Rick Vito
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Rick Vito is a guitarist
and singer. He was part of the band
Fleetwood Mac
between 1987 and 1991.
Vito and Billy Burnette
took over as guitarists after Lindsey Buckingham
left Fleetwood Mac.
In addition, Vito has been a featured player on Bob Seger
's album
s since 1986. He played the famous slide guitar
solo
on the Bob Seger song, "Like a Rock
". He was a long-standing member of Bonnie Raitt
's touring band in the 1990s. Rick also played with Jackson Browne
, Little Richard
, Roger McGuinn
, Bobby Whitlock
, Dobie Gray
, John Mayall
, John Fogerty
, Delaney & Bonnie, Albert Collins
, Dolly Parton
. Vito tours often in Europe with his own band. His CD/DVD collaboration with Mick Fleetwood, "Blue Again" was Grammy nominated in 2009. He is also the recipient of the W.C. Handy Blues Award.
The Last Castle
(2001) Red Team leader
Firewall
(2006) (songwriter
and performer: "She's So Crazy")
"Angel Eyes" (2005) songwriter, "It's 2 A.M."
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and singer. He was part of the band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
between 1987 and 1991.
Vito and Billy Burnette
Billy Burnette
William Beau "Billy" Burnette III is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter who was part of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1987 to 1995. Burnette also had a brief career in acting.-Family background:...
took over as guitarists after Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Adams Buckingham is an American guitarist, singer, composer and producer, most notable for being the guitarist and male lead singer of the musical group Fleetwood Mac. Aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has also released six solo albums and a live album...
left Fleetwood Mac.
In addition, Vito has been a featured player on Bob Seger
Bob Seger
Robert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s...
's album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s since 1986. He played the famous slide guitar
Slide guitar
Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...
solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
on the Bob Seger song, "Like a Rock
Like a Rock (song)
"Like a Rock" is the title of a song written by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger. It was recorded with The Silver Bullet Band and released in May 1986 as the second single from their album Like a Rock. The single peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks...
". He was a long-standing member of Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter and a renowned slide guitar player. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially...
's touring band in the 1990s. Rick also played with Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone....
, Little Richard
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
, Roger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn
James Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...
, Bobby Whitlock
Bobby Whitlock
Robert Stanley 'Bobby' Whitlock is a songwriter and performer, best known as a member of Derek and the Dominos.- Biography :...
, Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray is an African American singer and songwriter, whose musical career has spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater...
, John Mayall
John Mayall
John Mayall, OBE is an English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, whose musical career spans over fifty years...
, John Fogerty
John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest...
, Delaney & Bonnie, Albert Collins
Albert Collins
Albert Collins was an American electric blues guitarist and singer whose recording career began in the 1960s in Houston and whose fame eventually took him to stages across the US, Europe, Japan and Australia...
, Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
. Vito tours often in Europe with his own band. His CD/DVD collaboration with Mick Fleetwood, "Blue Again" was Grammy nominated in 2009. He is also the recipient of the W.C. Handy Blues Award.
Filmography
Jealousy (1984) (TV) SingerThe Last Castle
The Last Castle
The Last Castle is a 2001 American drama film directed by Rod Lurie, starring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, and Mark Ruffalo.The film portrays a struggle between inmates and the warden of the prison, based on the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. Eugene Irwin, a highly...
(2001) Red Team leader
Firewall
Firewall (film)
Firewall is a 2006 British-American thriller film directed by Richard Loncraine and written by Joe Forte. Harrison Ford stars as Jack Stanfield, a security expert at a bank faced with a corporate merger and the offer of a new job.-Plot:...
(2006) (songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and performer: "She's So Crazy")
"Angel Eyes" (2005) songwriter, "It's 2 A.M."
Discography
- 1969 as lead guitarist with THE WRIGHT BROTHERS unreleased 4-song E.P. recorded/produced by colleague NEIL KEMPFER-STOCKER.
With Fleetwood Mac
- 1988 Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (1988 Fleetwood Mac album)Greatest Hits is a 1988 compilation album by British-American band Fleetwood Mac. It covers the period of the band's greatest commercial success, from the mid 1970s to the late 1980s....
- 1990 Behind the MaskBehind the Mask (album)Behind the Mask is the 15th studio album by British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1990. It was the first album released by the band after the departure of guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. He was replaced by Billy Burnette and Rick Vito, both guitar players, singers and songwriters....
- 1992 25 Years – The Chain
- 2006 The Very Best of Fleetwood MacThe Very Best of Fleetwood MacThe Very Best of Fleetwood Mac is an enhanced compilation album released by rock band Fleetwood Mac in 2002 to promote their then-upcoming album Say You Will . It was released as a double album in the USA, and as a single disc in the United Kingdom. It debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at...
Solo albums
- 1992 King Of HeartsKing of HeartsKing of Hearts may refer to:*King , the playing card also known as the Suicide KingIn film:*King of Hearts , a silent film directed by Joseph Levigard...
- 1998 Pink & Black
- 2000 Lucky Devils
- 2001 Crazy Cool
- 2003 Band Box Boogie
- 2005 Rattlesnake Shake
- 2006 Talk That TalkTalk That TalkTalk That Talk is the sixth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna and was released on November 18, 2011, through Def Jam Recordings. The lead single from the album, "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris, premiered on Capital FM radio on September 22, 2011, and was released on iTunes...
- 2009 " Lucky In Love; The Best of Rick Vito
Guest performances
- 1972 Something/Anything?Something/Anything?Something/Anything?, released in 1972, is Todd Rundgren's third solo album. It peaked at #29 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold three years after its release, and remains the singer-songwriter's best-selling album...
– Todd RundgrenTodd RundgrenTodd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings... - 1972 Raw VelvetRaw VelvetRaw Velvet is the second solo album by American songwriter and musician Bobby Whitlock, released in 1972. The appearance of Eric Clapton, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon of Derek and the Dominos was only indicated by the representation of 'dominoes' on the original inner sleeve.-Side one:#"Tell the...
– Bobby WhitlockBobby WhitlockRobert Stanley 'Bobby' Whitlock is a songwriter and performer, best known as a member of Derek and the Dominos.- Biography :... - 1975 New Year, New Band, New Company – John MayallJohn MayallJohn Mayall, OBE is an English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, whose musical career spans over fifty years...
- 1975 Common SenseCommon Sense (John Prine album)Common Sense is the fourth album by American folk singer and songwriter John Prine, released in 1975.-Reception:Writing for Allmusic, critic Jim Smith wrote of the album "Unfortunately, the cloying production overpowers the lyrics and relegates them to an almost cursory notion, and it doesn't help...
– John PrineJohn PrineJohn Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:... - 1975 Change – Spanky and Our GangSpanky and Our GangSpanky and Our Gang was an American 1960s folk-rock band led by Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane. The band derives its name from Hal Roach's popular Our Gang comedies of the 1930s...
- 1975 Notice to Appear – John Mayall
- 1976 Banquet in Blues – John Mayall
- 1976 Prime Prine – John Prine
- 1976 Street Talk – Bob CreweBob CreweBob Crewe is an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, record producer and fine artist. He is known for producing, and co-writing with Bob Gaudio, a string of Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons...
- 1977 Playing to an Audience Of One – David SoulDavid SoulDavid Soul is an American-British actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television programme Starsky and Hutch . He gained British citizenship in 2004.-Early life:...
- 1977 ThunderbyrdThunderbyrdThunderbyrd is American singer-songwriter and guitarist Roger McGuinn's 5th solo studio album, released in 1977 on the Columbia Records label. Following the success of his 1976 album Cardiff Rose, McGuinn intended to make another album in collaboration with its producer Mick Ronson. This project...
– Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinnJames Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records... - 1978 Kissin in the California Sun – Katy MoffattKaty MoffattKatherine Louella "Katy" Moffatt is an American musician, lyricist, composer, vocalist. She is the sister of country singer-songwriter Hugh Moffatt.-Midnight Radio:...
- 1978 Randy Richards – Randy Richards
- 1979 High and Outside – Steve GoodmanSteve GoodmanSteve Goodman was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. The writer of "City of New Orleans", made popular by Arlo Guthrie, Goodman won two Grammy Awards.-Personal life:...
- 1979 No More Interviews – John Mayall
- 1979 Open Your Eyes – Maria MuldaurMaria MuldaurMaria Muldaur is a folk-blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s...
- 1980 Blue Delicacies – Ronnie BarronRonnie BarronRonnie Barron was an American actor, keyboardist, organist, and white soul singer during the 1970s. He was known for his work as a session musician for several artists, as well as his collaborations with Dr...
- 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont HighFast Times at Ridgemont HighFast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written by Cameron Crowe and adapted from his 1981 book of the same name...
SoundtrackSoundtrackA soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
– Jackson BrowneJackson BrowneJackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone.... - 1982 Green Light – Bonnie RaittBonnie RaittBonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter and a renowned slide guitar player. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially...
- 1982 The Perfect Stranger – Jesse Colin YoungJesse Colin YoungJesse Colin Young is an American singer / songwriter / folksinger and a founding member of the group The Youngbloods.-Early life:...
- 1982 Revenge Will Come – Greg Copeland
- 1982 Walk On – Karen BrooksKaren BrooksKaren Brooks is an American country music singer who is best known for a series of Top 40 hits on the Billboard Country Chart in the early 1980s, including "Faking Love," a duet with T.G. Sheppard which topped the country chart in February 1983.Brooks was born in Dallas, Texas in 1954. Attended...
- 1983 Lawyers in LoveLawyers in LoveLawyers in Love is the seventh album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1983 . It reached number 8 on the Billboard Pop album chart and number 30 on the Billboard 200. It was Browne's fourth straight Top 10 album and stayed on the charts for 33 weeks. Out of eight tracks,...
– Jackson Browne - 1983 Tell Me the Truth – Timothy B Schmit
- 1984 Inside the Fire – Rita CoolidgeRita CoolidgeRita Coolidge is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American vocalist. During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard's Pop, Country, Adult Contemporary and Jazz charts.-Career:...
- 1985 One Heart at a Time – Don FranciscoDon FranciscoDon Francisco may refer to:*Don Francisco *Don Francisco *Don Francisco de Paula Marin, Hawaiian*Don Francisco...
- 1986 Like a RockLike a RockLike a Rock is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger, released in 1986 . The title track is best known for being featured on Chevrolet truck commercials. "Fortunate Son" is a live track from 1983, which was added as a bonus to the CD release of the album...
– Bob Seger - 1986 Lives in the BalanceLives in the BalanceCritical press focused on the political direction of Lives in the Balance. Music critic William Rulhmann wrote "...if Browne sounded more involved in his music than he had in some time, the specificity of its approach inevitably limited its appeal and its long-term significance." Critic Robert...
– Jackson Browne - 1987 A Very Special ChristmasA Very Special Christmas (album)A Very Special Christmas is the first in a series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit Special Olympics. The album was released in 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records...
– Bob Seger - 1987 RainbowRainbow (Dolly Parton album)-Chart performance:-External links:*...
– Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk... - 1989 Mystery GirlMystery Girl-Core:*Roy Orbison – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar*Jeff Lynne – guitars on 1 5, acoustic guitar on 4, keyboards on 1 4 5, piano on 1, bass on 1 4 5, backing vocals on 1 4 5 9*Tom Petty – acoustic guitar on 1 5, backing vocals on 1 2 5...
– Roy OrbisonRoy OrbisonRoy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis... - 1989 Rock Rhythm & Blues – Various
- 1990 Gypsy Moon – Troy NewmanTroy Newman (Australian singer)Troy Newman was an Australian singer-songwriter and musician who was a member of Perth pop, rock band Boys from 1987 to 1988 and also had a solo career, releasing two albums, Gypsy Moon and It's Like This before he died in March 1997....
- 1990 Brent Bourgeois – Brent BourgeoisBrent BourgeoisBrent Thomas Bourgeois is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the genres Pop and Contemporary Christian Music.- Early career :Born in New...
- 1991 The Fire InsideThe Fire Inside-Personnel:*Bob Seger - electric guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals, choir, chorus, harmony vocals*Kenny Aronoff - drums*Sweet Pea Atkinson - background vocals*Eddie Bayers - drums*Barry Beckett- synthesizer*Roy Bittan - piano*Sir Harry Bowens - background vocals...
– Bob Seger - 1992 Born to Rock and RollBorn to Rock and RollBorn to Rock and Roll is a compilation album by the ex-Byrds frontman Roger McGuinn, released on Columbia Records in August 1991. It was issued following the success of McGuinn's comeback solo album Back from Rio earlier that same year...
– Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinnJames Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records... - 1993 Great Days: John Prine Anthology – John Prine
- 1994 Craig Shoemaker Meets the Lovemaster – Craig ShoemakerCraig ShoemakerCraig Shoemaker is an American comedian, writer, and voice actor. He is best known for his baritone voiced character, The Lovemaster, which he routinely portrays in his stand up act.-Comedy:...
- 1994 Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Bob Seger album)Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, released in 1994 . Certified 8 times platinum, it is Seger's most successful album to date...
– Bob Seger - 1994 Meet Me at Midnite – Maria Muldaur
- 1995 It's a MysteryIt's a MysteryIt's a Mystery is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger, released in 1995 .Despite hit singles and fan favorites such as "Lock and Load," "Manhattan," and "Hands in the Air," the album charted at #27 on The Billboard charts...
– Bob Seger - 1995 All Day Thumbsucker Revisited – Various
- 1996 Not Alone – Thomas Jefferson KayeThomas Jefferson KayeThomas Jefferson Kaye was an American record producer, singer-songwriter and musician...
- 1997 The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson BrowneThe Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson BrowneThe Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne is a greatest hits album by the singer-songwriter Jackson Browne released in 1997.- History :...
– Jackson Browne - 1998 Southland of the Heart – Maria Muldaur
- 1998 Thinking About You – Rita Coolidge
- 1999 Extremely Cool – Chuck E. WeissChuck E. Weiss-History:Chuck E. Weiss grew up in Denver, Colorado, where his parents owned a record store . Through his parents, and by spending time at the local blues bar Ebbett's Field, he met Lightnin' Hopkins. Lightnin' was impressed with his drum playing and took him on tour, where Weiss had the...
- 1999 Biker's Choice – Various
- 1999 Lillith Fair Volume 3 – Bonnie Raitt
- 1999 The ABC Years – John Mayall
- 1999 Juke Rhythm – John "Juke" LoganJohn "Juke" LoganJohn "Juke" Logan is an American electric blues harmonica player, singer, pianist and songwriter. He is best known for his harmonica playing on the theme music for television programs and films...
- 1999 Smooth Sailin' – Marty Grebb
- 2001 ForgiveForgive (album)Forgive is the second studio album by American country music artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. The album was released in September 2002 by MCA Nashville...
– Rebecca Lynn HowardRebecca Lynn HowardRebecca Lynn Howard is an American country music artist. She has charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and has released three studio albums... - 2002 Nothing Personal – Delbert McClintonDelbert McClintonDelbert McClinton is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist....
- 2002 Almeria Club – Hank Williams Jr.
- 2002 Fast Girl – The TractorsThe TractorsThe Tractors is an American country rock band composed of a loosely associated group of musicians, headed by guitarist Steve Ripley. Under the band's original lineup, The Tractors was signed to Arista Records in 1994, releasing their self-titled debut album that year; the album went on to become...
- 2002 The Big Night – The Tractors
- 2002 Speed of Sound – Rosie FloresRosie FloresRosie Flores is a rockabilly and country music artist of Mexican American heritage. Her music blends rockabilly, honky tonk, jazz, and Western swing along with traditional influences from her Tex-Mex heritage...
- 2003 All Night Breakfast – Jonny Neel
- 2004 The Very Best of Jackson BrowneThe Very Best of Jackson BrowneThe Very Best of Jackson Browne is a double-disc compilation album by Jackson Browne, released on March 16, 2004 by Rhino Entertainment and Elektra Records in celebration of Browne's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a day earlier...
– Jackson Browne
DVDs
- 1988 Tango In The Night Live DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
- 2003 Rick Vito In Concert DVD
- 2003 Guitar Heroes In Concert DVD
- 2009 Blue Again: The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band featuring Rick VitoDVD