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Dicky Barrett
Richard Michael Barrett (born June 22, 1964), better known as Dicky Barrett, is an American singer who was the frontman of ska punk band the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He was the announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! from 2004 until 2022. Barrett is known for his distinctive, loud, gravelly voice.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones officially announced their breakup through their official website and social media feeds on January 27, 2022. Barrett revealed that the breakup occurred in part due to his views on the COVID-19 vaccine. Barrett went on to co-found and front the punk band the Defiant.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Barrett attended Norwood Junior High School and Xaverian Brothers High School in Massachusetts. He left Xaverian Brothers High School and went on to Norwood Senior High in Norwood, Massachusetts, and later Bunker Hill Community College where he met future Bosstones drummer Joe Sirois.
Prior to his association with the Bosstones, Barrett played in the local Boston area bands Cheapskates, Toxic Toast, and Impact Unit. Toxic Toast would later be immortalized in a Bosstones song of the same name on the group's 1994 album Question the Answers.
Barrett spent the majority of his musical career playing with the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He provided vocals across the band’s entire discography. Barrett toured with the band across the world continuously until their announcement of a hiatus in December 2003. The band's 1997 release, Let's Face It, would prove to be the band's biggest break, mostly due to the first single "The Impression That I Get," which charted at number one on the Billboard charts.
In 2003, Barrett began working on an untitled solo album. The album was said to be a radical departure from the ska-core sound made popular by the Bosstones. Barrett was quoted as saying that the album will be "more sombre, darker". Fellow Bosstone, Lawrence Katz, was said to be assisting Barrett with the recording of the album. However, the album remains unreleased.
Barrett appeared on two Brain Failure tracks, which are featured on their split entitled Beijing to Boston with Big D and the Kids Table.
Barrett provided guest vocals on the Street Dogs song "Justifiable Fisticuffs" from their first album Savin Hill, the Gaslight Anthem song "The Patient Ferris Wheel" from their album The '59 Sound, "Charge into the Sun" from the Briggs' album Come All You Madmen, the Unseen's cover of "Paint It Black" from the album State of Discontent, H2O songs "Force Field" and "Faster Than the World" from their 1999 album F.T.T.W., and Rancid's songs "Cash, Culture and Violence" and "Black Lung" on their album Life Won't Wait. He also made guest appearances on tracks from No Use for a Name, Clowns for Progress, the Stubborn All-Stars, and local Boston band Darkbuster.
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Dicky Barrett
Richard Michael Barrett (born June 22, 1964), better known as Dicky Barrett, is an American singer who was the frontman of ska punk band the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He was the announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! from 2004 until 2022. Barrett is known for his distinctive, loud, gravelly voice.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones officially announced their breakup through their official website and social media feeds on January 27, 2022. Barrett revealed that the breakup occurred in part due to his views on the COVID-19 vaccine. Barrett went on to co-found and front the punk band the Defiant.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Barrett attended Norwood Junior High School and Xaverian Brothers High School in Massachusetts. He left Xaverian Brothers High School and went on to Norwood Senior High in Norwood, Massachusetts, and later Bunker Hill Community College where he met future Bosstones drummer Joe Sirois.
Prior to his association with the Bosstones, Barrett played in the local Boston area bands Cheapskates, Toxic Toast, and Impact Unit. Toxic Toast would later be immortalized in a Bosstones song of the same name on the group's 1994 album Question the Answers.
Barrett spent the majority of his musical career playing with the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He provided vocals across the band’s entire discography. Barrett toured with the band across the world continuously until their announcement of a hiatus in December 2003. The band's 1997 release, Let's Face It, would prove to be the band's biggest break, mostly due to the first single "The Impression That I Get," which charted at number one on the Billboard charts.
In 2003, Barrett began working on an untitled solo album. The album was said to be a radical departure from the ska-core sound made popular by the Bosstones. Barrett was quoted as saying that the album will be "more sombre, darker". Fellow Bosstone, Lawrence Katz, was said to be assisting Barrett with the recording of the album. However, the album remains unreleased.
Barrett appeared on two Brain Failure tracks, which are featured on their split entitled Beijing to Boston with Big D and the Kids Table.
Barrett provided guest vocals on the Street Dogs song "Justifiable Fisticuffs" from their first album Savin Hill, the Gaslight Anthem song "The Patient Ferris Wheel" from their album The '59 Sound, "Charge into the Sun" from the Briggs' album Come All You Madmen, the Unseen's cover of "Paint It Black" from the album State of Discontent, H2O songs "Force Field" and "Faster Than the World" from their 1999 album F.T.T.W., and Rancid's songs "Cash, Culture and Violence" and "Black Lung" on their album Life Won't Wait. He also made guest appearances on tracks from No Use for a Name, Clowns for Progress, the Stubborn All-Stars, and local Boston band Darkbuster.