Richard Monda, known professionally as Daddy Dewdrop and born in 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, is an American singer and songwriter. Early vaudeville work with his sister and film roles in The Glass Wall and The Eddie Cantor Story preceded a mathematics degree; his first production was for the Cindermen's “Don't Do It Some More” on Moonglow Records. He issued the single “Here Come the Judge” (1968) and, by 1969, had signed with Verve Records to release the album Truth, Lies, Magic, and Faith (1969). The 1971 single “Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)” reached number 9 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and number 3 on Cashbox, after being written for the cartoon series Groovie Goolies and released via Sunflower Records. Subsequent releases included the albums Daddy Dewdrop (1971) and Meet the Beat (1979). He recorded into the late 1970s, notably issuing the single “Nanu, Nanu, (I Wanna Get Funky Wich You)” (1978).
