The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #1978 Message #640544
Posted By: Jerry Rasmussen
02-Feb-02 - 08:21 AM
Thread Name: Whatever happened to Dick Rosmini? (1936-1995)
Subject: RE: Dick Rosmini?
Dick Rosmini was one of those rare individuals who could fill out a song and make it richer without drawing attention to himself. Which is probably why he wasn't better known. Accompanying another musician is a rare talent. So many good musicians seem to vie for attention with the singer when they are accompanying them, shooting off elaborate riffs to get the audience's attention. The two musicians I've had the pleasure to know as friends who are most generous and gifted as accompanyists are Ed Trickett and Bill Shute. And they are both very much around. Ed can make anyone sound better, without drawing attention away from them, no matter what their personal style. He worked on one of my albums, and every note he played helped make the song richer. Bill, in his quiet way, can fill out a song and make it feel like there's a whole band behind the singer. I know this is thread drift. Maybe I should start a thread on it. Just giving credit where credit is due.
Jerry