I was raised in North Jersey in the 50's and 60's and grew up with my band Richie and the Rebels. Other artists within a 20 mile radius included Dion and the Belmonts, The Young Rascals,Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons, well...lets just say it was an exciting time and place to be a teenager!

I've always had a passion to write and perform my own music but reality always won out and I have always had to sprinkle my tunes in around 95% covers just to keep playing !!!!

I am at a place in my life where I don't play live any more and I am now recording and releasing 40 years worth of music out of my studio in Olympia Wa. I hope everyone finds something here to enjoy, I have just joined this site so I will post my newest stuff here. If anyone wants to hear more tunes right away feel free to go to my main page at

and see what tickles your fancy.

My biggest hit was a tune called "Rainy Night in Seattle" which was released quite a while ago on a real record (anyone remember those ?) called "Best of the Northwest" it was song 1 side 1 if you ever see it around. My bands name was "aka" at that time.

I spent a few years in a biker party band playing around the West Coast... aaaah.... those where the days ! Sorry to ramble on but here I am. Great to be here.

Rick Hansen (aka Mothers Bad Son) band list...

1960's-Richie and the Rebels, Paramus NJ
1970's-Cover Band, Okinawa
1980's- Diesel, West Coast Biker Band
1990's-aka, Seattle
2000's-Recording Artist and songwriter, Olympia Wa.