Richard Blum (born January 29, 1954), known by his stage name Handsome Dick Manitoba, is an American punk rock musician and radio personality.

Manitoba is Jewish,[1] and was raised in the Gun Hill Projects in the neighborhood of Williamsbridge, Bronx, New York City, following his 1954 birth.

Manitoba was childhood friends with future bandmate, Scott "Top Ten" Kempner, since the 4th grade.

He made his official stage debut with The Dictators at Popeye's Spinach Factory in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, in 1975.

On Bloodbrothers, the third and final Dictators studio recording from the 1970s (also on Asylum, 1978), Manitoba sang lead vocals on most tracks.

[3] Manitoba's red-sequined wrestling jacket has been on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since its opening in 1995.

[6] In January 2012 the band Manitoba, featuring Manitoba, Ross the Boss, Dean Rispler (ex-Murphys Law), JP Paterson, and Daniel Rey, was formed to play the Light of the Day Festival in Asbury park, a benefit for medical charities.

In July 2017, it was announced that the band name would be changed back to Manitoba "due to legal threats by ex-bandmates, Andy Shernoff and Scott Kempner".

[12] Manitoba pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, in New York State on May 3, 2018, after an incident with the mother of his child, Zoe Hansen.