Richard Alfred Newell (March 9, 1944 – January 5, 2003), better known by his stage name, King Biscuit Boy, was a Canadian blues musician.

[4] His parents were Lily and Walter Newell, who was a member of the British Royal Air Force stationed in Canada during World War II.

Blake "Kelly Jay" Fordham (a former Crowbar bandmate and friend) recalled that Newell had a soft spot in his heart for 1950s doo-wop music.

"We'd do a medley, four chords in F, and see how many songs we could fit into it; stuff by Johnnie & Joe – "Over the Mountain; Across the Sea," and "You Belong to Me", or "Talk to Me", by Little Willie John.

[11] A couple of months after his death, friends of Newell held a benefit show at a downtown Hamilton, Ontario, club, to create a trust fund in his name.

The show was successful and "The Friends of Richard Newell" have held one every year since, with the money raised going to a music scholarship fund at Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology in Hamilton, Ontario.