Riccardo Formosa was born on 1 September 1954 and is an Italian-born Australian musician and composer.
11 Facts About Ric Formosa
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Ric Formosa was the lead guitarist of the pop band Little River Band from 1975 to 1976 and recorded their first two albums, Little River Band and After Hours.
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Ric Formosa migrated to Australia in 1974 and worked as a music arranger and studio musician.
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Ric Formosa joined the Little River Band shortly after arriving in Australia.
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Ric Formosa played on the first two LRB albums, Little River Band and After Hours, including the long guitar solo on It's a Long Way There on the former.
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Ric Formosa was replaced by David Briggs in August 1976.
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On 19 August 1980, Ric Formosa joined an ensemble of pop artists in a memorial concert for Andrew Durant, the former Stars' guitarist-songwriter who had died earlier that year.
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Ric Formosa was awarded an Australia Council fellowship in 1983 and studied with Franco Donatoni at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena.
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On returning to Australia, Ric Formosa worked for Victorian College of the Arts, the Victorian Arts Studio and Musica Viva.
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Ric Formosa has won awards and commendations during his career, including:.
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Ric Formosa's daughter Antonella is a successful singer who performs and records as A-Love.