Richie Zito was born on August 21,1952 and is an American songwriter, composer and record producer from Los Angeles.
12 Facts About Richie Zito
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Richie Zito was named Billboard's Producer of the Year in 1990.
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Richie Zito co-composed the score for the 1986 Japanese anime film Project A-ko with Joey Carbone.
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Richie Zito was born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to California for better opportunities in his music career.
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Later that year, Richie Zito formed a band with Rick James, releasing the single "My Mama", a big hit in Europe.
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In 1974, Richie Zito began working with Neil Sedaka, who had signed with Elton John's Rocket Records.
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Richie Zito recorded, toured and made numerous TV appearances with Sedaka during the biggest comeback of the decade.
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The 1970s continued with Richie Zito becoming one of the most in-demand session guitarists in Los Angeles, playing on songs such as Blondie's Call Me.
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Richie Zito toured extensively with John, highlighted by performing with him in front of 450,000 People at a Concert in Central Park.
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Richie Zito then began working closely with producer Giorgio Moroder, playing on some of the most successful movie soundtracks of the era.
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Richie Zito worked extensively on the soundtrack for Scarface, which saw him play all the guitars, besides arranging and co-writing a number of the songs.
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Richie Zito played guitar on songs for other artists' albums including Berlin's Take My Breath Away, Irene Cara's Flashdance.