Dicky Barrett

Richard Michael Barrett was born on June 22, 1964. Dicky has an older brother named Billy , and his mother's name is Patricia. He attended Norwood Junior High and Norwood Senior High School, where he wrote poems as a hobby. Dicky attended college at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. Before being a member of the BossToneS, Dicky was also apart of two other bands: Cheapskates and Impact Unit. Dicky says that he has no musical talent compared to the other members of the BossToneS. However, Dicky does write most of the lyrics. On top of that, Dicky is also an artist. He did the art for Question the Answers and various other promos and singles. Since he was sick of trying to tell people what kind of music the Bosstones are playing, Dicky created the ska-core genre. He married a women by the name of Rosemary in 2002. After the band had gone on hiatus he became an announcer on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live". He also hosts the "Mighty Morning Show" on Los Angeles radio's Indie 103.1 FM.