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The Daddy of Rhythm and Blues:John R.
By DALE PATTERSON
"He liked black music more than I did." - Jackie Beavers
"Gentleman John", "John R.", or just plain John Richbourg, it didn't matter you knew him as.
This legendary late-night voice of Nashville's WLAC will always be regarded with awe whenever great rhythm and blues dee-jays are talked about. He truly was "The Daddy of Rhythm and Blues."
South Carolina-born John Richbourg brought his friendly baritone to WLAC in 1942, first as a newscaster.
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His roots were in acting - but a lack of paying parts led him to radio in 1941 at Charleston, S.C.'s WMTA before moving to WLAC a year later. After leaving in 1943 for three-year stint in the Navy, he returned to WLAC after the war and stayed for three decades.
When Richbourg returned, he resumed newscasting but also filled in at times on Gene Noble's nightly rhythm & blues show.
Soon, the man who wo