Ricky Fitzpatrick

Artist Information

Biography

“Ricky sounds like James Taylor harmonizing with Jim Croce, doing a song written by John Denver.”

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Multiple award-winning singer and songwriter Ricky Fitzpatrick has been long hailed as “a Southernized Bob Dylan” and “the next James Taylor” with “a voice as smooth as moonshine”. For more than 20 years, he has crafted simple but “unforgettable songs that coolly straddle the fence between Folk & Country”.

Ricky’s musical career spans pop, rock, country, folk and Christian genres, with performances everywhere from “Live at the Apollo” to The Bluebird Café. He’s also celebrated two Number One downloads, was named as a Top Ten Folk artist on Myspace, is one of the top five most downloaded ringtone artists ever on Myxer.com, and recently selected as an endorsing artist for C.F.Martin & Co and Dunlop Accessories.

Today, Ricky leads worship at his home congregation of Corner-stone Baptist Church (Jefferson, GA), posts regular offerings to his online devotional blog, and still maintains an active schedule with the charitable organization that he helped to found, The Healing Power of Music.

Currently, in addition to his F2 Records offerings of Country, Folk and Christian music, Ricky’s acoustic guitar work can also be heard amidst Grammy-winning peers on the highly acclaimed “Guitar Meditations Vol. 3” project, from New Age label, Soulfood Music.

And as the 2010 Holiday Season approaches, “Acoustically Christmas”, his fifth full-length CD is gearing up for release. Songs from the CD encompass everything from solo recordings and ensemble offerings to a host of guest contributions from some of Ricky’s impressively deep and diverse well of musical friends, smoothly delivering acoustic renditions of classic Holiday songs of faith.

Ricky lives, records and pursues the vision of Christ, in the tiny community of Apple Valley (unincorporated), GA with his wife, children and one remaining goldfish, Vince Gills.

Instrumentation

Ricky Fitzpatrick - vocals and acoustic guitar

Discography

Pocataligo (CD) – 2004
Radio Airplay:
Pocataligo
The Dream Is Still Strong
The Same Only Different (CD) – 2007
Multiple Awards:
Green in LA
Mississippi Moonshine
Heartfelt (CD) – 2008
Ballad of Billy the Kid
Muses’s Muse Songwriting Contest – Winner
Online/Landbased Radio play
Top 5 ringtone sales ever for Myxer.com
Emma’s Song
#1 Single Download (UK)
Highway 98
Nominated for the Official Song of GA Hwy 98
Beside Me All Along (CD) – 2009
I Surrender All - Radio Airplay
Mud Puddles (Digital Single) – 2010
#1 Single Download (UK)
It All Went South (single; songwriting only) – 2010
Recorded by J. R. Castillo, CEG Records
One million plus songplays on Myspace
Guitar Meditations Vol. 3 (CD) - 2009
Soulfood Music label
Contributed tracks "Whirlwind" and "Stillness"
National distribution via Allegro Music
Top Ten CD, Echoes, Nationally Syndicated program.
Chevrolet (single) - 2010
Airplay, multiple land, web and sat stations, throughout North America
Multiple use in pod and web casts, site players
Email blast to 350+ Classic Car Clubs throughout North America.
Estimated listener pool of 20K+, first week of release
Over 2M fans, as of 8-1-2010

Links

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Twitter
• Facebook Music Page

Audio

• Chevrolet - Ricky Fitzpatrick
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• Angels We Have Heard On High - Ricky Fitzpatrick with Will Taylor
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• Green In L.A.
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• Ballad of Billy the Kid
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• Pocataligo
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Lyrics

• Chevrolet

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Press

• Comments on "Chevrolet" [+ Show ]
  

  “Destined to be a new anthem for legions of ‘57 fans.” Gods of Music “It belongs in every Chevy ...“Destined to be a new anthem for legions of ‘57 fans.”
  Gods of Music
  
  “It belongs in every Chevy fan’s music collection!”
  Memphis Classic Chevy Club
  
  “Great song!”
  Dallas Area Classic Chevys
  
  “Inspiring!”
  Classic Chevys of Southern California
  
  “It warms our heart to know that Ricky has written this song for Chevrolet. Thank you for sharing your amazing gift with us!”
  General Motors, Chevrolet Division
  
  “You’ve got a great one here!”
  The Muse’s Muse
  
  “OMG...... your writing flipping, flipping kills me! Chevrolet blows me away man! This song is so dang good! I absolutely love it.”
  Rich Fehle, songwriter Brightwater Publishing
  

• "Beside Me All Along" Review Excerpt [+ Show ]
  

  “Ricky Fitzpatrick is redefining himself, far beyond the James Taylor and Jim Croce comparisons of o...“Ricky Fitzpatrick is redefining himself, far beyond the James Taylor and Jim Croce comparisons of old. In “Beside Me All Along” he shines with a genuine joy.”

• Michael Card (El Shaddai) Weighs In [+ Show ]
  

  “Ricky, thanks for sharing your music with me. Good work and the guitar sounds great! You should be ...“Ricky, thanks for sharing your music with me. Good work and the guitar sounds great! You should be encouraged. Press on!”

• "Beside Me All Along" Review Excerpt
  

  “Ricky sounds like James Taylor harmonizing with Jim Croce, doing a song written by John Denver.”

• Amazon Review
  

  “A mellow-smart James Taylor vibe with the poetic soul of a Southernized Bob Dylan.”

• General Review Excerpt [+ Show ]
  

  “At first sound you think "James Taylor", but (Ricky's) lyrics are much more complicated than almost...“At first sound you think "James Taylor", but (Ricky's) lyrics are much more complicated than almost any Taylor song I've heard. Fitzpatrick is, to me, the rare songwriter that can make you feel like you're right there with him when you're listening to his songs.”

• The Times Review of "Heartfelt" (CD) [+ Show ]
  

  "Ricky Fitzpatrick's latest CD "Heartfelt" is a mixture of Fitzpatrick favorites along with new song..."Ricky Fitzpatrick's latest CD "Heartfelt" is a mixture of Fitzpatrick favorites along with new songs written by the Commerce-based crooner. Fitzpatrick, skilled in the art of the acoustic Americana-genre, is sitting right on the edge of hit song status with songs like "Mine" and "Emma's Song."
  
  Since the first time I heard "Mine" as a live version from Eddie's Attic, I was in love with the track. "Mine" doesn't get old even after 100 plays on the web. "Your hand in my hand, lips on my lips ... tell me the truth, tell me a lie. I don't mind, as long as your mine," are powerful lyrics for such an easy listen.
  
  "Emma's Song," written for Fitzpatrick's (step)daughter, is a beautiful song that flows naturally from the guitar and the artist – almost reminiscent of an old West tune."
  

• Gods of Music Review Excerpt [+ Show ]
  

  "For decades, lovers of song have been pining away, looking for signs of a new messiah who would fol..."For decades, lovers of song have been pining away, looking for signs of a new messiah who would follow in the hallowed footsteps of singer-songwriter deities like James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Jim Croce, John Denver."
  
  "Let the joyous news be heard, brothers and sisters. Rejoice! All true believers in the songwriter second-coming, bear witness. For in Ricky Fitzpatrick, the torch has been unequivocally passed."
  

• "Highway 98" Review [+ Show ]
  

  ...in fact it’s a very beautiful, simple, slice of life, sort of daydreaming out the window music. I......in fact it’s a very beautiful, simple, slice of life, sort of daydreaming out the window music. It encompasses well thought out lyrics and clean pickings of a guitar or two and Mr. Fitzpatrick’s voice; fine for this piece of music. It just seemed so darn familiar. I kept thinking “I know this song – I know, I know this song.” But how could that be? Then the comparisons started forming in my brain and I knew I was in trouble. I always listen to the music a few times and start my thought process before I read any available bio information, and there is where I confirmed my notions. I’ve heard this song before because I have heard the songs of some of the great singer-songwriters, which Mr. Fitzpatrick has heard the songs of; Dylan, Neil Young, James Taylor, and even Jimmy Buffet (who I despise). They write intimate slice of life stories too.
  
  ...the talk-sing vocal phrasing and tone of the verses and other equalities immediately recalled familiarity to Shawn Mullen’s “Lullaby.” Where “Highway 98” sings about the rural life of the south, Mullins talks his way through the intimacies of the big city. A peppier strum pattern and drum beat only slightly deflects the closeness of the songs’ similarities. But “Highway 98” stands on it’s own.
  
  I know this song because I have a song just like it. Everyone does, we sing it in our head every time we reflect on our lives and the places we’ve been and lived. It doesn’t mean a whole lot to other people but to us, its everything. Take a ride with Ricky Fitzpatrick, let him show you his world, that along that stretch of “Highway 98”.
  

• Amazon Fan Comment [+ Show ]
  

  “I happened upon Ricky Fitzpatrick by chance through his stuff on soundclick.com when I was looking ...“I happened upon Ricky Fitzpatrick by chance through his stuff on soundclick.com when I was looking for artists who sound like James Taylor. While there are definite comparisons, Ricky has the vocal range of a great male country singer while is able to appeal to all fans of honest acoustic music from John Mayer to Neil Young, tipping a pick to John Denver somewhere along the way.”
  

• Muse's Muse Comment [+ Show ]
  

  "Ricky Fitzpatrick is one of the most talented and diverse artists on the scene today. Do yourself a..."Ricky Fitzpatrick is one of the most talented and diverse artists on the scene today. Do yourself a favor and become a fanatic. Now!"

Setlist

No covers - only original music at live events.

Typical events range from 1-4 hours in length.

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