A graduate of the Berklee School of Music, Rick Shlosser is one of the greatest R&B drummers of all time having played on over 100 gold and platinum records including such landmark recordings as Rod Stewart’s A Night On The Town, Dionne Warwick’s Deja Vu and Van Morrison’s Tupelo Honey. At one point in his career, four of the top 10 records listed on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles featured his drum tracks.
His live performance and recording credits include Etta James, Jack Mack and the Heartattack, Little Feat, James Taylor, Waylon Jennings, Cher, Hughes Corporation, Burton Cummings, Stephen Bishop, Eric Carmen, Bill Quateman, Tommy Johnson, Dusty Springfield, Alice Cooper, The Carpenters, Harry Nilsson, Nicolette Larson, Adam Mitchell, George Benson, John Stewart, Juice Newton, Maria Muldaur, The Commodores, Paul Anka, Ronnie Hawkins, Leo Sayer, Manhattan Transfer, Barry Manilow, Diana Ross, Lionel Ritchie, Nils Lofgren, Ricky Nelson, Stanley Clarke, Kenny Rogers, Patrick Simmons, Emilio Sesto, Sara Dash, Lee Ritenour, Rita Coolidge, Bill Medley, Mike Bloomfield, Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, Del Shannon, Garland Jeffreys, Rory Block, Art Garfunkel, David Soul, Janice Ian, The Dirt Band, Air Supply, The Bellamy Brothers, Gilberto Gil, Chuck Berry, Andy Pratt, Edgar Winter and White Trash, Boz Scaggs, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Rivers, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Natalie Cole.