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Rick Bedrosian


 
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Biography


Rick Bedrosian began playing guitar and bass shortly after seeing the Beatles perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show".  He played bass in numerous rock bands during his years as a junior and senior high school student and throughout his studies at The Junior College Of Albany and The State University Of New York at Albany, where he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and also studied theater. Rick's SUNY Theater Department class included Terri Vandenbosch, an actress who was eventually cast as Frannie Hughes on "As The World Turns".  Rick has been a full time professional musician since his eighteenth birthday.

In the mid 1970's, Rick and long time friend Jim Fish founded the legendary country-rock band Silver Chicken.  Fish had just returned to New York after a stint in Florida with a group that eventually became Arista recording act, The Outlaws. Silver Chicken established a large fan base, first playing clubs in Upstate New York and eventually opening for big name acts and headlining at larger clubs and colleges throughout the northeast.  In 1977, Silver Chicken caught the attention of Boston's Don Law Agency.

The Don Law Agency began grooming their best two unknown bands for success; Silver Chicken and a Boston based outfit called The Cars.  Meanwhile, Silver Chicken recorded a demo of catchy original songs at Rick's October Eve Studio.  With their high profile gigs and a quality demo tape, a major label recording contract seemed  within Silver Chicken's reach.  But it wasn't to be.  Late in 1977, Henry Paul, a singer/songwriter with whom Jim Fish founded The Outlaws, left The Outlaws, formed The Henry Paul Band, and recruited Fish as lead guitarist.

Silver Chicken survived for a few more years with many musicians coming and going. They finally disbanded in the early 1980's, leaving Rick to pursue other musical styles.  Rick's bass playing and vocals were now in demand more than ever, and he kept himself quite busy performing with popular Albany, NY based groups including The Fabulous Newports, a band that featured Bert Sommer, a singer/songwriter whose credits included a slot in the legendary 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, Johnny Rabb and The Rockin' Shadows, Squareone (YouTube video), Donnybrook Fair, and Jeannie Smith and The Hurricanes.

In the mid 1980's, Rick moved to Nashville, Tennessee with Jeannie Smith and The Hurricanes.  After a year of playing clubs, concert venues and private showcases, The Hurricanes signed a recording contract with CBS Records.  While in Nashville, Rick also played with many other talented musicians including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Marshall Crenshaw, John Stewart (of The Kingston Trio), Gene Clark (of The Byrds),  Floyd Domino (Asleep At The Wheel), Hank DeVito (Emmylou Harris' Hot Band), Marshall Chapman (Jimmy Buffett), and Eddie Angel (Los Straitjackets) -- before returning home to help found The McKrells (with whom he played at Carnegie Hall and The Winterhawk Bluegrass Festival).  Rick joined up with John and Mike to form Hair of the Dog in 1992.

Discography

 
1986 Donnybrook Fair Fast Folk FF302
1987 John Stewart Punch The Big Guy Shanachie
1992 Rick Bedrosian Inside My Car October Eve Records
1994 The McKrells Somethin' Fierce October Eve Records
1995 Hair Of The Dog   October Eve Records
1995 Frank Jaklitsch Irish Ways October Eve Records
1995 Jeff Strange The Killing Words October Eve Records
1996 Hair Of The Dog K9 October Eve Records
1996 The McKrells Better Days October Eve Records
1996 Frank Jaklitsch Sieze The Day October Eve Records
1996 Michael Eck Resonator Madala Hand
1996 Eamonn McGirr Different Yet The Same Rosina Records
1997 Hair Of The Dog Release The Hounds October Eve Records
1997 Frank Jaklitsch Dreamers and Angels October Eve Records
1997 Jeff Strange Invisible Life October Eve Records
1998 Hair Of The Dog Dirty Dog October Eve Records
1998 Frank Jaklitsch Singing For My Life October Eve Records
1998 Jim Gaudet Give Up The Ghost Prime CD
1998 Hair Of The Dog Gaelic Bark October Eve Records
1999 Ben Murray & Siobhan Quinn Two Rivers Rosewood Records
2000 Michael Eck Small Town Blues Dancing Druid Music
2001 Hair Of The Dog at The Parting Glass October Eve Records
2003 Hair Of The Dog Let It Flow October Eve Records
2003 Rick Bedrosian   October Eve Records
2005 Hair Of The Dog Collection October Eve Records
2005 The McKrells Cosmic Hayride Thorntree Records
2005 The Rumdummies Too Dum To Quit Swampjangle Records
2007 Kevin McKrell The Irish Collection Thorntree Records
2007 Hair Of The Dog Donegal October Eve Records
2008 Rick Bedrosian Rick's Picks:
The Movie Podcast Review Sampler (with bonus music tracks)
October Eve Records
2009 Rick Bedrosian Inside My Car October Eve Records
       

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