Instruments
Bands
- The Mindfeel- Guitar (1965-1968)
- George And Myrna- Guitar / Bass / Vocals
- Michael And Company- Lead Guitar, Backup Vocals
- Sunshower- Bass (70s)
- Target - Bass Lead vocals (70's in Winnipeg)
- JAB (aka just another band) - Bass Lead Vocals (70's, in Winnipeg)
- Wail (~76,) House band at The Horseshoe Tavern
- Michael-George Trio - Bass Vocals
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.