Richard Shaw Brown

Rick Brown
Rick Brown in Bangkok – 2006
Background information
Birth nameRichard Shaw Brown
Also known asHrisikesh
Born (1947-04-26) April 26, 1947
OriginFlorida, United States
GenresProgressive rock
Blues rock
Psychedelic rock
Art rock
Hard rock
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentHarmonica
Years active1964–1967 / 1982–1985
LabelsFontana Records
Cherry Red Records
Rough Trade Records
Ugly Things Records

Richard Shaw "Rick" Brown (born April 26, 1947) is an American musician and gemologist. He is perhaps best known for being the lead singer, harmonica player and co-songwriter of the psychedelic rock group The Misunderstood throughout the 1960s.

Richard Brown is working as a gemologist and jewellery designer in Bangkok and Thailand, for Astral Gemstone Talismans, a brand known for creating fine gems-jewelry based on the Navaratna belief in Jyotish.