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Member Since: 16/04/2007
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Influences: HELLO,
MY NAME IS RIK PADGETT, I'M 40 SOMTHING AND I'M A MUSICIAN.
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 21 I PLAYED HEAVY METAL BASS IN LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA AT SUCH VENUES AS...GAZARIS,..THE WHISKEY A GO GO,.. THE ROXY,..THE TROUBADOR,..THE WOODSTCK CLUB,..RADIO CITY,..THE BRASS RAIL AND SEVERAL OTHERS.
IN 1983 I MOVED TO TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA WHERE I BEGAN PLAYING LEAD/RYTHM GUITAR 7 NIGHTS A WEEK 6 HOURS A NIGHT PERFORMING BLUES, JAZZ, COUNTRY AND 50s AND 60s ROCK AND ROLL WITH MY FATHER WHO HAD TOURED THE GLOBE WITH THE U.S.O. IN THE 50s.
IN 1987 I FORMED A GROUP CALLED PEGASUS...WE PERFORMED 70s & 80s ROCK AND ROLL IN INDIANA AND ILLANOIS FOR 10 YEARS.
IN 1997 I JOINED A LOCAL BAND CALLED STONE COLD ON THE DRUMS. WE PERFORMED LOCALLY FOR 6 MONTHS AND THEN I JOINED A BAND CALLED KRIMSON DAWN. IN KRIMSON DAWN WE PLAYED FOR A LARGER AUDIENCE WITH VENUES SUCH AS,..A HARD DAYS NIGHT(INDIANAPOLIS, IN.),..THE SOFT TAIL LOUNGE(RANTOUL, IL.),..THE RIVER HOUSE(VE VAY, IN.),..THE STEEL MILL(KOKOMO, IN.),..THE EXECUTIVE INN(VINCENNES, IN.)THE BROWN CO. INN(NASHVILLE IN.) AND MANY LOCAL CLUBS AND EVENTS.
I THEN STARTED PLAYING A ONE MAN SHOW CALLED RIK AND FAMOUS USING SEQUENCED MATERIAL, PLAYING GUITAR AND SINGING. ALTHOUGH I MADE GREAT MONEY I QUICKLY GOT BORED SO A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR LATER I JOINED A COUNTRY BAND CALLED NIGHT CASTLE ON THE BASS. IN NIGHT CASTLE WE PERFORMED LOCALLY UNTIL THE BAND BROKE UP. AFTERWARD THE GUITARIST OF NIGHTCASTLE(JIM HOLLINGSWORTH) AND I STARTED FLASHPOINT,..A HIGH ENERGY ROCK DANCE BAND WITH JIM AND MYSELF SHARRING THE LEAD GUITAR POSITION.
WHEN FLASHPOINT SPLIT UP WE DECIDED TO GO ON THREE PIECE WITH FLASHPOINT DRUMMER CHUCK HILL AND GUITARIST JIM HOLLINGSWORTH AND MYSELF WIT JIM AND I EACH TAKING A TURN ON THE BASS.
I HAVE MORE THAN 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE ON GUITAR, BASS AND DRUMS AND THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SHOW!!!!!!!
I HOPE TO ROCK FOR YOU SOON!
SINCERLY
RIK PADGETT
Sounds Like: I WEPT BECAUSE I HAD NO SHOES,..
Record Label: THEN I MET A MAN THAT HAD NO FEET!!!!!
