Rick has been playing and performing music since his grammar school days. He began writing music at age 14 and two years later was a regular music performer on local college radio stations. At age 16 he was scouted by Mainstream Records NYC, original label for Janis Joplin, and recorded his first demo. He continued his music passion with various bands as a lead guitarist and vocalist and in 1980 appeared on The Uncle Floyd Show with the band " Desert Fox ". The Desert Fox project drew the attention of both A & M and Columbia Records, and received a favorable review from Rolling Stone Magazine. In 1994 Rick had the pleasure of performing as a lead vocalist at an Atlantic Records original showcase which also brought positive reviews from members of their A & R department.
After over 40 years of playing in various projects, Rick has returned to his first musical love, acoustic solo performance.
He performs at various venues with a catalog of both cover and original music. Though he does the cover tunes he tries to put his own spin on them without hurting the integrity of the song. Vocal styles range from the soft ballad to the very edgy rock flavors.
In addition, for the past few years Rick had been using his guitar and vocal abilities in backing up Pat Dinizio of the legendary group " The Smithereens " for Pat's successful solo shows. . He has also shared shows with artists like Suzanne Vega, The Smithereens, The Hooters, Southside Johnny, Willie Nile, Jeffrey Gaines, and Marshall Crenshaw to name a few.
To describe it best a fellow musician once described his style as:
" Powerful vocals and guitar performance.... taking you from Sweet wine..to Bourbon...and everywhere in between "
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