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 http://www.soundclick.com/mothersbadson 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.