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MP3 Rick Ruskin - Perfect Pitch
14 MP3 Songs
BLUES: Acoustic Blues, FOLK: Folk Pop
Details:
Rick Ruskin started playing guitar in 1962 and in just one year became a respected professional musician in his native Detroit, Michigan. In 1964, while still in Jr. High School, he was chosen to open the bill for the Reverend Gary Davis at Detroit''s legendary Retort Coffee House. This engagement resulted in a fast and permanent friendship with the master blues, ragtime, and gospel guitarist. Rev. Davis was so taken by the young Ruskin''s skill and eagerness, that he invited Rick to spend that summer with him at his Long Island home. By the end of the summer, Davis stopped teaching Rick new material and told him, "It''s time you started paying attention to your own music." Ruskin has been doing that ever since.
Rick Ruskin''s achievements as a musician and composer are many and
varied:
Original Compositions and/or Arrangements Used By:
Mel Bay Publications
A&E Network
ABC-TV
NBC''s-TV
Hewlett Packard
Second Story Television
Armand Hammer Productions
TEAC Corporation of America
Fostex Electronics
James B. Lansing Sound
BACK-UP CREDITS:
Lead Guitarist for Jackie De Shannon
Acoustic Guitarist for Olivia Newton-John
Rhythm Guitarist for Tanya Tucker
Jeremiah Johnson soundtrack
A Boy and His Dog soundtrack
Kid Blue soundtrack
Composed the film score for American Film Institute''s,
GATLIN AND THE BOY
RECORDINGS:
The Gospel Acording To, w/Vivian Williams) Lion Dog Music
Once Upon A Time, Lion Dog Music
Words Fail Me, Lion Dog Music
Turn the Page, Beachwood Records
Against Tradition, (with Karen Leigh Williams) Soundboard Music
Sounds Familiar, (with Lewis Ross) Revere Records
Songs, Hymns and Carols, (with Lewis Ross) Revere Records
On The Cheap, (with Lewis Ross) Lion Dog Music
John Fahey Visits Washington, D.C., Takoma Records
Six String Conspiracy, Takoma Records
Christmas with John Fahey: https://www.tradebit.com, Takoma Records
Microphone Fever, Takoma Records
Richard Ruskin, Takoma Records
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS & BOOKS:
Words Fail Me - The Complete Transcriptions, Slice Of Life Publications
The Takoma Sessions, John August Music/Mel Bay
Fingerstyle Groove Guitar, Video Progressions
Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar, Video Progressions
Fingerstyle Christmas, VOL. I, Video Progressions
Fingerstyle Christmas, VOL. II, Video Progressions
PUBLISHED ARTICLES:
Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine
FRETS Magazine
A SELECTED LIST OF PLACES RICK RUSKIN HAS PERFORMED:
The Occasional Cafe - WA
Coffee Gallery - CA
Boulevard Music - CA
The Fret House - CA
Temecula Art gallery - CA
McCabes - CA
Freight and Salvage - CA
The Ice House - CA
California Traditional Music Society - CA
UCLA - CA
USC - CA
UCSB - CA
U of M - MI
Wayne State University - MI
Chaps - MI
Elderly Instruments - MI
Portland Guitar Society - OR
The Rose Festival - OR
Oregon College of Education - OR
Western Washington University - WA
University of Puget Sound - WA
University of Minnesota - MN
Monroe Center Coffee House - WA
The Backstage - WA
The Crystal Star - WA
The Epicurean - WA
The Antique Sandwich - WA
Still Life Coffee House - WA
Bumbershoot - WA
Folk Life Festival - WA
Museum of History and Industry - WA
What Reviewers Have Said About Rick Ruskin:
"Sometime in the mid 90''s, I got three instruction VHS tapes of Rick Ruskin. I recently bought two of his CD''s off of itunes and he is truly awesome. ....Rick Ruskin''s music, while guitaristic with things like hammer ons and bends and so forth -- technique is always secondary to the music. You could compare him to Pete Huttlinger in that regard. I have played for about 25 years since I was a teenager and just in the last few years, I feel my own playing has improved because I have concentrated on musical phrasing -- playing loud notes loud and soft notes soft and shaping a phrase to fit the music. Rick Ruskin''s music is a great example of how sometimes its not how many notes you play but how you play them that makes the difference between art and crap. Do yourself a favor and check him out." (Posted on the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum https://www.tradebit.com)
"... In these days of all the high-energy slaps and electronics effects,
it is most rewarding to find an inventive guitarist who can deliver the guitar
in the original steel and wood sound.....Amazing talent"
(VICTORY MUSIC REVIEW)
"...so brilliant at times that he seems to transcend normal
approaches to the guitar....Ruskin may be the smoothest
technical player around. Flashy, fast, inventive and
musical and that isn''t easy." (GUITAR PLAYER)
"...a standout guitarist..." (BILLBOARD)
"...the detail and precision of Ruskin''s playing are well
known among fingerpickers..." (GUITAR PLAYER)
"...He has impeccable technique and the good taste and sense
to know that merely showing off technical wizardry can be
deathly boring." (MILWAUKEE WEEKLY)
"...one of the best finger-style guitarists in the
country..." (FOLK SCENE MAGAZINE)
"...Ruskin''s touch is peerless, his playing is flawless..."
(ARTS MAGAZINE)
"...he is one of the most refined and expressive guitar
players I''ve heard...Ruskin has enjoyable stage presence..."
(DON CREERY - WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY)
"...Ruskin creates some of the most beautifully toned guitar
solos ever heard..." (SAN DIEGO NEWS PRESS)
"...Ruskin is one of the finest people I''ve heard in a
long time. His vocals come across with ease and a
brilliance that brings to mind Cat Stevens...As a guitarist,
he is unbelievably great. The man has a style that makes
each song new and exciting to listen to..."
(TOM WILBERING, WMHW-FM)
"...Though I have nothing against Leo Kottke, ''the greatest
folk guitarist on earth does seem a bit overstated. I
suggest you listen to Steve Goodman, RICHARD RUSKIN, Merle
Travis, Doc Watson, Chet Atkins, William Ackerman or Fred
Epping before you crown the King." (PEOPLE)
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