"My favorite Blues guitarist and vocalist… the real deal."
- STEVE MILLER
“The single most spectacular solo I’d ever heard (‘Like A Rock’)” BOB SEGER
“A singer and guitarist of the first rank. A master of his instrument!” JOHN MAYALL
“Rick Vito’s guitar playing is as cool and sharp as a Cadillac tail fin!” BONNIE RAITT
Grammy-nominated guitarist, singer and producer, Rick Vito is perhaps best known as a member of the legendary supergroup Fleetwood Mac (1987-1991). His guitar work and songs are featured on their albums, Greatest Hits, Behind The Mask, The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac, The Chain, and the live concert DVD, Tango In The Night.
He later partnered with Mick Fleetwood to form the “Mick Fleetwood Blues Band feat. Rick Vito.” Shortly after the release of their CD, Blue Again, Rick was nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award in the "Best Traditional Blues" category as both artist and producer.
Of particular note, Rick’s now iconic slide guitar solo on Bob Seger’s “Like A Rock,” has been heard and heralded by untold millions, both on Seger’s hit albums and as the guitar voice on the Chevy truck TV commercial ads which ran over ten years.
Rick’s solo albums began with Atlantic Records in 1992, after which he began performing worldwide with his own band.
His unique guitar work has also appeared on hundreds of recordings by such legendary Rock & Roll and Blues Hall of Fame artists as Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Fogerty, Christine McVie. Little Richard, Leon Russell, Boz Scaggs, Maria Muldaur, John Prine, Delbert McClinton, Rita Coolidge, Roy Orbison, Jackson Browne, Roger McGuinn, Todd Rundgren, Bob Seger, and scores of others.
Rick is also the recipient of the W.C. Handy Blues Award for the song of the year, “It’s Two A.M.” by Shemekia Copeland, and his compositions have appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, most recently in multiple episodes of the highly acclaimed, Blue Bloods.
A designer of Art Deco and Modernistic guitars, Rick’s stunning “Rick Vito Soul Agent” Signature model guitar is currently available from Reverend Guitars. This represents the fourth edition of Reverend Signature models bearing Rick’s name and design features.
In 2020 Rick appeared alongside Christine McVie (in her final performance), Billy Gibbons, Pete Townsend, David Gilmour, Bill Wyman, John Mayall and a host of other musical luminaries in Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate the Music of Peter Green concert filmed in London, now available on CD and DVD from BMG..
In 2024, Rick signed with the Blue Heart Records, a label formerly co-owned by Nola Blue. His highly acclaimed album, Cadillac Man, was released soon after, garnering amazing worldwide reviews. His rocking Christmas anthem, “I Was A Bad Boy This Year,” was released and is now featured on the Mistletoe Mojo holiday Blues compilation
In 2026, Rick partnered with MoMojo Records, a current label in the Nola Blue family, in the production of his latest album, SLIDEMASTER. This unique recording is a compilation of Rick’s all-instrumental cuts played exclusively on slide guitar, in the style for which he is universally renowned. It features both new material and also some of his best former releases which were remixed and mastered specifically for the album. Rick’s takes on Peter Green’s “Albatross,” Sam Cooke’s, “A Change Is Gonna Come,” and the originals, “Vegas Jump,” and “Soul Shadows,” are not to be missed!
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