Rick’s always got a guitar in his hands, and can’t remember a time when he didn’t.  His family moved from Florida to a town near San Francisco when he was a teenager, and his musical world exploded.  At that time, there was great access to music in the SF Bay Area.  Jimi Hendrix, Mike Bloomfield, Albert King and other greats influenced Rick’s guitar playing and musical ideas.  When he met Mark Miller, here was a kindred musical spirit who, like Rick, is dedicated to original American music.