Eventually, Richie went out on the road traveling all around the US playing in a funky , horn show band called Push. Upon his return three years later, he began to take his music a little more seriously. He was a regular in the South Florida recording studios working with the likes of Larry Dermer , Joe Galdo,  Gary Vandy, Rafael Vigil,  Eddie Calle, Bobby Caldwell, Richie Puente, Ron Albert, Howard Albert,  Chuck Kirkpatrick, Hal Hansford, Barry Mraz, Eric Shilling, Johnny Sambataro and Firefall. In addition to many other recordings, Richie appears on three Firefall CDs. You can hear him on Break Of Dawn,  Mirror of the World and Greatest Hits. All the while he was playing live in various South Florida groups in clubs and events. 

After so many years in the business, Richie took a hiatus from music for a few years. Unfortunately, tragedy struck in his life in 1995. Richie's younger brother Andy Goldman passed away suddenly from a heart attack at the age of 32. This had a rekindling affect on Richie's musical life. Andy was an up and coming studio guitarist playing with the likes of Gloria Estefan and John Secada. In honor of his brother, Richie was inspired to become involved with music once again.

Richie emerged back onto the South Florida scene traveling primarily in the local blues circles. He has performed with Geoff Achison who is an  Australian who has won the Albert King award  at the IBC in Memphis. He also performed multiple shows on upright bass with "Spider" John Koerner. Spider John is credited with being a driving force in the blues revival in the 1960s and is a former room mate of Bob Dylan's. Richie has also filled in on gigs with The Jeff Prine Group, Eric Austin, Papa Joe's Blues Band, and the Hep Cat Boo Daddies.

Richie is clearly.... the senior member of AMP and will probably age out at some point. For now though he is acting as a coach to these younger but very talented musicians.

For more information about Richie, check out www.richiegoldmanbass.com