Rick Vito

Richard F. «Rick» Vito () er ein USA-amerikansk gitarist og songar. Han var ein del av Fleetwood Mac mellom 1987 og 1991. Vito tok over som sologitarist etter at Lindsey Buckingham slutta i Fleetwood Mac. Han er mest kjend for blues- og slidegitarstilen sin, og er påverka av gitaristar som Elmore James, Robert Nighthawk, B.B. King, Alvino Rey, Les Paul, Mohan Bhatt, George Harrison og Keith Richards.

Vito spelte på Bob Seger sine album sidan 1986. Han spelte ein kjend slidegitarsolo på Bob Seger-songen «Like a Rock», som vart nytta i ein reklame for Chevy. Han var lenge medlem i turnebandet til Bonnie Raitt i 1990-åra. Rick har òg spelt med John Mayall, Jackson Browne, Little Richard, Roger McGuinn, Bobby Whitlock, Dobie Gray,  John Fogerty, Delaney & Bonnie, Albert Collins, Dolly Parton og Maria Muldaur, blant fleire.

Filmar
Jealousy (1984) (TV) songar
The Last Castle (2001) Red Team-leiar
Firewall (2006) (låtskrivar og artist: «She's So Crazy»)
Angel Eyes (2005) låtskrivar, «It's 2 A.M.»

Diskografi
 1969 som sologitarist med The Wright Brothers

med Fleetwood Mac
 1988 Greatest Hits to nye spor
 1990 Behind the Mask
 1992 25 Years – The Chain one previously unissued spor
 2002/09 The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac

Soloalbum
 1992 King Of Hearts
 1996 Bluestown
 1998 Pink & Black
 2000 Lucky Devils
 2001 Crazy Cool
 2003 Band Box Boogie
 2005 Rattlesnake Shake
 2006 Talk That Talk
 2009 Lucky In Love; The Best of Rick Vito
 2009 Blue Again! - Mick Fleetwood Blues Band med Rick Vito

Gjesteartist
 1972 Something/Anything? – Todd Rundgren
 1972 Raw Velvet – Bobby Whitlock
 1973 «All I See Is You» - Rabindra Danks
 1975 New Year, New Band, New Company – John Mayall
 1975 Common Sense – John Prine
 1975 Change – Spanky and Our Gang
 1975 Notice to Appear – John Mayall
 1975 Growing Pains – Jamie Owens 
 1976 Banquet in Blues – John Mayall
 1976 Prime Prine – John Prine
 1976 Street Talk – Bob Crewe
 1977 Playing to an Audience Of One – David Soul
 1977 Thunderbyrd – Roger McGuinn
 1978 Kissin in the California Sun – Katy Moffatt
 1978 Randy Richards – Randy Richards
 1979 High and Outside – Steve Goodman
 1979 Open Your Eyes – Maria Muldaur
 1980 Blue Delicacies – Ronnie Barron
 1980 No More Interviews – John Mayall
 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High Filmmusikk – Jackson Browne
 1982 Green Light – Bonnie Raitt
 1982 The Perfect Stranger – Jesse Colin Young
 1982 Revenge Will Come – Greg Copeland
 1982 Walk On – Karen Brooks
 1983 Lawyers in Love – Jackson Browne
 1983 Tell Me the Truth – Timothy B Schmit
 1984 Inside the Fire – Rita Coolidge
 1985 One Heart at a Time – Don Francisco
 1986 Like a Rock – Bob Seger
 1986 Lives in the Balance – Jackson Browne
 1987 A Very Special Christmas – Bob Seger
 1987 Rainbow – Dolly Parton
 1989 Mystery Girl – Roy Orbison
 1989 Rock Rhythm & Blues – Various
 1990 Gypsy Moon – Troy Newman
 1990 Brent Bourgeois – Brent Bourgeois
 1991 The Fire Inside – Bob Seger
 1992 Born to Rock and Roll – Roger McGuinn
 1993 Great Days: John Prine Anthology – John Prine
 1994 Craig Shoemaker Meets the Lovemaster – Craig Shoemaker
 1994 Greatest Hits – Bob Seger
 1994 Meet Me at Midnite – Maria Muldaur
 1995 It's a Mystery – Bob Seger
 1995 All Day Thumbsucker Revisited – Various
 1996 Not Alone – Thomas Jefferson Kaye
 1997 The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne – Jackson Browne
 1998 Southland of the Heart – Maria Muldaur
 1998 Thinking About You – Rita Coolidge
 1999 Extremely Cool – Chuck E. Weiss
 1999 Biker's Choice – Various
 1999 Lillith Fair Volume 3 – Bonnie Raitt
 1999 The ABC Years – John Mayall
 1999 Juke Rhythm – John «Juke» Logan
 1999 Smooth Sailin' – Marty Grebb
 2001 Forgive – Rebecca Lynn Howard
 2002 Nothing Personal – Delbert McClinton
 2002 Almeria Club – Hank Williams Jr.
 2002 Fast Girl – The Tractors
 2002 The Big Night – The Tractors
 2002 Speed of Sound – Rosie Flores
 2003 All Night Breakfast – Jonny Neel
 2004 The Very Best of Jackson Browne – Jackson Browne
 2009 Trading 8s - Carl Verheyen
 2009 Man's Temptation - Kermit Lynch
 2011 Steady Love - Maria Muldaur
 2012 Donuts and Coffee - Kermit Lynch

DVD-ar
 1977 (2010) Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd, WDR Rockpalast, West Coast Legends Vol 4. DVD
 1988 Tango In The Night Live DVD
 2003 Rick Vito In Concert DVD
 2003 Guitar Heroes In Concert DVD
 2005 Rick Vito: Complete Slide gitar DVD
 2009 ''Blue Again: The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band featuring Rick VitoDVD

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USA-amerikanske rockegitaristar
Fleetwood Mac-medlemmar
USA-amerikanske studiomusikarar
Sologitaristar
Slidegitaristar
USA-amerikanske songarar
USA-amerikanske låtskrivarar
USA-amerikanske bluesgitaristar