(1948-01-07) January 7, 1948 (age 76) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Rock, pop, jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Drums, percussion
Musical artist
Richard Thomas Marotta (born January 7, 1948) is an American drummer and percussionist. He has appeared on recordings by leading artists such as Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Paul Simon, John Lennon, Hall & Oates, Stevie Nicks, Wynonna, Roy Orbison, Todd Rundgren, Roberta Flack, Peter Frampton, Quincy Jones, Jackson Browne, Al Kooper, Waylon Jennings, Randy Newman, Kenny G, The Jacksons, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Boz Scaggs, Warren Zevon, and Linda Ronstadt.[1] He is also a composer who created music for the popular television shows Everybody Loves Raymond and Yes, Dear.
^Amendola, Billy (1 March 2006). "A Few Minutes With Rick Marotta". Modern Drummer. ISSN 0194-4533.
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Wayne Shorter, Pete Christlieb, and Tom Scott; drummers Steve Gadd, RickMarotta and Bernard Purdie; pianist Joe Sample and ex-Miles Davis pianist/vibraphonist...
co-assembled group of session musicians featuring Sheldon, Waddy Wachtel, RickMarotta, and Dan Dugmore. Sheldon toured with Warren Zevon on Zevon's 1978 Excitable...
typeface for credits. In composing the show's theme, Terry Trotter and RickMarotta used the first few measures of a song from Woody Allen's film Manhattan...
Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, and the "less is more" style of RickMarotta. Gadd endorses and uses Yamaha drums, pedals and hardware, Zildjian cymbals...
"Excitable Boy" Greg Ladanyi – bells on "Nighttime in the Switching Yard" RickMarotta – drums on "Veracruz" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money" Jeff Porcaro – drums...
the Car Wash Blues" Joe Macho – bass on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 to 10 RickMarotta – drums on tracks 1, 2, 8, 9, percussion on track 10 Bobby Matos – percussion...
Manzanera – electric guitar Alan Spenner – bass Richard Tee – piano RickMarotta – drums Steve Ferrone – percussion, claves "Roxy Music singles". "Latest...
including musicians Don Grolnick, Dan Dugmore, Stanley Sheldon and RickMarotta. Both the group and the album were titled Ronin. Released on the Mercury...
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