Rev. Gary Davis, Beatles, Frank Zappa, Steely Dan, Mowtown, Brian Wilson, Dick Rosmini, Tom Dowd, J. M. Horton, Bernard Purdy, Jim Keltner, Mike Botts, Colin Cameron.
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.
Thanks for the add. I came across your work via a piece you did for AG magazine. Then I got "Words Fail Me." I really enjoy the CD. Words have been failing me in recent years too. I have a couple of tunes on my site for Christmas. Stop by anytime.
Yes we are inviting you to our shows this weekend and yes it is because we are just like any other musicians who crave large audiences and attention. BUT, the one difference is that on Saturday night, along with giving out a bunch of cd's, we have a professional photographer coming in all night to do candid and staged shots of the band and audience. So, if you'd like to get your mug in a pro shot that might just end up as one of our future promo shots, come on out to the Woodshed in Clio on Friday and/or Saturday night, we hope to see you there!
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