# @nbcwashington on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-08-18T21:48:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) — https://gondola.cc/nbcwashington

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Barry Richards, a key figure in music in D.C. known as “the boss with the hot sauce,” has died at 83 years old.⁠
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Richards was a popular local radio and television personality in the 1960s and ‘70s before moving to Los Angeles.⁠
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A force in the music scene since he was a teenager, Richards also promoted concerts in the Washington area.⁠
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By the time he was in his 20s, Richards was a top DJ in the area, working at several rock stations before taking his show to television, where he brought major stars to the D.C. airwaves.⁠
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He told a story about pulling a gun on Ozzy when Black Sabbath refused to go on stage at one of the shows Richards promoted.⁠
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“So, wanted to leave, so I pulled a gun on him,” Richards said.⁠
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“I shot the thing in the ground, and he played,” he said.⁠
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One of the most infamous legends involving Richards was the focus of a 2013 documentary produced by Jeff Krulik titled “Led Zeppelin Played Here” about the British rock royalty playing the Wheaton Youth Center in 1969 before they were famous. Some believe it’s urban myth, but Richards insisted it happened, despite very few people showing up.⁠
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“He said, ‘You wanna do Led Zeppelin?’ I said, ‘Why not? Let’s go,’” Richards said. “They were gonna split the door with me. I got nothing to lose, OK. Unfortunately, it was Tuesday night and it was snowing or something, and it didn’t work.”⁠
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After leaving the D.C. area, Richards worked at stations across the country — shifting to disco and even hosting wrestling shows — before settling in L.A., where he continued to work in the music industry.⁠
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Click our link in bio for more on his legacy. ⁠
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