Rick Rosas Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Rick ("Rick the Bass Player") Rosas (September 10, 1949 – November 6, 2014) was an American musician, and one of the most sought after studio session musicians in Los Angeles. He has played with Neil Young, Joe Walsh, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Rivers, Ron Wood, Etta James, and the short-lived reunion of the Buffalo Springfield, among others. He most recently performed as bass player with The Flash in Jonathan Demme's movie Ricki and The Flash. The band was composed of guitarist Rick Springfield, drummer Joe Vitale and keyboardist Bernie Worrell, backing up Meryl Streep, as "Ricki," on vocals and guitar.
Net Worth
$1.3 Million
Date Of Birth
September 10, 1949
Died
2014-11-06
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Profession
Actor, Music Department, Composer
Nicknames
Rick Rosas, Rosas, Rick
Star Sign
Virgo
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Fact
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During the 80's when Rick Rosas (I) was co-hosting shows together with Joe Walsh - Soloist and member of The James Gang, and The Eagles; Kurt Kelly (II) was a regular in the recording studio with Rick Rosas and Joe Walsh in between shows late at night and many time until it was time to go back on the air at ABC the next day. The trio of Kelly, Rosas, and Walsh were usually working on parody songs, writing and rehearsing comedic skits and contests for fans with members of the Saturday Night Live Cast at the time like Jon Lovitz, Dan Aykroyd, Adam Sandler, Bill Murray, Martin Short, Cassandra Peterson - Elvira, Don Novello - Father Guido Sarducci, and Jim Belushi to name a few.
2
Rick Rosas (I) and Kurt Kelly (II) first met when Rosas was on tour in Detroit and Kelly was working in Michigan Radio and Television. A few years later when Kelly moved to work for ABC in Los Angeles, where he and Rosas worked together on numerous syndicated shows with Joe Walsh of The Eagles, members of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Neal Young, Los Lobos, Richard Marx, Ringo Starr, Roger Daltrey and a long list of celebrities. Over recent years, the pair had lost touch due to each other's very full schedules. In fact just before shooting his last film, the pair had plans to go back into the studio to work on new music for soundtracks for Kelly's productions, and Kurt was going to have Rick appear on the series Actors Reporter; however Rosas died after his last film wit .Meryl Streep as Ricki in, Ricki and the Flash where Rosas played Buster, Dedicatee 2015.
3
Did you know that shortly after his move from ABC Dallas to the Los Angeles Network Owned and Operated properties, Kurt Kelly began producing television, film, radio syndications and live concert broadcast; while also consulting clients for his new formed Kurt Kelly, Inc., Kurt was also flying to all ABC Owned and Operated Station to install the latest technology of music research and scheduling systems, while also attending to clients like the Rock Over London, Radio Today, Westwood One, The White House, The United Nations, New World Pictures, Revlon, The Council Of Fashion Design American, and others. In fact, Kurt Kelly [II] was asked to act in the starring role of Kurt Kelly in the 80's film Heathers (1988) by Production Companies New World Pictures; however, ABC would not grant him the time off from his already nonstop schedule for the taping of the film. The role of Kurt Kelly later when to Lance Fenton. Shortly later it was announced that Kurt Kelly would be hosting live shows with Joe Walsh of The Eagles, and Rick Rosas (I) of Neal Young and The Heartbreakers. In fact, it was also during the same period Kurt founded Rock For The Americas with The United Nations where Walsh and Rosas also appeared on the historic concert that stopped the war in Central America for 4 days while food, medicine, and clothing was shipped in from the event.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ricki and the Flash
2015
Buster
Crazytown: A Visual Music Album
2012
The Bass Player
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
CSNY/Déjà Vu
2008
Documentary musician: bass, CSNY Freedom of Speech Tour
Great Performances
2007
TV Series musician - 1 episode
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Crazytown: A Visual Music Album
2012
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ricki and the Flash
2015
dedicatee
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Remembering Nigel
2009
Himself
Neil Young Trunk Show
2009
Documentary
Himself
CSNY/Déjà Vu
2008
Documentary
Himself
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
2006
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Ricki and the Flash (2015) as Buster
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) as Himself
Crazytown: A Visual Music Album (2012) as The Bass Player