Member Since: 7/9/2007
Band Website: www.rickyjoevella.com
Band Members: The FBI Got Their EyE on You - Ricky Joe Vella with Mike Branton and Todd Pyper. Video created by Paul Dante of 16 Mile Media.Ricky Joe Vella: vocals, guitars, mandolin, harmonica.Most recently I've been honoured to play with the extremely talented blues guitarist - Mike Branton.I also look to the GCDC gang for help ----Paul Dante played bass and sang on the Float CD (March 2008) and Kris Womack produced the bonus track. And let's not forget the shiny James MacKay as featured in the vid below, live from the moonshine cafe ....
Influences: My dad Joe Vella, my uncle John Vella, John Giffin, Mike Brough, Eli Kassner, The GCDC Gang, Mike Branton, John Marlatt, Rosemary Garfinkle and my wife Lindsay Thompson. Of course I've been influenced by all of the music that I've listened to over the years especially Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Donovan, Steve Earle, Melanie, Mendleson Joe, Dean Martin, Robert Johnson, John Lennon, George Harrison, Francesco da Milano, Alphonso Ferrabosco, Badi Assad, The William Tell Overture, Natalie Merchant, The Juliet Letters by Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet, Dark Side of the Moon, and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Sounds Like: Fun.
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie