Vic Ruggiero

Victor "Vic" Ruggiero is a musician and songwriter from New York City and has played in many ska bands such as The Slackers, Stubborn All-Stars, SKAndalous All-Stars and The Silencers (not to be confused with the Scottish rock band The Silencers), as well as with punk rock band Rancid both live and in the studio. He has also released two solo acoustic albums, and accompanied acoustic ska musician and singer Chris Murray.

He is primarily an organist, although he also plays guitar, harmonica and percussion.

Discography

With The Slackers

• The Slackers — 1993
• Better Late Than Never — 1996
• Redlight — 1997
• The Question — 1998
• Before They Were The Slackers - 1999
• Live at Ernesto's [Live] — 2000
• Wasted Days — 2001
• The Slackers and Friends — 2002
• Close My Eyes — 2003
• International War Criminal [EP] — 2004
• Upsettin' Ernesto's [Live] — 2004
• The Slackers/Pulley Split — 2004
• An Afternoon in Dub — 2005
• Slack in Japan [Live] — 2005
• Peculiar — 2006

With Rancid

• Life Won't Wait - 1998

Writing credits for tracks 5, 8 and 18

Hammond B3 Organ on tracks 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 18 and 21

Piano on tracks 5, 9, 12, 14, 18 and 21

Percussion on tracks 5 and 18

Guitar on track 12

• Indestructible - 2003

Keyboards

With The Transplants

• Transplants - 2002

Hammond B3 Organ on tracks 2, 6, and 7

Hammond B3 Organ/Piano on tracks 9, 10, and 12

• Haunted Cities - 2005

Wurlitzer, Farfisa on track 6

With Chris Murray

• Slackness - 2005

Solo Albums

• Understanding New Jersey & Living in Sin - 2001
• Alive at the Ladybug House - 2004
• Top Secret Bounty and Clues - 2006 (Also known as "Blues and Clues".)

With the SKAndalous All-Stars

• Hit Me - 1997
• Punk Steady - 1998
• Age of Insects - 1999

With the Stubborn All-Stars

• Open Season - 1995
• Back With a New Batch - 1997
• Nex Music - 1999