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| Vic Ruggiero |
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| Vic Ruggiero on Jamaica Rock |
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| Roy Shirley |
Victor "Vic" Ruggiero is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in reggae, blues, ska and rocksteady bands since the early 1990s, including The Slackers who have released over 13 albums. He has also released several solo acoustic albums and continues to tour worldwide, as well as recording and performing live with musicians like reggae legend Ken Boothe and groups like punk legend Rancid. Ruggiero is known primarily as a singer and organist, although he also plays piano, bass, banjo, guitar, harmonica and percussion.
Ruggiero is known for his distinct Bronx accent and his lyrics usually follow several themes, including the apocalypse, dark humor, political distrust, paranoia, murder, irony, romance and loneliness. His songs have ranged from narrative ballads to whimsical tunes inspired by Beat generation poets, authors and songwriters, including Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and John Lennon.
Vic joined
Queen Majesty live in the studio on the
Jamaica Rock show and they talked about his upcoming European Tour, booze cruises, rocksteady documentaries as well as some brand new music that he brought with him.
Also, a special shout out to the completely underrated talent of Roy Shirley, whose music starts out the show in celebration of his Earthstrong. Check the archive.
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