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The Ricky Lewis Band
Book Ricky Lewis for for your next concert event as a
Headliner
Booking:
jimfacey37@aol.com
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Biography
Ricky Lewis and Ray Wolf have performed with too
many projects/musicians to list... on both the East and West Coasts.
Ricky's roots are in the South and Ray's in the Midwest. This makes for an
incredible meld of American music styles rooted in
rock and roll, blues and R&B. Bernie Rubio is a
veteran player from the California coast whose true love is performing livewith
his mates and feeling the energy from the audience, as well as the band.
Instrumentation
Ricky Lewis - guitars/lead and backing vocals
Ray Wolf - basses/lead and backing vocals
Bernie Rubio - drums/backing vocals
This is the core band. For shows that call for additional instrumentation such
as keyboards, horns, female vocalists, etc... we have them. Our players are
always top caliber with highly acclaimed track records and many years of live
performance and studio experience.
Discography
It's a Rock And Roll World, Wheels Records
Blues On The Rocks, Indie Label
Waiting For The Tide, Rocktopia Records,
Ricky Lewis Band, Songs For The New Depression, Bizgit Records
Ricky Lewis Setlist
Purple Haze -Jimi Hendrix
Little Wing -Jimi Hendrix
Red House -Jimi Hendrix
All Along The Watchtower -Jimi Hendrix
Gimme Three Steps -Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Breeze -Lynyrd Skynrd
Sweet Home Alabama -Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dixie Chicken -Little Feat
Willin' -Little Feat
Can't You See -The Marshall Tucker Band
Drift Away -Dobie Gray
Rocky Mountain Way -Joe Walsh
Funk 49 -James Gang
Walk Away -James Gang
Alison -Elvis Costello
Hotel California -The Eagles
Peaceful Easy Feeling -The Eagles
Take It Easy -The Eagles
In The City -The Eagles
Alright Now -Free
Can't Get Enough -Bad Company
Movin' On -Bad Company
Cold Shot -Stevie Ray Vaughn
Pride And Joy -Stevie Ray Vaughn
The Sky Is Crying -Stevie Ray Vaughn
Tightrope -Stevie Ray Vaughn
Empty Arms -Stevie Ray Vaughn
Badge -Cream
Sunshine Of Your Love -Cream
Before You Accuse Me -Eric Clapton
Crossroads -Cream
Cocaine -Eric Clapton
I Shot The Sheriff -Eric Clapton
Further On Up The Road -Eric Clapton
After Midnight -Eric Clapton
Layla -Eric Clapton
Tell The Truth -Eric Clapton
Tears In Heaven -Eric Clapton
Wonderful Tonight -Eric Clapton
Smoke On The Water -Deep Purple
Talk To Your Daughter -Robben Ford
Help The Poor -Robben Ford
Hoochie Coochie Man -Muddy Waters
Love Me 2 Times -The Doors
Roadhouse Blues -The Doors
Sweet Home Chicago -The Blues Brothers
Hey Bartender -The Blues Brothers
One Way Out -The Allman Brothers
Statesboro Blues -The Allman Brothers
Cheap Sunglasses -ZZ Top
Waitin' For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago -ZZ Top
Sharp Dressed Man -ZZ Top
Tush -ZZ Top
La Grange -ZZ Top
Freeway Jam -Jeff Beck
Goin' Down -Jeff Beck
Hideaway -Freddy King
American Girl -Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Refugee -Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Runnin' Down A Dream -Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Last Dance With Mary Jane -Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Ain't Too Proud To Beg -The Temptations
Standing on Shakey Ground -The Temptations
My Girl -The Temptations
Mustang Sally -Wilson Pickett
Superstition -Stevie Wonder
Georgia -Ray Charles
Sympathy For The Devil -The Rolling Stones
Honky Tonk Women -The Rolling Stones
Jumping Jack Flash -The Rolling Stones
Brown Sugar -The Rolling Stones
Not Fade Away -The Rolling Stones
Start Me Up -The Rolling Stones
The Letter -Joe Cocker
Feelin' Alright -Joe Cocker
Love The One You're With -Stephen Stills
Fire Down Below -Bob Seger
Old Time Rock And Roll -Bob Seger
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man -Bob Seger
Katmandu -Bob Seger
Sunspot Baby -Bob Seger
The Weight -The Band
Up On Cripple Creek -The Band
Cinnamon Girl -Neil Young
When Love Comes To Town -U2
Vertigo -U2
Where The Streets Have No Name -U2
Like A Rolling Stone -Bob Dylan
Knocking On Heaven's Door -Bob Dylan
Pink Cadillac -Bruce Springsteen
Cover Me -Bruce Springsteen
Fire -Bruce Springsteen
Rosalita -Bruce Springsteen
Thunder Road -Bruce Springsteen
Johnny B. Goode -Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven -Chuck Berry
Rock And Roll Music -Chuck Berry
Fortunate Son -Creedence Clearwater Revival
Born On The Bayou -Creedence Clearwater Revival
Proud Mary -Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Ever Seen The Rain -Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad Moon Rising -Creedence Clearwater Revival
Up Around The Bend -Creedence Clearwater Revival
Green River -Creedence Clearwater Revival
Who'll Stop The Rain -Creedence Clearwater Revival
Susie Q -Creedence Clearwater Revival
Message In A Bottle -The Police
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da -The Police
Mony Mony -Tommy James and The Shondells
No Matter -Badfinger
Brown Eyed Girl -Van Morrison
Moondance -Van Morrison
Into The Mystic -Van Morrison
Domino -Van Morrison
Born To Be Wild -Steppenwolf
Some Kind Of Wonderful -Grand Funk Railroad
Wild Thing -The Troggs
Twist And Shout -The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There -The Beatles
Can't Buy Me Love -The Beatles
Come Together -The Beatles
Please Please Me -The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night -The Beatles
Back In The USSR -The Beatles
Oh, Darlin' -The Beatles
Ain't That A Shame -Cheap Trick
I Want You To Want Me -Cheap Trick
Runaround -Blues Traveler
Ain't No Sunshine -Bill Withers
Mr. Jones -Counting Crows
Stray Cat Strut -Stray Cats
Rock This Town -Stray Cats
Pink Houses -John Mellancamp
Another Brick In The Wall -Pink Floyd
Additional Biography
Master guitarist Ricky Lewis distills a lifetime of dedication, hard knocks, and myriad influences into the music he seems destined to play—energetic, and uniquely tasty, hard-rockin’ blues. A native of North Carolina, Lewis was already a veteran of live TV performances by the age of nine. As a teenager he wrote and played with a number of rock bands touring the gritty Southern club circuit. And like so many talented young men before him, Lewis decided to go west in search of opportunity.
A newcomer to Southern California in the early 80’s, Ricky began to explore and master new musical genres. Almost immediately he was hired by the once-popular Surf Rock band The Chantays, of “Pipeline” fame. Enlivened by Ricky’s fresh guitar leads, as well as his writing and arranging skills, The Chantays returned to prominence with their 1994 release, “Next Set.” In 1996 their commercially successful “Waiting for the Tide” made the L.A. Times’ Top Ten list and a rating of 4 ½ stars. While continuing with The Chantays, Ricky Lewis also played, toured, wrote, and recorded with a number of other local bands throughout the 1980’s. Among these were the L.A. pop band The Gliders; the Jeffrey John Group, an Orange County pop band; Mike Reilly’s Southern rock and blues band Whistler; DaWhiz; and Output. Also on numerous sessions with too many names and artists to mention.
Ricky Lewis also made successful forays into Country Music. In 1995 and 1996 he did session work in Nashville with some of the best known Country artists and producers. Back in California, Ricky joined forces with Nashville artist Bill Davis to make the Bill Davis Band one of the hottest new groups on the local Country scene. For 1999, the prestigious Country Music Association recognized Ricky with its “Lead Guitarist of the Year” Award. In 2000 he also got the “Instrumentalist of the Year” for the North American Country Music Association International.
Now, with his own band, guitarist, Ricky Lewis, master of many genres, is writing and playing the blues and rock music he clearly loves. Ricky, along with his band, is featured on the recently released CD: "Blues On The Rocks”. This new album, for which Ricky wrote two of the songs, provided all the musical arrangements, and directed the recording, was produced by former Motown producer, Jerry Marcellino. It's currently getting airplay on over one hundred radio stations throughout the USA.
Ricky Lewis and his band are finally ready to release the first new Ricky Lewis Band CD called “Songs For The New Depression”. This is by far the most creative and energetic work he’s done so far. Slated for release early 2004, it should be an exciting year. Having worked with his current band members for many years now, has been not only a benefit musically but also rewarding as their friendships grow. Contact Jim Facey at Jim Facey Productions to book Ricky Lewis.
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