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Rick has been playing guitar for over 30 years, first
picking it up in Hawaii around 1968. He began learning the different
fingerpicking styles of Donovan, Dylan, Paul Simon and others, along
with the styles of several local Hawaiian artists of the day. With the
purchase of his first electric guitar, he became asborbed in the sounds
of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jeff Beck, and Santana, the last
two having a major influence on his playing. By pure luck, he stumbled
into a working band after only a couple of years, and began playing
7 days a week, and he's been working ever since. In 1974, after joining
a local blues band, he was introduced to the sounds of Mike Bloomfield,
Freddy King, Johnny Winter, Robben Ford, and Larry Carlton. Mixing blues
with the rock he'd been playing helped shape the sound that he still
strives for today. After moving to Baton Rouge in 1976, he began a steady
diet of playing on the road, meeting and playing with artists like BB
King, The Pointer Sisters, Les Dudek, and Bonnie Raitt. Being fortunate
enough to always be working in venues encouraging original music, he
began to work more on his own material. To this date, he's released
4 cd's, and he's always working on another one. After moving to Alachua,
Florida and being lucky enough to meet his wife Pat, he retired from
road work, found a great band, Area
Code , and has been with them for over 20 years! A few years ago
he helped start 4 Cryin' Out
Loud , and recently joined The
Flying Gypsies. Between bands, he stays busy with gigs in the Gainesville,
Florida area. When not gigging, Rick and Pat can be found camping somewhere
in their airstream. And if that's not enough, he also does recording
projects and teaches guitar out of his home studio.
To inquire about lessons or for more information on Rick
or any of his releases, contact him at:
rick@rickyleebrawner.com, or you can reach him at 386-462-1500
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