Rick Devin
Richard Thomas Devin (known as Rick Devin) (born July 5, 1960) in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA is a successful American Musician and Recording Artist who has been performing acoustic based folk/rock and americana music for over 25 years. Early bands with which Devin was a founding member include: The Three D's, Mountain Madness, The Greenbroke Band, and The Eagle River Band.1
His dedication to the preservation of Cowboy Music was seen in his first six albums, earning him seven nominations in the 2004 Academy of Western Artists Awards. 2 Having been influenced by Folk rock music of the 1960s, Devin stated in a recent interview, "...I've gone back to my MusicAL roots with my two latest albums, which focus more toward the Folk rock hits of the 60s and 70s..."3
Rick Devin's albums include: My Favorites (1982); Colorado Reflections (1995); Colorado Cowboy (1999) engineered And Co-produced by Chuck Leary (The Beach Boys, America, Bee Gees)4; Row of Doors (2002) mastered by Ricardo Garcia [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ad4gtq8zmu46~2~T40B]and Co-Produced by Chuck Leary 4; Cowboy Classics (2003) mastered by Ricardo Garcia 5 and nominated as Album of the year by the Academy of Western Artists 6; Rick Devin - Live from the Trail (2005), directed by Emmy Award Winning Film Director, Michael J. Sullivan 7; Distant Lands: An Instrumental Journey (2006) and Old School: Hits of the 60s & 70s (2007) Mastered by Ricardo Garcia 8, with special guests: Chet McCracken (former member of The Doobie Brothers Band) and Chris Pinnick (former member of the band Chicago) and featuring Maria Fernanda Ricart and Manoel de Souza. 9 3 Grammy Entries in 2008 Grammy Awards! 10