Keni Richards was Murdered

This story was published 8 years ago and it was how I learned that the drummer for Autograph, whose most popular tune was called Turn up the Radio, (released on September 27, 1984) was actually murdered. I was really sad when I read about his death. No, of course, I didn't know him or anything like that. I was sad when I read the final paragraphs of the story:

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Keni was a great guy. He was dealing with depression. He was going to come out here and move, and you know, this happened and there are no answers. Keni wanted me to post something on Facebook and I never did. He wanted to know if the fans really cared about him and loved him. He said that he didn’t really think that he made a difference in people’s lives. He was struggling with that and wanted me to find out how many people really cared about him and what he meant to them. He shared with me some great stories about the Motley Crue tour and David Lee Roth, and you know, he had done a lot of things after Autograph. I miss my friend all the time. I have so many messages [from him that] I still listen to today. I pray every day that they will find the people who did this. He was doing a painting for me before this happened. Miss you Keni! R.I.P. my friend. Much love to you and your family.”

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So, here's the tune that I first heard with Keni Richards' drumming.

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But here's the deal. While that tune is the one that everyone knows, the best tune on their debut album Sign in Please is called My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Isn't Me. There's something about the title of this tune, the actual guitars and drums of this tune, and, of course, the lyrics of this tune that make it an absolute gem. It is track 6 on the album which, on a cassette tape, probably meant it would be the first tune on Side B. I will never forget what I felt when I saw him playing drums for the first time. He had a double bass set with only one tom between the bass drums - I couldn't see how many floor toms he had but I always assumed there were at least 2 floor toms. It was a radical idea, in 1984-ish, to only have a single rack tom and it made his set unique from, say, Tommy Lee in Motley Crue. His set during the Shout at the Devil era (that album was released on September 23, 1983) was a double bass, but with two rack toms with his two bass drums and had been released nearly a year earlier than Autograph's debut album.

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Here's the link to the article: https://sleazeroxx.com/ex-autograph-drummer-keni-richards-murdered-homicide-investigation-pending/ - Ex-Autograph drummer Keni Richards murdered — homicide investigation pending - Sleaze Roxx