall.^[4]

Halligan died from natural causes inRome on January 18, 2022, at the age of 78.^[5] His daughter,Shana Halligan, was the vocalist oftrip hop duoBitter:Sweet.^[6]

• Child Is Father to the Man (1968)
• Blood, Sweat & Tears (1968)
• Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (1970)
• B, S & T 4 (1971)
• Cat's Dream (2007)
• Slow Food Forum (2007)

• Dick Halligan atIMDb
• Dick Halligan at AllMusicGuide.com
• Dick Halligan discography atDiscogs
• Man Overboard! (one-man show) excerpt onYouTube

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