Rick Shlosser
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Rick Shlosser is a graduate of the Berklee School of Music, has been a member of
Van Morrison
's band and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He's also been a varied sessions drummer.
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
's band and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He's also been a varied sessions drummer.
Discography
- Andy PrattAndy Pratt (singer-songwriter)Andy Pratt is an American rock music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In the 1970s, he made a number of experimental records that were appreciated by small audiences, and scored a commercial hit with "Avenging Annie"....
- Records Are Like Life (1969) - LambLamb (rock band)Lamb was a San Francisco-based rock group. They tend to be remembered only for their appearance on the Fillmore: The Last Days concert album, where they were one of several non-star artists on a set dominated by bigger names like the Grateful Dead, Santana, and Jefferson Airplane. However, they...
- Bring Out the Sun (1971) - Cris WilliamsonCris WilliamsonCris Williamson is an American feminist singer-songwriter, who achieved fame as a recording artist, and who was a pioneer as a visible lesbian political activist, during a time when few who were not connected to the Lesbian community were aware of Gay and Lesbian issues...
- Cris Williamson (1971) - Ronnie HawkinsRonnie HawkinsRonald "Ronnie" Hawkins is a Juno Award-winning rockabilly musician whose career has spanned more than half a century. Though his career began in Arkansas, USA, where he'd been born and raised, it was in Ontario, Canada where he found success and settled for most of his life...
- The Hawk - Collection (1971) - Van MorrisonVan MorrisonVan Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
- Tupelo HoneyTupelo HoneyTupelo Honey is the fifth solo album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in October 1971 by Warner Bros. Records. Morrison had written all of the songs on the album in Woodstock, New York before his move to Marin County, California, except for "You're My Woman", which...
(1971) - Link WrayLink WrayFred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
- Be What You Want ToBe What You Want ToBe What You Want To is the 1973 album by pioneer Rock & Roll guitarist, and Shawnee Indian Link Wray. The album was recorded in 1972 with many guest musicians, including Jerry Garcia, Commander Cody, and David Bromberg.-Track listing:...
(1972) - Eric AndersenEric AndersenEric Andersen is an American singer-songwriter.-Biography:In the early 1960s, Eric Andersen was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in New York...
- Blue RiverBlue River (album)Blue River is the 1972 album from Folk rock musician Eric Andersen. The album was recorded in Nashville, and is a regarded as a landmark recording for the Singer-songwriter/Folk rock genre...
(1972) - Pamela PollandPamela PollandPamela Polland is an American singer-songwriter who made three albums for Epic and Columbia Records in the 60s and 70s and whose songs have been recorded by a number of popular artists...
- Pamela Polland (1972) - Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's PreviewSaint Dominic's PreviewSaint Dominic's Preview is the sixth solo album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in July 1972 by Warner Bros. Records...
(1972) - Andy Pratt - Andy PrattAndy Pratt (album)Andy Pratt is the second album by American singer-songwriter Andy Pratt. It is a raw, emotionally expressive and musically experimental album.-Track listing:All songs written by Andy Pratt, except where indicated.# "Avenging Annie" – 5:08...
(1973) - Van Morrison - Hard Nose the HighwayHard Nose the HighwayAccording to Ritchie Yorke, who published his biography, Into the Music in 1975, the album enjoyed rave reviews at the time of release. He cited one dissenting critic Charlie Gillett, who wrote in Let It Rock: "The trouble with Hard Nose the Highway is that although the music is quite often...
(1973) - Link WrayLink WrayFred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
- The Link Wray Rumble (1974) - Art GarfunkelArt GarfunkelArthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and actor, best known as being a member of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel...
- BreakawayBreakaway (Art Garfunkel album)Breakaway is the second solo album by Art Garfunkel. It was released in 1975 on Columbia Records. It was produced by Richard Perry who has produced albums for other artists such as Carly Simon. It includes three Top 40 singles: "I Only Have Eyes For You" , "Break Away" and the Simon And...
(1975) - The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal music group. There have been two manifestations of the group, with Tim Hauser being the only person to be part of both...
- Coming OutComing Out (Manhattan Transfer album)Coming Out is the third album by The Manhattan Transfer, released August 19, 1976 on Atlantic Records.On the advice of their manager Aaron Russo, the group downplayed the "nostalgic" tenor of their previous breakthrough album in favor of more contemporary songs...
(1976) - Leo SayerLeo SayerLeo Sayer is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. Sayer became a naturalised Australian citizen in 2009. Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s...
- Endless FlightEndless Flight-Track listing:# "Hold On To My Love" # "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" # "Reflections" # "When I Need You"...
(1976) - Rod StewartRod StewartRoderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
- A Night on the Town (1976) - 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...
- Street Talk (1976) - Diana RossDiana RossDiana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
- Baby It's MeBaby It's MeBaby It's Me is a 1977 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown label. The album was produced by producer Richard Perry. The singles released from the LP include "Gettin' Ready for Love", "You Got It", and "All Night Lover"....
(1977) - David Castle - Castle in the Sky (1977)
- Rory BlockRory Block-Festival appearances:*Long Beach Blues Festival - 1993*San Francisco Blues Festival - 1999*Notodden Blues Festival - 2006-See also:*List of blues musicians*List of contemporary blues musicians*List of Austin City Limits performers-External links:****...
- Intoxication So Bitter Sweet (1977) - Leif GarrettLeif GarrettLeif Garrett is an American singer and actor. He became famous in the late 1970s as a teen idol, but received much publicity in later life for his drug abuse and legal troubles.-Early life:...
- Leif GarrettLeif Garrett (album)Leif Garrett is the debut studio album by American singer-actor Leif Garrett, released in 1977 by Atlantic. He recorded this album and released it at age 15.-Track listing:- Personnel :*Leif Garrett - vocals*Jay Graydon - guitars...
(1977) - Burton CummingsBurton CummingsBurton L. Cummings, OC, OM is a Canadian musician and songwriter.He was the lead singer and frequent keyboardist for the Canadian rock band The Guess Who...
- My Own Way to Rock (1977) - Andy Pratt - Shiver in the Night (1977)
- Topaz - Topaz (1977)
- Art Garfunkel - WatermarkWatermark (Art Garfunkel album)Watermark is the third solo album by Art Garfunkel, originally released in October 1977 on Columbia Records. When the first single, "Crying in My Sleep", failed to chart in the United States, the album was immediately withdrawn and a version of " Wonderful World" was added to the...
(1977) - The Bellamy Brothers - Beautiful Friends (1978)
- Stephen Bishop (musician)Stephen Bishop (musician)Stephen Bishop is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist.-History:Bishop was born in San Diego, California, and attended Will C. Crawford High School...
- Bish (1978) - King of Hearts - Close But No Guitar (1978)
- Etta JamesEtta JamesEtta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
- Deep in the Night (1978) - Burton Cummings - Dream of a Child (1978)
- Steve HarleySteve HarleySteve Harley is an English singer and songwriter, best known for his work with the 1970s rock group Cockney Rebel, with whom he still occasionally tours .-Biography:As a child, Harley suffered from polio, spending four years in hospital up to the...
- Hobo with a GrinHobo with a GrinHobo with a Grin is a debut solo album by Steve Harley of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in July 1978.-Track listing:All songs written by Steve Harley unless noted.#"Roll the Dice" - 3:31 #"Amerika the Brave" - 4:56...
(1978) - Dusty SpringfieldDusty SpringfieldMary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
- It Begins AgainIt Begins AgainIt Begins Again is the tenth studio album recorded by Dusty Springfield and the ninth released. Recorded during the middle of 1977 and released in early 1978, It Begins Again was her first completed and released album since Cameo five years earlier...
(1978) - Nicolette LarsonNicolette LarsonNicolette Larson was an American pop singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young, as well as her 1978 cover of Young's "Lotta Love". The song, her debut single, was a Number One Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks hit and #8 pop hit that year...
- NicoletteNicolette (album)Nicolette by Nicolette Larson was released by Warner Bros. Records in 1978. It reached #15 on the US pop charts and was certified gold in the US and Canada....
(1978) - Ronnie MontroseRonnie MontroseRonnie Montrose, is an Amercian rock guitarist who has headed his own bands as well as performing with a variety of musicians, including Sammy Hagar, Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, The Beau Brummels, Boz Scaggs, Beaver & Krause, Gary Wright, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Dan Hartman, Edgar...
- Open FireOpen Fire (Ronnie Montrose album)Open Fire was the first instrumental album from Ronnie Montrose which explored jazz, rock and acoustic concepts in the vein of Blow by Blow by Jeff Beck. Ronnie dropped hints in previous Montrose albums that he was heading in this direction. Songs like "Whaler" and "One And a Half" from Warner...
(1978) - Hues CorporationHues CorporationThe Hues Corporation was a pop and soul trio formed in Santa Monica, California in 1969. They are best known for their 1974 hit, "Rock the Boat" which sold over two million copies.-Career:...
- Your Place or Mine (1978) - Dream Babies - Bombs Away (1979)
- Michael Christian - Boy from New York City (1979)
- Tom JohnstonTom Johnston (US musician)Tom Johnston is an American musician. He is a guitarist and vocalist, and co-founded The Doobie Brothers with drummer John Hartman, guitarist Patrick Simmons and bassist Dave Shogren....
- Everything You've Heard Is True (1979) - Ronnie Hawkins - Hawk (1979)
- Leo Sayer - Here (1979)
- Nicolette Larson - In the Nick of TimeIn the Nick of Time (album)In the Nick of Time, the second album from Nicolette Larson, has a lot in common with Lauren Wood's eponymous album released the same year. A duet with Michael McDonald, keyboards from Bill Payne, background vocals from Bobby LaKind and Rosemary Butler, a Ronnie Montrose guitar solo and even songs...
- (1979) - Bill QuatemanBill QuatemanBill Quateman is an American singer-songwriter. Quateman released four albums in the 1970s and charted with the single "Only Love", which reached #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.-Discography:...
- Just Like YouJust Like YouJust like You is an EP released by Poster Children in 1994.-Track listing:# "Not like You" – 3:53# "Sick of It All" – 5:42# "Voight" – 3:20# "What's Inside the Box" – 3:06# "Uther" – 4:17# "Just like You" – 2:23-Personnel:...
(1979) - Lauren WoodLauren WoodLauren Wood is an American singer-songwriter, voice-over artist and producer. She is most notable for the 1989 single, "Fallen," which was used in the 1990 movie Pretty Woman, and "Please Don't Leave," a duet with singer Michael McDonald in 1980...
- Lauren Wood (1979) - Maria MuldaurMaria MuldaurMaria Muldaur is a folk-blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s...
- Open Your Eyes (1979) - Gilberto GilGilberto GilGilberto Passos Gil Moreira , better known as Gilberto Gil or , is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment...
- RealceRealceRealce is a studio album released by brazilian singer Gilberto Gil in 1979.-Track listing:#Realce#Sarará Miolo#Superhomem, a canção#Tradição#Marina#Rebento#Toda Menina Baiana#Logunedé#Não Chore Mais#Macapá#Acertei no Milhar#Senhor Delegado...
(1979) - Adam MitchellAdam MitchellAdam Mitchell may refer to:*Adam Mitchell *Adam Mitchell *Adam Mitchell , Canadian professional ice hockey player*Adam Mitchell , see Killers...
- Redhead in Trouble (1979) - Adrian Gurvitz - Sweet Vendetta (1979)
- Juice NewtonJuice NewtonJudith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...
- Take HeartTake HeartTake Heart is a 1979 album by Juice Newton on Capitol Records. The album contains five charting country hits, including Newton's top-40 version of '"Sunshine".- Track listing :#"Sunshine" #"Keep Holding On"...
(1979) - Barbra StreisandBarbra StreisandBarbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
- WetWetWet may refer to:* The condition of being liquid or being covered in liquid* Adequately wet, environmental term referring to asbestos-containing material that is sufficiently mixed or penetrated with liquid to prevent the release of particulates...
(1979) - Alessi BrothersAlessi BrothersThe Alessi Brothers are an American pop rock singer-songwriter duo, best known for their 1984 hit "Savin' the Day" and also their 1977 hit "Oh Lori". The duo are identical twin brothers, Bill Alessi and Bob Alessi .-Career:In 1977, they climbed to #8 in the UK Singles Chart with "Oh Lori", and in...
- Words & Music (1979) - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Make a Little Magic (1980)
- Livingston TaylorLivingston TaylorLivingston Taylor is an American singer-songwriter, born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He attended the Westtown School in Pennsylvania...
- Man's Best FriendMan's Best Friend (album)Man's Best Friend is a singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor's sixth album, and fifth original album, released in 1980.-Track listing:#"Ready, Set, Go" — #"Dance With Me" —...
(1980) - John Cougar - Nothin' Matters and What If It DidNothin' Matters and What If It DidNothin' Matters And What If It Did is John Mellencamp's fifth album, under his pseudonym of John Cougar. It includes the moderate hits "Ain't Even Done With The Night," which reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "This Time," which reached No. 27....
(1980) - Steve CropperSteve CropperSteve Cropper , also known as Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T...
- Playin' My Thang (1980) - Nicolette Larson - Radioland (1980)
- Ray KennedyRay Kennedy (country singer)Ray Kennedy is an American country music artist. He has recorded three studio albums: one on Columbia Records and two on Atlantic Records...
- Ray Kennedy (1980) - Eric CarmenEric CarmenEric Howard Carmen is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist.He scored numerous hit songs across the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries , and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All By Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It",...
- Tonight You're Mine (1980) - Burton CummingsBurton CummingsBurton L. Cummings, OC, OM is a Canadian musician and songwriter.He was the lead singer and frequent keyboardist for the Canadian rock band The Guess Who...
- Woman Love (1980) - Varions Artists - Endless Love (soundtrack)Endless Love (soundtrack)Endless Love is the name of a soundtrack album to the movie of the same name, starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt. The album was released worldwide by Mercury Records in 1981....
(1980) - Little FeatLittle FeatLittle Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles....
- Hoy-Hoy!Hoy-Hoy!Hoy Hoy! is the name of a Little Feat collection released in 1981 two years after the band's break-up following the death of founder Lowell George...
(1981) - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Jealousy (1981)
- Juice Newton - Juice (album) (1981)
- Lee RitenourLee RitenourLee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist who has recorded over 42 albums, appeared on over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 instrumental and vocal contemporary jazz hits since 1976. One of his most popular songs was the smash hit, “Is It You” in 1981. Ritenour is considered to be a...
- Rit (1981) - Art Garfunkel - Scissors CutScissors CutScissors Cut is the fifth solo album by Art Garfunkel released in August 1981 on Columbia Records. It was his second album to miss the US Billboard Top 40 and his second album containing no US Top 40 singles...
(1981) - Tanya TuckerTanya TuckerTanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
- Should I Do ItShould I Do ItShould I Do It is the 12th album by Tanya Tucker. The highest ranking single, the title song, "Should I Do It," only rose to the #50 position on the Billboard Country Singles chart...
(1981) - Billy PrestonBilly PrestonWilliam Everett "Billy" Preston was a musician who gained notoriety and fame, first as a session musician for the likes of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later finding fame as a solo artist with hits such as "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from...
- The Way I AmThe Way I Am (Billy Preston album)The Way I Am is the fourteenth studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1981.-Track listing:#"Hope" – 3:19#"Good Life Boogie" – 4:17#"Keep On Truckin" – 4:25...
(1981) - Nicolette Larson - All Dressed Up & No Place To Go (1971)
- Jack Mack and the HeartattackMax CarlMax Carl Gronenthal is an American rock singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter. He is the current lead singer of the classic rock band Grand Funk Railroad...
- Cardiac Party (1982) - Linda RonstadtLinda RonstadtLinda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
- Get CloserGet CloserGet Closer is a Gold-plus, Grammy-nominated album by singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt. It arrived two and a half years after Ronstadt's controversial Punk Rock Mad Love album...
(1982) - Maynard FergusonMaynard FergusonMaynard Ferguson was a Canadian jazz musician and bandleader. He came to prominence playing in Stan Kenton's orchestra, before forming his own band in 1957...
- Hollywood (1982) - CherCherCher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
- I ParalyzeI Paralyze-Personnel:*Cher - Main Vocals*Jai Winding - Arranger, Keyboards*Rick Shlosser - Drums*Steve Lukather - Guitar*Sid McGinnis - Guitar*Carlos Rios - Guitar*Thom Rotella - Guitar*Ralph Schuckett - Organ*Richard Crooks - Percussion...
(1982) - Stanley ClarkeStanley ClarkeStanley Clarke is an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and electric bass guitar as well as for his numerous film and television scores...
- Let Me Know You (1982) - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Let's Go (1982)
- Lionel RichieLionel RichieLionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
- Lionel RichieLionel Richie (album)Lionel Richie is the debut solo album by R&B singer Lionel Richie. It was released in 1982 on Motown Records. The first single, "Truly", topped the Billboard Hot 100. Follow-up single "You Are" reached number four, and "My Love" reached number five...
(1982) - Juice Newton - Quiet LiesQuiet LiesQuiet Lies is a 1982 album by American pop-country star Juice Newton. It reached #20 on the Billboard pop chart and includes three major hits, "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me", "Break It to Me Gently" and "Heart of the Night." Quiet Lies sold more than 900,000 copies in the U.S...
(1982) - Patrick SimmonsPatrick SimmonsPatrick Simmons is an American musician best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the rock band The Doobie Brothers. His fingerstyle guitar playing complements the strumming style of Tom Johnston. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, he has been the band's only consistent member throughout their tenure...
- Arcade (1983) - Juice Newton - Dirty Looks (1983)
- Janis IanJanis IanJanis Ian is an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author. Ian first entered the folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-sixties; most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century...
- Uncle Wonderful (1983) - George BensonGeorge BensonGeorge Benson is a ten Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist....
- 20/20 (1984) - Barry ManilowBarry ManilowBarry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
- ManilowManilow (album)Manilow is the self-titled album released in 1985 by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow. The album had little impact on the charts. The album features 1980s style rock n' roll/ synthesizers. He was lured away from Arista Records, but as cited by Manilow in an interview, the executives who brought him...
(1985) - James TaylorJames TaylorJames Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
- That's Why I'm HereThat's Why I'm Here-Track listing:All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted.#"That's Why I'm Here" – 3:39#"Song for You Far Away" – 2:58#"Only a Dream in Rio" -Track listing:All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted.#"That's Why I'm Here" – 3:39#"Song for You Far Away" – 2:58#"Only a...
(1985) - Juice Newton - Old Flame (1986)