Rick Vito was influenced by this American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor who was one of the pioneers of what?
Rick Vito Richard Francis "Rick" Vito (born October 13, 1949, Darby, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American guitarist and singer. He was part of Fleetwood Mac between 1987 and 1991. Vito took over as lead guitarist after Lindsey Buckingham left Fleetwood Mac. He is best known for his blues and slide guitar style, whose influences include Elmore James, Robert Nighthawk, B.B. King, Alvino Rey, Les Paul, Mohan Bhatt, George Harrison and Keith Richards.
Ikutaro Kakehashi Ikutaro Kakehashi (梯 郁太郎 , Kakehashi Ikutarō , 7 February 1930 – 1 April 2017) , also known by the nickname Taro, was a Japanese engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. A pioneer in electronic musical instruments and a Technical Grammy Award winner, he was founder of Japanese companies Ace Tone, Roland Corporation, Boss Corporation and ATV Corporation. He was involved in developing such as the TR-808 and TR-909, the MIDI standard, TB-303 bass synth, Ace Tone Rhythm Ace drum machines, , Microcomposer sequencers, and Boss guitar amplifiers and effects pedals. His electronic equipment were influential, shaping popular music genres such as electronic, dance, hip hop, R&B, rock and pop music.