Rick Lindy (born June 30, 1967) is an actor and

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musician from

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. He has performed with the Big Guitars from Memphis as well as leading his own band, Rick Lindy and the Wild Ones. An earlier band, the Cyclones, backed up

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for a show on Oct 2, 1992. Lindy's first solo single, "Working Man Blues" (1990), was produced by John Capps and featured

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on drums.

Acting

As a stage actor, Lindy has appeared in several plays and musicals, including

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, South Pacific, Annie Get Your Gun and

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The Serendipity Singers

From 1990 to 1992 Lindy toured as a member of

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folk group.

Rick Lindy and The Lost Wages

Lindy formed the band Rick Lindy and The Lost Wages in 1991. The line-up included Lindy on vocals and rhythm guitar, Craig Reedus on lead guitar, Jim Zielinski on bass and Ron Fitzgerald on drums.

Rick Lindy and The Cyclones

Lindy formed the band Rick Lindy and The Cyclones in 1992. The line-up included Lindy on vocals and rhythm guitar, Steve Dvorak on lead guitar, Butch Nelson on drums and Todd Menke on upright bass.

Big Guitars from Memphis

Lindy joined the ever changing cast of musicians that form Big Guitars from Memphis in 1995 and performed with them until 2000. The line-up at that point was Lindy on vocals and rhythm guitar, John Ivan on lead guitar, Buddha Slim on keyboards and bass and Butch Nelson on drums. The debut TV appearance for this line up was in May 1996 on the Danish TV show "Apollo" with

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and

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. The band toured the world, including Austria, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Sweden, Scotland and England. The band shared the stage with artists such as

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and

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. During Lindy's time with the band, there were several different bass players and drummers. John Ivan is the only constant member of the band.

Rick Lindy and the Wild Ones

Rick Lindy and The Wild Ones were formed in 2000 and were once described as "Dave Edmunds goes country". The band has played shows in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the Faeroe Islands. The Wild Ones have released two CDs, "Wild Side of Town" and "American Dream." both on the Norwegian label Flipside Records. The current line-up includes Lindy on vocals and guitar, James Lynch (guitar), Jason Minor (guitar), Jim Matheson (guitar), Ben Mason (bass), Tracy Shepard (drums). Previous members include Jim Nelson (bass), Todd Menke (guitar), Andy Trippi (drums), Nate Adams (stand up bass) Ray Kainz (guitar), Malcolm Didier (bass), Mike Hosman(drums), Joe Smith (drums), Dave Elliot (guitar), Eric T. Stoliker (bass) and Gary Bloom (keyboards).

Partial discography

Big Guitars from Memphis * ''8 Ball'' (1996) * ''Plan 9'' (1997) * ''The Best of Big Guitars From Memphis'' (1998) * ''The Ten Most Wanted'' (2000) Rick Lindy and the Wild Ones * ''Wild Side of Town'' (Flipside, 2001) * ''American Dream'' (Flipside, 2002) * ''Rockin' the Jukebox (Volume 1)'' (Chevere/Roxy, 2016) * ''Rockin' the Jukebox (Volume 2)'' (Chevere/Roxy, 2017) * ''Something to Sing About'' (Chevere/Roxy, 2018) Rick Lindy (solo) * "Working Man Blues" / "Tantalize My Heart" (45 single, 1990) * ''Jump Swing'' (Chevere/Roxy, 2018) * ''Rick Lindy sings Roy Orbison'' (Chevere/Roxy, 2019) * ''Rick Lindy salutes Johnny Cash'' (Chevere/Roxy, 2020) * ''Rick Lindy salutes The Beatles'' (Chevere/Roxy, 2020) * ''Rick Lindy salutes Elvis Presley's Aloha from Hawaii Concert'' (Chevere/Roxy, 2020) * ''Rick Lindy sings Buddy Holly'' (Chevere/Roxy, 2020) * ''Rick Lindy's Rockin' Swingin' Christmas'' (Chevere/Roxy, 2020)

References

External links

theWildOnesBand.net
nbsp;– the Wild Ones official site
BigGuitars.com
nbsp;– Big Guitars from Memphis official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindy, Rick 1967 births Living people Male actors from Chicago Musicians from Chicago