Mighty Fine Guitars
85 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette
Saturday, May 10th, 2014
8:00pm | $15 – $20One of the original Takoma Records guys, along with John Fahey and Leo Kottke and Peter Lang. Rick is a personal guitar hero of mine from 1970-something. A real stylist with a unique instrumental voice.
“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.”Show starts at 8:00pm. This will be a pass-the-hat party with a Suggested Donation of $15 – $20 per person.