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Ruggiero Ricci (born July 24, 1918 San Bruno, California) is an Italian-American violin virtuoso. Ricci has become famous in particular for his performances and recordings of Paganini. The son of Italian immigrants, his father first taught him to play the violin. At age seven, Ricci studied with Louis Persinger and Elizabeth Lackey. Persinger would become his piano accompanist for many recitals and recordings. Ricci gave his first public performance in 1928 at the age of 10 in San Francisco where he played works by Henryk Wieniawski and Henri Vieuxtemps. He gained the reputation for being a child prodigy. At age...

Vic Ruggiero is a ska, reggae, blues musician of Italian heritage from Bronx, New York. He now lives in New Jersey. Next to being the singer, organist and songwriter of The Slackers, he is/was involved in various projects like The SKAndalous All-Stars or The Stubborn Allstars. For many years, Vic has also nurtured a dusty alt country/blues/rock solo project. He's recorded a slew of solo albums on which he mainly plays the guitar, harmonica and percussion. Albums are: Living in Sin/Understanding New Jersey, Alive at the Ladybug House, Hamburguru (2007), Something In My Blindspot (2008), On the Rag Time (+...

Antonella Ruggiero (Genova, 15 novembre 1952) è una cantante italiana. Incide il suo primo disco: "Io Matia" nel 1974. Matia è il nome d'arte con cui Antonella Ruggiero iniziò la sua carriera artistica come solista ufficialmente nel 1974 col primo e raro 45 giri, ma già collaborò (in maniera non accreditata) coi Jet nel loro LP Fede, Speranza e Carità prestando la voce nei cori. Fu proprio dall'unione di alcuni membri dei Jet e di Matia che nacquero nel 1975 i Matia Bazar. Nel 1975 insieme con Piero Cassano (voce e tastiere), Aldo Stellita (basso), Giancarlo Golzi (batteria), Carlo Marrale...