{{Short description|New Zealand singer-songwriter (1948–2019)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} '''Donald Richard Bryant''' (1948 – 5 December 2019), generally known as '''Rick Bryant''', was a New Zealand blues and rock singer/songwriter.
Bands include Rick Bryant and the Jive Bombers, The Jubilation Gospel Choir, and Windy City Strugglers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10392744|title=Hitless bluesmen happy to struggle |last=Ormond |first=Chris |date=25 July 2006|publisher=New Zealand Herald |accessdate=2009-08-03|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald }}</ref> With over a fifty-year history in music other bands include Mammal and Bruno Lawrence's Blerta.
He was convicted of possession of cannabis, cannabis oil, ecstasy and cocaine, but appealed his sentence in 2011, blaming his 35-year history of cannabis use.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/5724109/Jailed-rocker-wants-reduced-sentence |title=Rick Bryant Seeks Reduced Sentence |work=Stuff |year=2011 |accessdate=3 October 2011}}</ref>
Bryant died in Auckland on 5 December 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018725531/blue-eyed-counter-culture-soul-man-rick-bryant-has-died |title=Blue-eyed counter-culture soul man Rick Bryant has died |work=RNZ Music |date=5 December 2019 |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://nzmusic.org.nz/artists/blues/rick-bryant/ NZ Music Commissision entry] * [http://www.nzblues.com/ Website] * [https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/rick-bryant]
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