Rick Hayes

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Fly by Night

Album: Rick Hayes

Released: Jan 31, 2008

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Fly by Night
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Two Hours Down
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Flora Lily of the West
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King of Broken Hearts
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General Info

Genre: Bluegrass
Location BATAVIA, Ohio, US
Profile Views: 20980
Last Login: 1/20/2012
Member Since 1/28/2008
Website RickeyHayes.com
Record Label Kang Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Rick Hayes is all about music. He plays it, records it, produces it, listens to it, makes instruments so other people can play it, and even designs CD covers so artists can sell it. He started at a very young age and has performed everything from metal to blues to bluegrass, and a lot in between. .. Rick's solo CD "Fly By Night" is now available. Visit www.RickeyHayes.com for more info. .. When he's not on the road, Rick is either making classic F-5 mandolins and guitars or recording, performing or producing in his studio, Hayes Productions. In the studio, he really works with artists to bring out their absolute best. He plays a variety of instruments -- including guitar, bass, drums and mandolin -- and covers a variety of styles.
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The songs on this site are from Rick's solo CD. The musicians are: Rick Hayes (vocals, mandolin, guitar and bass), Dwight McCall (vocals), Leigh Gibson (vocals), Eric Gibson (vocals), Clay Hess (vocals), Ron Stewart (banjo) and Jim VanCleve (fiddle).
Influences
..Reviews for "Fly by Night".. .. ..Bluegrass Unlimited.. -- Highlight Review .. "Don't let "Fly By Night" fly under your radar. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based multi-talented Rick Hayes (a singer, picker, instrument maker, and recording studio owner) has put together a project that really soars." .. Rick Hayes has an enjoyable voice and knows how to wrap it around a lyric to best effect. His delivery is pleasingly plaintive or wonderfully wry, and well matched with harmony singer Dwight McCall...His solos (mandolin) quietly simmer, insistently sizzle, and then often burst into colorful musical flames...He's no less of a guitar player, just witness his brooding break on the traditional murder ballad "Flora, Lilly of the West." .. ...he surely possesses a sterling ear for good songs." .. The CD ends with a bonus track with Rick's father, Green Hayes...both father and son are the real deal." .. ..Bluegrass Now.. .. "Rick Hayes... stretches his musical wings with his new CD...He gets musical backup from some of the best in the business...Each song provides the ensemble ample opportunity to show off the energy and passion that exemplify bluegrass....Rick and the other accomplished musicians on this CD will both entertain and inspire you to sing and play along." .. ..Bluegrass Music Profiles.... "Rick does a fantastic job on mandolin, guitar and bass throughout the recording." .. ..California Bluegrass Association.... "Rick Hayes is the mandolin player in the Gibson Brothers band and his trademark licks and fills are part of that band's great sound Rick makes his own Hayes brand of mandolin and the rich tone and crisp sound can easily be heard on his solo breaks...Good solid contemporary country bluegrass!"
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