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Yes, I always thought the same thing about my Dads Sound .... When I listen to the big bands from the 30s, 40s, 50s .... My favorite is Benny Goodman, I noticed that my Dad really covered the sound of the big band instruments very well ....Thanks for noticing. Bandcamp has its place , I suppose, and...

Just a Note … Note... See What I Did There …?...
To Let You All Know That I'm Putting Some Of My Dads Music On Bandcamp.com.
Thanks.

Chris Turchetti

https://ricoturchetti.bandcamp.com/

Ok , I added another one.
Thank You For Listening.

Chris Turchetti

Whew !! Good to know that it's actually up & running. It wasn't Difficult in a Hard sort of way, but it was Hard in a Difficult sort of way … Lol ... Dad never complained when he did things for me and I'll do anything I can to keep his music playing ... There will be more. Thanks Again. ~~ Chr...

Thanks W.Van Horn -

https://bandcamp.com/search?q=Rico%20Turchetti

I put one of the new recordings up on Bandcamp.com - Please Let me know if it's all working. If all is well, I'll add more.
Thanks Guys.
Chris Turchetti

https://bandcamp.com/search?q=Rico%20Turchetti

I put one of the new recordings up on bandcamp.com

Dave Zirbel , No , I was contacted about this and Hoped that it would be my Dads long lost .. Well …. STOLEN Guitar , but it's not.
But thanks for looking out and reaching out. …

Hello All, This is Chris Turchetti, Rico's Son. I found an old cassette tape with my Father playing a GB gig with me on the drums ( Yes, I was a Professional Musician at 16 years old in the Providence Federation Of Musicians Local 51 - Dad got me in … SSShhhhhh… ) here in the Rhode Island area f...

Hello All, This is Chris Turchetti, Rico's Son. I found an old cassette tape with my Father playing a GB gig with me on the drums ( Yes, I was a Professional Musician at 16 years old in the Providence Federation Of Musicians Local 51 - Dad got me in … SSShhhhhh… ) here in the Rhode Island area f...

Jay Jessup ...... I Wonder if that COULD be my Dads Guitar too .........

Hello - Though I can't be 100% sure that your talking about my Dad, Rico Turchetti , It certainly SOUNDS like you are. I'm Chris Turchetti, his son. Thank You all, as usual, for all the kind words and for keeping his memory alive and active in these forums. Everyone please feel free to contact me at...

The original intention for this effect, is to imitate the mute's used by the big band horn players. Speedy, Jody Carver and Rico Turchetti are some of the masters of Doo Wah. Lee Thanx Lee , My Dad does the Doo Wah in several songs on his CD. I always wondered though ( 35 years later ) just how my ...

Thanx for the mention of my Father, and the kind words. I know that he LOVED to practice. The soundtrack to my life, while growing up was his playing. Can you imagine waking up to that sound every morning, it just doesn't get any better than that. Here is a picture of Dad as I remember him ALWAYS pr...

Hello , this is Chris Turchetti, I just wanted to say thanx for the kind words about my Father, Rico Turchetti.

Thanx for keeping my Fathers memory alive , I'm his son Chris Turchetti. Here's a promo picture of Dad.
Thanx Again.

Hello . Thanx for the info & link Russ. Unfortunately though, it's not the right Olympia. The photographer himself, Jan Kaulins actually Emailed me back because I emailed him the same picture of that Olympia ,and asked him if was possible that it was that particular one, Here's what he said. &qu...

I've always wondered what kind of place this was , like a club maybe, and where is it. Does anyone know ?? Thanx,
Chris Turchetti

I wish that I knew more facts behind this picture too - I'm just knocked out at the way that Dad tied the rope to the pedals !! How did he do that ?? I mean ,Rope is SO much larger than the strings.

Hello. I'm happy that so many people are enjoying my Fathers' CD. I'm proud to be able to make them for you all. Thanks for all of your kind words. Here is another picture of Dad, proudly displaying his guitar.

Hello all. This picture was taken when Dad was in the army. If anyone wants to do the math , he died in 2005 at age 88 , how old was he when he was in the army, in this picture?? You'll notice his invention didn't yet include the toilet chains that he used later on , they're ropes !!!! Some people j...

Hello all , Thanx for the replies & kind words. The CD that I mentioned , well, Here's the story: Put your glasses on and get a cup of coffee. I'm 41 now, but all my life my family & I had heard about Dad being on The Arthur Godfrey Show. There is a reel to reel audio only recording of his f...

HEY !!!!! That Photobucket thing worked !!!!!!! I'll have to post more pictures of Dad !!!!! Sorry , I'm just happy that it worked. Thanx alot Mike Perlowin !!!!!! This is one of the pictures that I don't include on the CD , so here ya go. I wonder what song they were playing. On the CD , I have a r...

Hello , I'm Chris Turchetti, Rico's Son. Thanx for the kind words about my Father Steve Fred & Pete. I read about how to send a picture to this forum , but it doesn't make sense to me. I'd love to post some pictures of my dad here though. Can someone maybe write the procedure down in terms that ...