Hi, and welcome to my website, I hope you enjoy it!

Thanks to all of you around the world who have visited this site, and have supported my music by coming out to shows, sending for CDs and DVDs, and for being really great friends and fans. Be sure to check in on all news regarding tours, new releases, and more. Hope to see you sometime soon!

For worldwide booking, or for answers to any questions you may have, feel free to contact by email me using my CONTACT page. You can also write to me or send for merchandise at P.O. Box 903, Franklin, TN 37065.

News Flashes-

"ANNOUNCING THE MICK FLEETWOOD BLUES BAND FEATURING RICK VITO 2008 WORLD TOUR 2008!

Rick and Mick hit the road beginning on Oct. 9 in Germany with twenty-city tour scheduled also in Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the U.K. The tour is in support of their new 2-disc Live CD, "BLUE AGAIN" on the Hypertension Music label, which features both exciting new renditions of classic Fleetwood Mac songs from the BLUES era as well as a selection of new originals penned by Rick. The band band also features Lenny Castellanos on bass, and Mark Johnstone on keyboards. Please go to: http://www.hypertension-music.de/ for a complete listing of tour dates."

ANNOUNCING THE NEW ISLAND RUMOURS BAND!
Rick has recently reunited with FLEETWOOD MAC bandmate MICK FLEETWOOD to form the all-new ISLAND RUMOURS BAND.
You can see a LIVE FILMCLIP of this fantasy group in concert by going to http://www.IslandRumours.com/irbvid1.html

Plans are underway for the band to perform selected dates in the coming months which we will also post here as they come in.




Rick's new instructional DVD, "RICK VITO-COMPLETE GUIDE TO SLIDE GUITAR" is now available for sale.
This Hal Leonard published video guide is full of Rick's personal tips on slide guitar and has something for players on all levels.
All copies ordered through this website can be personally autographed by Rick at your request.
It's a really great tutorial from the man who played the classic slide solo on Bob Seger's "LIKE A ROCK!"
Click on the "merchandise" page to order.

Click here to read the interview with Rick at musicgearsource.com

Click here to read about Rick in
"The ToneQuest Report" magazine.

NEW CD "RATTLESNAKE SHAKE" AVAILABLE NOW!

Rick's CD "Rattlesnake Shake," is available for orders now. This CD is in part different from the European Hypertension Music record, containing some different songs and alternate versions which are found on the import.
"Rattlesnake Shake" showcases 8 Vito originals plus inspired new versions of both the title track written by Peter Green, and a soulful instrumental take on Sam Cooke's, "A Change Is Gonna Come." Featuring Rick's live touring band, the Lucky Devils (Charlie Harrison, bass and Rick Reed, drums), this recording was done in a more stripped-down, edgy, slide guitar style which suits this bluesy collection of songs perfectly. See" Available CD's" page for more details.

Check out the New Reviews of Band Box Boogie!

NEW DVD AVAILABLE NOW ON AMAZON.COM and at the rickvito.com merchandise page.

The new live DVD, "RICK VITO IN CONCERT" is now available in the US through www.amazon.com, www.bestbuys.com, and other fine internet media sites. The concert was fimed in Germany on Rick's "LUCKY DEVILS" tour back in 2001 for the long-running TV concert show "OHNE FILTER." It features 12 songs from his three HYPERTENSION MUSIC cds performed live with the original Lucky Devils, Tommy Kay, Jim DeJulio, and Paul Eckman. One song from this DVD also appears on a second, “GUITAR HEROES,” along with some of Rick's guitar heroes like Albert Collins and Gatemouth Brown! An autographed copy of the DVD is available on the merchandise page.

RICK'S SONGS ON TV!

An HBO has featured Rick's song, "WHERE DID YOU GO, BETTIE PAGE?" on a recent episode centered on the infamous 50's pinup gal. Also you may have heard "EXOTICA BY NIGHT" on the hit show, "WITHOUT A TRACE," and various others on shows like, "MEN IN TREES," “THIRD WATCH,” “EVERWOOD,” “FELICITY,” and “THEIVES.”