Rick Devin
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| Background information | ||
| Born | Braintree, Massachusetts | |
| Genre(s) | Folk rock | |
| Years active | 1982 - present | |
| Label(s) | Red Cloud Records | |
| Website | http://www.rickdevin.com | |
| Members | ||
| Rick Devin Chet McCracken, Chris Pinnick, Maria Fernanda Ricart, Manoel de Souza |
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| Former members | ||
| Caleb Whittington, Don Pennington, J.J. Sickler, Paul Sadler III, Bill Martinez, Dennis Grieve, Joe Bowman, Jonathan Devin, Barry Gordon | ||
| Notable instrument(s) | ||
| Lead & Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Piano, Harmonica, Flute, Percussion | ||
Richard Thomas Devin (known as Rick Devin) (born July 5, 1960) in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA is a successful American guitarist and singer/songwriter who has been performing acoustic based folk/rock and country/western for over 25 years. Early bands with which Devin was a founding member include: "The Three D's", "Mountain Madness", "The Greenbroke Band", and "The Eagle River Band".
His dedication to the preservation of Cowboy Music was seen strongly in his first six albums, earning him seven Nominations in the 2004 Academy of Western Artists Awards 1. Having been influenced by Folk rock music of the 1960s, Devin stated in a recent interview, "...I've gone back to my musical roots with my two latest albums, which focus more toward the Folk rock hits of the 60s and 70s...".
Rick Devin's albums include: My Favorites (1982); Colorado Reflections (1995); Colorado Cowboy (CD) (1999) Engineered and Co-Produced by Chuck Leary (Beach Boys, America, Bee Gees)2; Row Of Doors (CD) (2002) Mastered by Ricardo Garcia 3and Co-Produced by Chuck Leary4; Cowboy Classics (CD) (2003) Mastered by Ricardo Garcia 5 and nominated as Album of the year by the Academy of Western Artists 6; Rick Devin - Live From The Trail (DVD) (2005), directed by Emmy Award Winning Film Director, Michael J. Sullivan 7; Distant Lands (CD)- An Instrumental Journey (2006) and Old School (CD) - Hits of the 60s & 70s (2007) Mastered by Ricardo Garcia, with special guests: Chet McCracken (former member of The Doobie Brothers Band) and Chris Pinnick (former member of the band Chicago) and featuring Maria Fernanda Ricart and Manoel de Souza. 8
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