Growing up in Northern, California, Ricky Phillips had the good fortune to hail from a musical family. He began playing guitar at a young age, but fell in love with the bass after listening to Paul McCartney‘s work. A friend left a bass at his house, and Ricky gave it a try. The rest, as …
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Aug 31
September 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Styx
If one believes Adam Sandler, Styx is the “greatest American rock band, ever…” And really, who wants to argue with Happy Gilmore? From the band’s early 70′s years of earthy, progressive rock and roll, to the arrival of Tommy Shaw and a more straight forward anthemic rock feel in the late 70′s, to the band’s (read: …



