Rick Marotta

American drummer
Rick Marotta
Birth nameRichard Thomas Marotta
Born (1948-01-07) January 7, 1948 (age 76)
New York City, New York, U.S.
GenresRock, 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.

Biography

Marotta was born in New York City and taught himself to play drums at the age of nineteen.[2] He was in a band called The Riverboat Soul Band; it released an album called Mess-up in 1968.

Marotta was the drummer for his own group in the early 1970s, the short-lived Brethren.[3] Tom Cosgrove sang and played lead, Stu Woods played bass, and Mike Garson played keyboards. They released two albums; the first was the eponymous Brethren, which was mildly successful. The second, released as the band was crumbling, is nearly impossible to find. The band had a unique sound, a mixture of rock and country, with traces of jazz and influences from Dr. John, who wrote the album notes and the song "Loop Garoo" for them. Marotta has composed music for the television sitcoms Everybody Loves Raymond and Yes, Dear.[4] He made a guest appearance in the episode "Johnny and the Pace Makers" of the situation comedy Double Rush in 1995.[5]

Marotta's brother, Jerry, is also a noted drummer and percussionist who has recorded and toured with Peter Gabriel.

Selected discography

With Peter Allen

With Marty Balin

  • Lucky (EMI, 1983)

With Karla Bonoff

  • Restless Nights (Columbia, 1979)

With Jackson Browne

With Felix Cavaliere

  • Destiny (Bearsville, 1975)

With Toni Childs

  • Union (A&M, 1988)
  • House of Hope (A&M, 1991)

With Linda Clifford

  • I'll Keep on Loving You (Capitol, 1982)

With Shawn Colvin

  • Steady On (Columbia Records, 1989)

With Randy Crawford

  • Everything Must Change (Warner Bros., 1976)
  • Raw Silk (Warner Bros., 1979)

With Jim Croce

With Crosby, Stills & Nash

  • After the Storm (Columbia, 1994)

With Yvonne Elliman

  • Yvonne Elliman (Decca, 1972)

With Skip Ewing

With Bryan Ferry

  • The Bride Stripped Bare (EG Records, 1978)

With Dan Fogelberg

  • Exiles (Epic, 1987)

With Aretha Franklin

With Michael Franks

With Dean Friedman

  • Dean Friedman (Lifesong, 1977)

With Art Garfunkel

With Ellie Greenwich

  • Let It Be Written, Let it Be Sung (Verve, 1973)

With Nanci Griffith

With Henry Gross

  • Show Me to the Stage (Lifesong, 1977)
  • Love Is the Stuff (Lifesong, 1978)

With Andrew Gold

  • All This and Heaven Too (Asylum Records, 1977)
  • Whirlwind (Asylum Records, 1980)

With Hall & Oates

With Beth Hart

With Donny Hathaway

With Cissy Houston

  • Cissy Houston (Private Stock, 1977)

With The Jacksons

  • Destiny (Epic, 1978)

With Garland Jeffreys

  • Ghost Writer (A&M, 1977)

With Rickie Lee Jones

With Wynonna Judd

  • Wynonna (Curb, 1992)

With Robin Kenyatta

With Chaka Khan

  • Chaka (Warner Bros., 1978)

With Al Kooper

  • Easy Does It (Columbia, 1970)

With Labelle

  • Moon Shadow (Warner Bros., 1972)

With John Lennon

  • Mind Games (Apple, 1973)

With Ralph MacDonald

  • Sound of a Drum (Marlin Records, 1976)

With Herbie Mann

  • Surprises (Atlantic, 1976)
  • Brazil: Once Again (Atlantic, 1977)

With Eric Martin

  • Eric Martin (Capitol, 1985)

With Don McLean

With Melanie

  • Madrugada (Neighborhood, 1974)

With Bette Midler

With Roxy Music

  • Avalon (EG Records, 1982)

With Randy Newman

With Juice Newton

  • Dirty Looks (Capitol, 1983)

With Laura Nyro

  • Smile (Columbia, 1976)

With The Oak Ridge Boys

  • Monongahela (MCA, 1988)

With Yoko Ono

  • A Story (Rykkodisc, 1997)

With Dolly Parton

With Annette Peacock

  • I'm the One (RCA Victor, 1972)
  • X-Dreams (Aura, 1978)

With Bonnie Raitt

  • The Glow (Warner Bros., 1979)

With Linda Ronstadt

With Diana Ross

With Boz Scaggs

  • Middle Man (Columbia, 1980)

With Janis Siegel

  • At Home (Atlantic, 1987)

With Carly Simon

With Paul Simon

With Phoebe Snow

  • Against the Grain (Columbia Records, 1978)

With J. D. Souther

With Steely Dan

With James Taylor

With Livingston Taylor

  • Over the Rainbow (Capricorn, 1973)

With John Tropea

  • Tropea (Video Arts, 1975)
  • Short Trip to Space (Video Arts, 1977)
  • Touch You Again (Video Arts, 1979)

With Frankie Valli

  • Closeup (Private Stock, 1975)

With Joe Walsh

  • The Confessor (Warner Bros., 1985)

With Paul Williams

With Edgar Winter

With Warren Zevon

References

  1. ^ Amendola, Billy (1 March 2006). "A Few Minutes With Rick Marotta". Modern Drummer. ISSN 0194-4533.
  2. ^ "Rick Marotta Biography". Drummer Café. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ Cerullo, Megan (19 August 2015). "Rick Marotta Is Still Digging the Beat of a Live Show". Vineyard Gazette.
  4. ^ Burlingame, Jon (14 April 2006). "Isham, Rosenthal Honored by ASCAP". The Film Music Society.
  5. ^ tv.com Double Rush "Johnny and the Pacemakers" Episode Cast & Crew Accessed June 5, 2021

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