Rick Barton

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Rick Barton was the original guitarist for Dropkick Murphys.[1] He played on Boys on the Docks EP, Do or Die, The Gang's All Here, and the Mob Mentality split album with The Business. He no longer plays for Dropkick Murphys, working now with the newer band "Everybody Out!".[2] Rick was also a member of the early Boston based punk band The Outlets.[3] He recently founded the band Continental,[4] with his son Stephen on bass, Tony Continental on drums and Dave DePrest on guitar. They opened for the Joe Perry Project in 2009 and recently completed a full US tour with The Street Dogs, Devil's Brigade, Flatfoot 56 and Left Alone.

He produced the Street Dogs newest self-titled album, released in the Spring of 2010.[5]

Dropkick Murphys
Studio albums
EPs
Compilation albums
Live albums
Split albums
Singles
  • "Fire and Brimstone"
  • "Tattoos and Scally Caps"
  • "Curse of Fallen Soul"
  • "Good Rats"
  • "Live on a Five"
  • "Walk Away"
  • "Time to Go"
  • "The Fields of Athenry"
  • "For Boston"
  • "Back to the Hub"
  • "Fields of Athenry: Andrew Farrar Memorial"
  • "The State of Massachusetts"
  • "Going Out in Style"
  • "Memorial Day"
Other songs
DVD/Film appearances
Related bands

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kerry Purcell (Friday, September 21, 2007). "Dropkick Murphys Biography". Boston Herald. http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/profiles/view.bg?articleid=1032512. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
  2. ^ Jay N. Miller (April 16, 2008). "Barton rocks on: Original Dropkicks guitarist comes out of ‘retirement’ to front punk band". The Patriot Ledger. http://www.patriotledger.com/entertainment/x1041570855. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
  3. ^ http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/events/future/documents/02531804.htm
  4. ^ http://www.theberkshirebeat.com/2010/04/21/former-dropkick-murphys-guitarist-plays-pittsfield/
  5. ^ "Help:Wiki Markup". Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Wiki_markup. 

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