Rick Ruskin started playing guitar in 1962 and in just one year became a respected professional musician in his native Detroit, Michigan. In 1964, while still in Jr. High School, he was chosen to open the bill for the Reverend Gary Davis at Detroit's legendary Retort Coffee House. This engagement resulted in a fast and permanent friendship with the master blues, ragtime, and gospel guitarist. Rev. Davis was so taken by the young Ruskin's skill and eagerness, that he invited Rick to spend that summer with him at his Long Island home. By the end of the summer, Davis stopped teaching Rick new material and told him, "It's time you started paying attention to your own music." Ruskin has been doing that ever since.
RICK RUSKIN RECORDINGS FROM LION DOG MUSIC (Available here, http://liondogmusic.com, CDBaby, & iTunes; etc.)
In The Beginning
Perfect Pitch
The Gospel According To (with Vivian Williams)
Once Upon A Time
Words Fail Me
RICK RUSKIN INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS
(Available at http://liondogmusic.com & http://videoprogressions.com )
Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
Fingerstyle Groooves
Fingerstyle Christmas – Vol I
Fingerstyle Christmas – Vol II
RICK RUSKIN GUITAR TRANSCRIPTIONS
(Available at http://liondogmusic.com)
Words Fail Me (Note-For-Note from the CD
The Takoma Sessions
