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Rick DiFonzo

About Me

Guitarist for 80's Philly psycho power pop band, the A's, Rick came to his senses and moved to NYC in the early 80's and recorded and/or toured with the famous and near famous. (Roger Waters, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Belinda Carlisle, Joan Osborne, Patty Smyth, Cyndi Lauper, Sophie B Hawkins, Rodney Crowell, Jeffrey Gaines, others)

After years as a NY session guitarist, during which Rick wrote a string of fairly horrible, but very lucrative national jingles, he started writing for TV, and is still doing it.

His music has been featured on Saturday Night Live, the Sopranos, Desperate Housewives, Friends, Grey’s Anatomy and American Idol as well as in the films Cleaner and Hero Wanted. Perhaps the most impressive credits are Babe Winkleman's Fishing Hour, and Comast on-hold music.
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My Interests

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Member Since: 05/06/2007
Band Website: http://rickdifonzo.com
Band Members: Rick DiFonzo - vocals & guitar;
Joe Hosey - vocals & guitar;
Kevin Joy- vocals & bass;
Mikey Snyder - vocals & drums;
Sean McKinney - percussion and vocals
Kevin McKinney - guitar and vocals
Michele Harron - vocals

Influences: .. .. ..
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Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

NEW songs posted on iLike

New song posted on iLike! Yeah, with Jim Boggia. This song will be a part of a large project I am producing, but will also be included on the upcoming Pop Experiment EP to be released this Fall. Hear ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:49:00 GMT

NEW songs posted on iLike

New song posted on iLike! Yeah, with Jim Boggia. This song will be a part of a large project I am producing, but will also be included on the upcoming Pop Experiment EP to be released this Fall. Hear ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:49:00 GMT

Check out this event: Hangar 84 Friday the 13th Massacre

Hosted By:Rick DiFonzoWhen:Friday, March 13, 2009Where:Hangar 8420 S. 6th StVineland08360Description:DiFonzo Pop Experiment RC Static Gennero Forgotten Fall Doors at 6:00 show starts at 6:30 Ha...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT

just the facts

Really important stuff:This is a fact. Don't even try to argue with me. Toilet paper should be placed on the roller so that the loose end flows OVER the roll, not under. Anyone who wraps it under is j...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:38:00 GMT

Greed

Bail me out please!!If I were to have a bad year, and my music wasn't earning enough to support my grand lifestyle, I could not go to the government and complain that my products were not making me en...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:16:00 GMT

NFL news

Andy Reid, head coach of the Philadelphia Iggles, stopped wolfing down sausages long enough to wheeze and croak through a press conference in which he announced that Mcnab will continue to start at QB...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:27:00 GMT

THANK GOD or whatever powers exist in the Universe to combat evil

Whew, the popular vote was too close. Thankfully the electoral college gives the mentally deficient fewer electoral votes. Good thing they mostly live in clusters (TN TX AL GA etc). Now that the smar...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:48:00 GMT

complete dickhead

Maybe McCain isn't the total asshole I thought he was. Nah, he is. But this is his finest moment for sure.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPNWT6NxMY If only Sara had some sort of redeeming quality. If...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:40:00 GMT

RULES FOR THE MUSIC BUSINESS

While I did not write these, I wholeheartedly endorse them. Although I disagree with a few of them (guess which ones) I have included them here in their entirety.MUSICAL NO-NOs * Never start a trio wi...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:24:00 GMT

its all over

The NFL has announced that the 2008 football season will be canceled due to the injury to Tom Brady. As the "face" of the NFL, it simply isn't right to continue without him. It would be a travesty to ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:29:00 GMT