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==Bands==
 
==Bands==
  
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* [[The Mindfeel]]- [[Guitar]] ([[1965]]-[[1968]])
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* [[George And Myrna]]- [[Guitar]] / [[Bass]] / [[Vocals]]
 
* [[Michael And Company]]- [[Guitar|Lead Guitar]], [[Vocals|Backup Vocals]]
 
* [[Michael And Company]]- [[Guitar|Lead Guitar]], [[Vocals|Backup Vocals]]
* [[Sunshower]]- [[Bass]]
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* [[Sunshower]]- [[Bass]] (70s)
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* [[Target]] - [[Bass]] [[Lead vocals]] (70's in Winnipeg)
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* [[JAB]] (aka just another band) - [[Bass]] [[Lead Vocals]] (70's, in Winnipeg)
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* [[Wail]] (~76,) House band at [[The Horseshoe Tavern]]
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* [[ Michael-George Trio]] - [[Bass]] [[Vocals]]
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
  
Rick first performed at the [[The Spike Coffeehouse]] as a solo performer.
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Rick first performed at the [[The Spike Coffeehouse]] as a solo performer. He later went through a series of different groups as a [[Guitar]] player / vocalist and eventualy wound up at lead [[Guitar]] and backup [[Vocals]] with [[George Gregorovich]] and [[Jim Squier]] in [[Michael And Company]]. Rick later took up [[Bass]] guitar and left to tour out of Winnipeg with George and [[Ken Campbell]] with [[Sunshower]].
He later went through a series of different groups as a [[Guitar]] player / vocalist and eventualy wound up at lead [[Guitar]] and backup [[Vocals]] with [[George Gregorovich]] and [[Jim Squier]] in [[Michael And Company]]. Rick later took up [[Bass]] guitar and left to tour out of Winnipeg with George and [[Ken Campbell]] with [[Sunshower]].
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After that group broke up, Rick worked with a number of Winnipeg's best musicians in a series of groups. Notable among those were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Smith_(musician) Scott Smith] (later to join [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loverboy Loverboy]) and [[Leroy Hawk]] (later to join [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin_(band) Harlequin]).
 
After that group broke up, Rick worked with a number of Winnipeg's best musicians in a series of groups. Notable among those were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Smith_(musician) Scott Smith] (later to join [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loverboy Loverboy]) and [[Leroy Hawk]] (later to join [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin_(band) Harlequin]).
Rick is currently performing with George again in [[The Michael-George Trio]] and has resumed writing lyrics for [[Bill Houston]].Some of Rick's lyrical work appears on Bill's 2006 release [http://www.billhouston.ca/bring_back_the_music.php Bring Back the Music].
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After returning to Thunder Bay, Rick had a house gig at [[The Horseshoe Tavern]] with [[Wail]] whick consisted of Rick, [[Orville Santa]], [[John Dixon]] and [[Rick Caputi]].
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Rick is currently performing with George again in [[The Michael-George Trio]] and has resumed writing lyrics for [[Bill Houston]]. Some of Rick's lyrical work appears on Bill's 2006 release [http://www.billhouston.ca/bring_back_the_music.php Bring Back the Music].
  
 
[[Category:People]]
 
[[Category:People]]

Latest revision as of 17:24, 11 January 2010

Instruments

Bands

Biography

Rick first performed at the The Spike Coffeehouse as a solo performer. He later went through a series of different groups as a Guitar player / vocalist and eventualy wound up at lead Guitar and backup Vocals with George Gregorovich and Jim Squier in Michael And Company. Rick later took up Bass guitar and left to tour out of Winnipeg with George and Ken Campbell with Sunshower.

After that group broke up, Rick worked with a number of Winnipeg's best musicians in a series of groups. Notable among those were Scott Smith (later to join Loverboy) and Leroy Hawk (later to join Harlequin).

After returning to Thunder Bay, Rick had a house gig at The Horseshoe Tavern with Wail whick consisted of Rick, Orville Santa, John Dixon and Rick Caputi.

Rick is currently performing with George again in The Michael-George Trio and has resumed writing lyrics for Bill Houston. Some of Rick's lyrical work appears on Bill's 2006 release Bring Back the Music.