Rick Barton is an American musician and producer from
Boston, MA
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who is currently the singer, guitarist and songwriter of the band Continental. Barton was previously a founding member and guitarist of the rock band,
The Outlets
The Outlets were a 1980s Boston rock band, consisting of David Alex Barton on vocals, his brother Rick Barton on lead guitar, Mike White on bass and Walter Gustafson on drums.
History
An acclaimed live band, The Outlets attained success in the ...
and a founding member and guitarist for the
punk band Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (199 ...
.
Barton along with his brother David Alex Barton formed The Outlets in the early 80s and were an acclaimed live band in the Boston area. The Outlets attained success in the greater Boston music scene but failed to gain national attention when they signed with Restless/Enigma in 1985, despite modest critical acclaim including a recommendation from
Billboard Magazine
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. They are best known for the single "Knock Me Down", which was a regional hit. Barton would eventually leave The Outlets (who have reformed without him) and form the
Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (199 ...
in 1996 With the Dropkick Murphys, Barton would record their debut EP, 1997's ''
Boys on the Docks
''Boys on the Docks'' is a 1997 EP by American Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys.
''Boys on the Docks'' was the band's first EP; it was released nearly a year before their first full-length studio album, '' Do or Die''. One song from the EP, "Ne ...
'' along with their first two studio albums, 1998's ''
Do or Die'' and it's follow-up album, 1999's ''
The Gang's All Here'' along with various 7", compilation appearances before announcing in 2000 that he was leaving the band and retiring from music to be with his family. Barton would unretire in 2007 and formed the punk rock band,
Everybody Out!
Everybody Out! is a rock band formed in 2007 by former Dropkick Murphys guitarist Rick Barton and former The Dead Pets and Lost City Angels frontman Sweeney Todd. Despite Sweeney Todd being from the UK, the band is primarily based in Boston, M ...
. The band released a self-titled EP in 2007 and in 2008 they released their
self-titled
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debut album in along with the ''Struggle & Strife'' EP. In the years that followed, Barton would go on to produce music for founding Dropkick Murphys singer
Mike McColgan
Michael McColgan is an American musician, and is a founding member and former lead singer of the American punk band Street Dogs and a founding member and former original lead singer of the American Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys.
Early years ...
's bands
Street Dogs
Street Dogs were an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2002 by former Dropkick Murphys singer Mike McColgan. The band disbanded in early 2020 after 17 years together.
History
In 1997, McColgan left Dropkick Murp ...
and FM359. Barton most recently founded the band Continental with his son Stephen who plays bass. When the band isn't on the road, the father and son team paint houses to support their "music addiction". The band's sound has been described as "
Paul Westerberg
Paul Harold Westerberg (born December 31, 1959) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Replacements. Following the breakup of the Replacements, Westerberg launched a solo career that saw him re ...
writing songs for
The Rolling Stones
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." The band have released four albums with their most recent album, ''Home on the Range'', being released in 2016.
Discography
The Outlets
* ''Boy's Life Vs. The Outlets'' 7" (1980)
* ''A Wicked Good Time!'' (compilation) (1981)
* ''Best Friends'' 7" (1982)
* ''Let's Breed'' (compilation) (1984)
* ''Whole New World'' (1985)
* ''If I Were the One / Can't Cheat the Reaper '' 7" (1985)
* ''Sheila / A Valentine Song'' 7" (1985)
* ''Restless Variations'' (compilation) (1986)
* ''A Fistful of Hits'' (compilation) (1987)
* ''I Remember'' (1999)
The Laurels
* ''Zoom (Take The Test)'' 12" (1984)
Dropkick Murphys
* ''
Dropkick Murphys / Ducky Boys''
7" (1996)
* ''I've Got My Friends-Boston/San Francisco Split CD''
* ''Runt of the Litter, Vol. 2'' (compilation) (1996)
* ''TKO Records Presents: The 1998 Street Punk Title Bout'' 7" (1997)
* ''
Tattoos and Scally Caps'' 7" (1997)
* ''Fire and Brimstone'' 7" (1997)
* ''
Boys on the Docks
''Boys on the Docks'' is a 1997 EP by American Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys.
''Boys on the Docks'' was the band's first EP; it was released nearly a year before their first full-length studio album, '' Do or Die''. One song from the EP, "Ne ...
'' (1997)
* ''
The Bruisers
The Bruisers were a punk band that pioneered the American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1988. The original lineup included: Al Barr (vocals, now the lead singer of the Boston punk band Dropkick Murphys), Scotty ...
/ Dropkick Murphys'' 7" (1997)
* ''
Give 'Em the Boot'' (compilation) (1997)
* ''Oi! Skampilation Vol. 3'' (compilation) (1997)
* ''
The Early Years'' (1998)
* ''
Do or Die'' (1998)
* ''German Lager vs. Irish Stout'' 7" (1998)
* ''Curse of a Fallen Soul'' 7" (1998)
* ''
The Gang's All Here'' (1999)
* ''
Give 'Em the Boot II
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'' (compilation) (1999)
* ''Music With Attitude Volume 31 '' (compilation) (1999)
* ''Especial Punk'' (compilation) (1999)
* ''Mob Mentality'' 7" (1999)
* ''Mob Mentality'' (album) (1999)
* ''
Unity
Unity may refer to:
Buildings
* Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building
* Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper
* Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England
* Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; a h ...
'' 7" (1999)
* ''Live on a Five''
5" (2000)
* ''This Is the East Coast (...Not L.A.)''
10" (2000)
* ''
The Singles Collection, Volume 1
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'' (2000)
* ''Back on the Streets'' 10" (2000)
* ''
Singles Collection, Volume 2
''Singles Collection Volume 2'' is a b-side and rarities compilation album released by Boston punk rock band Dropkick Murphys, on March 8, 2005. The album, which peaked at No. 26 and spent three weeks on the chart, contains songs released on ...
'' (2005)
* ''
The Meanest of Times
''The Meanest of Times'' is the sixth studio album by Dropkick Murphys. It was released on September 18, 2007, by their new vanity label, Born & Bred Records, a division of Cooking Vinyl Records. Their previous albums were released by Hellcat Rec ...
'' (additional guitar on "
The State of Massachusetts
"The State of Massachusetts" is a song by American rock band Dropkick Murphys. It was released on February 4, 2008 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, '' The Meanest of Times''. The song is about the effects of drugs on individuals ...
") (2007)
Hudson Falcons
* ''For Those Whose Hearts and Souls Are True'' (writer) (2001)
Everybody Out!
* ''Everybody Out! E.P.'' (2007)
* ''Struggle & Strife'' EP (2008)
* ''
Everybody Out!
Everybody Out! is a rock band formed in 2007 by former Dropkick Murphys guitarist Rick Barton and former The Dead Pets and Lost City Angels frontman Sweeney Todd. Despite Sweeney Todd being from the UK, the band is primarily based in Boston, M ...
'' (2008)
Street Dogs
* ''
Street Dogs
Street Dogs were an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2002 by former Dropkick Murphys singer Mike McColgan. The band disbanded in early 2020 after 17 years together.
History
In 1997, McColgan left Dropkick Murp ...
'' (producer) (2010)
* ''Vans Warped Tour '11 (Compilation) (producer, "Punk Rock And Roll") (2011)
* ''
Crooked Drunken Sons
''Crooked Drunken Sons'' is an EP by the Street Dogs. It was released on 7" and as a digital download on Record Store Day, April 20, 2013, by Pirates Press Records. The title song is named after an annual tour the band has been doing. The songs w ...
'' EP (producer) (2013)
* ''Rustbelt Nation'' EP (producer) (2013)
* ''
Stand For Something Or Die For Nothing'' (writer, "Angels Calling") (2018)
FM359
* ''Truth, Love and Liberty'' (producer/writer, vocals on "I Saw the Light") (2014)
Continental
* ''Death of a Garage Band'' (2011)
* ''All a Man Can Do'' (2012)
* ''1000 Miles'' 7" (2014)
* ''Millionaires'' (2014)
* ''Home on the Range'' (2016)
References
External links
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Living people
Dropkick Murphys members
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
Year of birth missing (living people)