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Rich Sheldon

RSB

About Me


RSB is an incarnation of the music of singer/songwriter/guitarist Rich Sheldon. Musical styles include a combination of groove, funk, blues, reggae, bluegrass, and psychedelic rock. Currently Rich has been performing with Son Vo of Mother Jones Band, Danny Rossman & Victor Patron of Zephro, and Fran McConville of Gypsy’s Merry Mystics.
Some of RSB's recordings have been showcased on the 97.1 FM “Frosty, Heidi, and Frank show”; on L A’s classic rock station 95.5 FM KLOS “Local Licks”; on KPFK 90.7 FM “The Music Never Stops” with Barry Smolin; and on various college radio stations in the US.
In 2004 RELIX Magazine selected Rich’s song “Destination Unknown” for their RELIX JAM OFF compilation CD and to appear in the magazine’s “On The Verge” section.
In 2007, the tune "Meet You In the Heavens" appeared on Ziggy Marley radio, a podcast show at ziggymarley.com. Also, this same song appears in the film "American Drug War", directed by Kevin Booth, (A Sacred Cow Production, co-founded by comedian Bill Hicks).
Rich has performed with Young Dubliner's guitarist, Bob Boulding and has recorded in the studio with Ed Tree of The Spencer Davis Group, Rick Shlosser (former drummer for Van Morrision) and Dig Lewis (former bassist for Stevie Wonder). He has appeared on the same bill with David Lindley & Wally Ingram, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Chris Hillman, and Sweetwater.
Rich Sheldon and his band have performed live at the following festivals and venues:
• Santa Monica Farmer’s Market ‘07 & ‘08
• Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort ‘07 & ‘08
• Flagstaff Brewing Co. (AZ) ‘07
• Marinapalooza July 4th Festival (Marina del Rey, CA) '06 & '07
• Edinburgh Fringe Festival (UK) ‘06
• Union Street Faire (San Francisco, CA) '05
• Los Angeles Art Fest '05
• Los Angeles Marathon '04 & '05
• Sloppy Joe’s (Key West, FL) ‘05
• Whole Earth Festival (UC Davis) '04
• North Park Spring Festival '04 (San Diego, CA)
• The Venice Carnivale (Venice Beach, CA) '04
• Winston’s (San Diego, CA) ‘04
• House of Blues (Hollywood, CA) ‘04
• Hardrock Café (Universal City, CA) ‘04
• Topanga Days (Topanga Cyn, CA) '02
• Millpond Traditional Music Festival (Bishop, CA) '00
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Music Video for "Destination Unknown" Directed by Mark Cameron.
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Member Since: 1/13/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/richsheldon
Influences: Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Jerry Garcia, The Band, Phish, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jeff Buckley, Junior Marvin, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, all people who dedicate their lives to their passion, the 60's & 70's, peace, love, politics, the world, good beer, good times & life.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Trip to Jamaica

The biggest thing that happened to me in 2007 was I got hitched to my beautiful wife Gypsy in Jamaica in the spring. We made a mecca to Bob Marley's grave in "9 Mile" Jamaica and sat on the bed that i...
Posted by Rich Sheldon on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:27:00 PST