Rick Shorter
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Rick Shorter (May 1, 1934 – September 1, 2017) was an American songwriter, music producer, and author. During the 1960s when he was most active, he produced and arranged for a multitude of artists. They include Ciska Peters, Big Dee Irwin, and Galt MacDermot. His compositions have been covered by Ola & the Janglers, The Five Tornados, Johnny And The Hurricanes, The Liverbirds, The Esquires, Gene Pitney and Burl Ives. He also composed, arranged, and produced "If I Call You By Some Name" which was a hit for The Paupers. In the 1970s, Shorter returned to his faith and, along with his wife Gwen became very active in the Seventh-day Adventist church from which he had drifted away over prior years.
Background
The son of a clergyman who used to be a jazz guitarist, Shorter came from a Seventh-day Adventist background. By the time he was ten years old, he was singing professionally at gospel camps. He also had his own local radio show while still at junior high.Southern California Connection - [http://www.cfwplm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63:rick-a-gwen-shorter-authors-&catid=34:bios&Itemid=59 Rick & Gwen Shorter, Authors]45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/record/443571 Rick Shorter, City Women, Catalogue: 4-43571, (Liner notes) Introducing Rick Shorter] His cousin is jazz saxophonist, Wayne Shorter, founding member of the group Weather Report.Old Times, Winter / Spring 2012 - [https://issuu.com/uppercanadacollege/docs/old_times_spring_2012/14 Page 12 UCC principal's son makes beautiful music - By Nick Krewen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202224217/https://issuu.com/uppercanadacollege/docs/old_times_spring_2012/14 |date=2018-12-02 }}
=Family=
Shorter met his wife Gwen née Simmons in a New York night club on 42nd Street. She was an R&B, soul singer, actress and model.Southern California Connection - [http://www.cfwplm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63:rick-a-gwen-shorter-authors-&catid=34:bios&Itemid=59 Rick & Gwen Shorter, Authors]Dynamic - [http://www.dynrec.com/shorter/ Rick & Gwen Shorter] He became her manager. By July, 1972 they were already engaged.The Courier-News, Saturday, July 15, 1972 - [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/222331537/ Page 18]The News-Palladium, Saturday, January 6, 1973 - [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/34671041/ Page 4 'Beautiful Way' Owners To Speak From 'Archie' To 'Switchblade']
Early years
=Rick & Lance=
In the early 1960s, he was a member of a duo called Rick & Lance which consisted of himself and Lance Lehmberg.Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series Volume 17, Part 5, Number 1 - January - June 1963 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=UC0hAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22Rick+Shorter%22+Lance+Lehmberg%22&pg=PA323 Page 323]Music.yandex.ru - [https://music.yandex.ru/album/3554218/track/6223410?lang=uk Twirl Records Story Volume 5] They played mainly at Greenwich Village.Audio Culture, 18 Feb 2016 - [https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/the-avengers/stories/the-avengers-story-part-1 The Avengers story - part 1 - Grant Gillanders] Their first single "Where The Four Winds Blow" bw "Good Buddy" was released in the U.S. on the Bigtop label in 1962. It was also released on the Atlantic label in Japan that year. The following year they released Laura Lee" bw "They Hanged A Certain Man", and later another single, "Evaleena Roll 'Em" bw "Roses And Orchids".45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/artist/rick-and-lance Rick And Lance - Discography, All Countries] "They Hanged A Certain Man" appeared on the Doo-Bop-Jivers, Volume 7 CD album compilation which also featured The Mint Juleps, The Hi-Liters and The Five Keys.MusicBrainz - [https://musicbrainz.org/release/3f033af6-7c5f-4a5b-b129-a0a1691678bc Doo-Bop-Jivers, Volume 7, Track List] Their other recordings have also been included on re-releases of Twirl Records recordings.Kurrent Music - [http://www.kurrentmusic.com/artistalbum.html?artist-id=2lMii3sVRAJzLz37u05iOQ&album-id=1qTMeLepSIbO3iSmMoEZtn&artist-name=Rick%20&%20Lance&artist-album=Rick%20&%20Lance Rick by Rick & Lance]Deezer - [http://www.deezer.com/en/track/115408460 Roses and Orchids] Their single "Where The Four Winds Blow" was a hit in Japan.
=Rick & Lance discography=
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! scope="col" | Release info ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| scope="row" | "Where The Four Winds Blow" / "Good Buddy"
| Bigtop 45-3105 | 1962 | |
| scope="row" | "Laura Lee" / "They Hanged A Certain Man"
| Bigtop 45-3133 | 1963 | |
| scope="row" | "Evaleena Roll 'Em" / "Roses And Orchids"
| Bigtop 45-3157 | 1963 | |
Rick Shorter career
=1960s to 1990s=
In the October 2, 1965 edition of Billboard, it was reported that Shorter who at the time was contracted to Columbia Records, had signed an exclusive writing contract with the Edward B. Marks Music Corp.Billboard, October 2, 1965 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=ISkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Rick+Shorter%22Billboard&pg=PA6 Page 6 Mark Inks Shorter] On the 16th of April, 1966, Shorter was to appear at the New York Community College with Godfrey Cambridge to perform three of his own compositions which were published by E.B. Marks. He was also on the road a week later promoting his new single "Last Thoughts Of A Young Man".Billboard, April 16, 1966 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=EykEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Rick+Shorter%22Billboard&pg=PA36 Page 36 International News Reports, From The Music Capitals of the World, NEW YORK]Billboard, April 23, 1966 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=nEUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Rick+Shorter%22Billboard&pg=PA40 Page 40 International News Reports, From The Music Capitals of the World, NEW YORK] In October 1966, the Gene Pitney single "Backstage" was climbing up the UK charts with Shorter's blues rocker "Blue Color" as the B side.Billboard, October 22, 1966 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=-SgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Rick+Shorter%22Billboard&pg=PA18 Page 18 Spotlight Singles, Top 60] Also in the same month, Cashbox had announced that he had renewed his contract with E.B. Marks. He had also written and produced "Love Hides A Multitude of Sins" for The Esquires. His two songs "Funky Butt Hall" and "The Hard Road Back" were due for release.Cashbox, October 8, 1966 - [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/60s/1966/CB-1966-10-08.pdf Page 45 Rick Shorter Re-Inks With E. B. Marks] They were released on Columbia single {{not a typo|4-43881}} in December 1966.45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/artist/rick-shorter Rick Shorter - Discography]
By 1973, he was back with the Seventh-day Adventist church and had left his career in popular music.The Lake Union Herald, May 15, 1973 - Volume LXV, Number 19 - [http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/LUH/LUH19730515-V65-19.pdf Page 10 TRUTH—BATTLE OR DREAM? - Joyce Jones]Endtime Issues No. 36 - [http://www.biblicalperspectives.com/endtimeissues/eti_36.pdf A Closer Look At Rock Music by Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph. D. Professor of Theology, Andrews University - Page 17 of 23 ]
=2000s=
In 2002 some songs were released. One was "9/11 Memorial Song (Should'a Been Home By Now)" which featured his daughter Hope; Christian Shorter played guitar.iTunes - ['[https://web.archive.org/web/20171007101745/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/911-memorial-song-shoulda-been-home-by-now/id329936979?i=329937247] 9/11 Memorial Song (Should'a Been Home By Now) (feat. Hope)]bandcamp - [https://rickshorter-featuringhope.bandcamp.com/releases 9/11 MEMORIAL SONG (Should'a Been Home By Now)] In 2009, "They Called Me G I Joe" was released through Appropriate Records.iTunes - [https://music.apple.com/us/album/they-called-me-g-i-joe/331418413?i=331418789 They Called Me G I Joe]
=Rick Shorter discography=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Singles |
| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Release info ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| scope="row" | "Don't Cry" / "Can You Tell Me What Town I'm In?"
| Columbia 4-43406 | 1965 | |
| scope="row" | "City Women" / "Last Thoughts Of A Young Man"
| Columbia 4-43571 | 1966 | |
| scope="row" | "The Hard Road Back" / "Funky Butt Hall"
| Columba 4-43881 | 1966 |45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/artist/rick-shorter Rick Shorter - Discography] |
| scope="row" | "Since Half Past Five" / "Blessed Are The Meek"
| MGM K13875 | 1967 |
Compositions, production and management
=The Paupers=
Shorter composed a mellow folk-influenced tune called "If I Call You By Some Name".The Canadian Music Hall Of Fame - [http://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/tag/the-paupers/ YORKVILLE STORMS THE CHARTS]
for The Paupers. He also produced and arranged another song for the group, Copper Penny by group members Adam Mitchell and Skip Prokop. The single was released on Verve Folkways KF 5033 in December, 1966.45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/record/kf5033 The Paupers If I Call You By Some Name, Catalogue: KF 5033] Also in the same month, Billboard announced that the single was predicted to reach the Hot 100 Chart.Billboard, Decedmber 31, 1966 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=eCIEAAAAMBAJ&dq=If+I+Call+You+By+Some+Name+The+Paupers&pg=PA16 Page 16 SPOTLIGHT SINGLES, CHART Spotlights--Predicted to reach the HOT 100 Chart] In January, 1967, the single had already broken out as a hit in Canada.Billboard, January 21, 1967 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=JikEAAAAMBAJ&dq=if+i+call+you+by+some+name+the+paupers&pg=RA1-PA12 Page 12 VERVE/FOLKWAYS: Marriage of Folk and Pop] It reached No. 31 on Canada's RPM chart.Cashbox Canada, Thu, 10/15/2015 - [http://cashboxcanada.ca/6921/proudly-canadian-paupers Proudly Canadian: The Paupers] In January, 1967, the song peaked at #6 on Toronto's influential radio station CHUM (AM).Canuckistan Music - [http://www.canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=165 The Paupers, Magic People - Michael Panontin]Chart Hits Of All Decades - [http://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=866 RADIO STATION CHUM (TORONTO) WEEKLY CHARTS FOR 1967] Around March 1967, Shorter produced the debut album Magic People for The Paupers, which they had recorded in New York.Canadian Bands - [http://www.canadianbands.com/Paupers.html The Paupers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508102105/http://canadianbands.com/Paupers.html |date=2021-05-08 }}Cashbox Canada, Thu, 15-10-2015 - [http://cashboxcanada.ca/6921/proudly-canadian-paupers Proudly Canadian: The Paupers] The quality of Shorter's production work for the album was recognized by Hi-Fi Review magazine.Hi Fi / Stereo Review, Volume 19 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=MDFLAAAAYAAJ&q=Rick+Shorter+The+Paupers Page 148 THE PAUPERS Magic People] The album spent 2 weeks in the charts peaking at no 178.Canadian Bands - [http://www.canadianbands.com/Paupers.html The Paupers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508102105/http://canadianbands.com/Paupers.html |date=2021-05-08 }}Cashbox Canada, Thu, 15-10-2015 - [http://cashboxcanada.ca/6921/proudly-canadian-paupers Proudly Canadian: The Paupers]Billboard.com - [http://www.billboard.com/artist/7079366/the-paupers/chart The Paupers, Chart History]
=Galt MacDermot=
In 1964 Galt MacDermot had relocated to New York from Canada. He first met Shorter through some connections he had. Shorter needed a ska tune for Woody Herman. At the time one of Shorter's roles was gathering studio musicians to record tunes for music publishers. Having heard MacDermot's piano playing and liking it, he used him to cut demos. The Manhattan musicians introduced to MacDermot by Shorter would become his studio co-musicians over the next few years. Also through Shorter, MacDermot met and got to play with Bernard Purdie.World of Beats - [http://www.worldofbeats.com/new-wob05.html INTERVIEW: GALT MACDERMOT]
In 1968, his album Hair Pieces was released. Shorter produced and directed the music on the album and also contributed to some of the sound effects.Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Galt-MacDermot-Hair-Pieces/release/9172795 Galt MacDermot – Hair Pieces]Billboard, May 18, 1968 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=pwgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=the+paupers+Rick+Shorter&pg=PA5 Page 5 MacDermot Cuts Record on Verve]
=Jackie Follett=
Shorter produced and arranged two singles for Jackie Follett. One was "That's A Good Enough Reason" b/w (backed with) "There's A Moment". The A side was composed by Shorter, and the B side was by Follett. It was released on Verve Folkways KF5034 in 1966. It was also released on the M.G.M. Special Products label, cat no. KF 5034. The second single "Am What I Am" b/w "Don't Care To" was a double Shorter composition and released on Verve Forecast KF5065 in 1967.45Ct - [http://www.45cat.com/artist/jackie-follett Jackie Follett - Discography]
=Street and TCB=
Street was a rock group which was fronted by singer Anya Cohen. In addition to managing the group, Shorter also wrote some of their material.Record World, February 2, 1969 - [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-World/60s/69/Record-World-1969-02-22.pdf Page 16 The Underground Surfaces at MGM - By PHIL MORRIS MGM RECORDS] Cohen was operating a coffee shop in Rochester, New York called the Wee Spot Coffee Shop when she was discovered by Shorter. He set her up with musicians that consisted of guitarists John Williamson and Will Betz. bassist Michael Lynne, percussionist Alan Camarda and drummer Thomas Chamon.New Groove '69,, January 10, 1969 - [http://levyarchive.bam.org/Detail/DownloadRepresentation/context/objects/representation_id/68042/id/65104/download/1/version/original VERVE/FORECAST'S "STREET" PAVED WITH TALENT, From Coffee Shop to Album Cover] Their single "There's One Kind Favor" by "Boeing 707" was due for release in May 1968. The single credited to Anya's Street was released on Verve Forecast KF5084. The B side "Boeing 707" was composed by Shorter.Billboard, May 11, 1969 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=pwoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Anya+Cohen%22Street&pg=PA12 Page 12 Talent, Signings]Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Anyas-Street-Theres-One-Kind-Favor/release/2819556 Anya's Street – There's One Kind Favor] Their self-titled album was released that year on Verve Forecast FTS-3057. It included 5 Shorter compositions.Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Street-Street/release/3391453 Street* – Street] They released one more single in 1969 on the Traffic Records label, "Apollo... Amen" bw "Why Concern Yourself". Shorter composed both songs as well as producing and arranging the recordings.45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/record/1001us11 Street - Apollo ... Amen Catalogue: TR-1001] Traffic Records was owned by Shorter and Barry Lane. They had entered into a deal in 1969 with RCA to distribute their recordings in Canada. This included songs by Street and another group named TCB.Billboard, August 16, 1969 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qSkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Rick+Shorter%22Traffic&pg=RA1-PA88 Page 88 RCA Canada to Handle Traffic]Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/label/610005-Traffic-Records-5 Traffic Records (5)]
Shorter also managed TCB. The band was previously called Magic and their name was changed due to other groups having similar names.Schenectady Gazette, May 10, 1969 - [http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%208/Schenectady%20NY%20Gazette/Schenectady%20NY%20Gazette%201969%20Grayscale/Schenectady%20NY%20Gazette%201969%20Grayscale%20-%205045.pdf Page 20 In the Groove by Mike Hyland] He produced their album Open For Business which was released in 1970 on the Traffic label.Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/TCB-Open-For-Business/release/6913141 TCB (4) – Open For Business] Colleen Peterson was with the group and died in 1996.Billboard, October 26, 1996 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=xwkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Colleen+Peterson%22TCB&pg=PA78 Page 78 Update, LIFELINES, DEATHS] Shorter had done some production work in 1967 for another band Peterson later joined called 3's A Crowd; that band was Canadian and Shorter produced three songs which they recorded at Bell Studios.The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia - [https://web.archive.org/web/20160309220657/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/T/Threes_A_Crowd.html Artist: 3's A Crowd, Biography]
=Other work=
In 1968, Shorter was the musical director for the Broadway musical, Hair.Broadway World - [https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Rick-Shorter/ Shorter Broadway and Theatre Credits]Playbill - [http://www.playbill.com/person/rick-shorter-vault-0000000910 Rick Shorter]
In the December 23, 1969 issue of Billboard, it was announced that Shorter and Ashram Associates were producing a one nighter gospel show that was to feature Rev. James Cleveland, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Shirley Caesar, Rev. Cleophus Robinson, Jessy Dixon and the Chicago Community Singers, and others.Billboard, Dec 1969 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=xigEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Rick+Shorter+Gospel+Show+Set+In+N.Y.&pg=PA6 Page 6 General News, Gospel Show Set In N.Y. for Dec. 23]
He wrote the song "Don't Cry" which was released around 1970 or 1971 on the Lionel Records label. The singer was Gwen Simmons who would later become his wife.Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Gwen-Simmons-Dont-Cry/release/5204669 Gwen Simmons – Don't Cry]Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/label/124414-Lionel-Records-2 Lionel Records (2)]Southern California Connection - [http://www.cfwplm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63:rick-a-gwen-shorter-authors-&catid=34:bios&Itemid=59 Rick & Gwen Shorter, Authors]
Return to the Seventh-day Adventist church
Having returned to the church at some poinit during the 1970s, Shorter thought he could transform some rock and soul songs into gospel music, but he realized there couldn't be any compromise with worldly music.Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, February 26, 1976 - [https://adventistdigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/adl:355116/datastream/PDF/view Page 8 No Compromise]Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Volume 153, Part 1 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=C27kAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Rick+Shorter%22Advent+Review Page 216] Having turned his back on the popular music industry, Shorter who had been acquainted artists such as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix etc., reflected on the scene he had left behind. He warned young people that there was absolutely nothing to that kind of life.Endtime Issues No. 36 - [http://www.biblicalperspectives.com/endtimeissues/eti_36.pdf A Closer Look At Rock Music by Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph. D. Professor of Theology, Andrews University - Page 17 of 23 ] Olga Soler was a woman who would end up working for Shorter in his restaurant. She was a former Hair cast member. She was auditioning for a part in an off-Broadway rock musical. Knowing that it wasn't a God friendly scene, Shorter was praying for her that she would leave it behind. Having heard nothing for a few weeks, she went to Tennessee with the intention of coming back in time to do some work for Batten Barton Durstine and Osborne, an advertising company. The day after she left, someone from the off Broadway musical contacted the restaurant to say that she had landed the lead role. Shorter never passed the info on to her, and later as a Christian she recounted this and said that she was glad he didn't, as she didn't know how things would have turned out.Redeeming the Screens: Living Stories of Media "Ministers" Bringing the Message of Jesus Christ to the Entertainment Industry, edited by Jeanne C. DeFazio, William David Spencer - [https://books.google.com/books?id=xHMcDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Rick+Shorter%22Hair&pg=PA39 2 Out of Claws of the Predator, ''How to Avoid Being a Victim of the Entertainment Industry - Olga Soler]
In the early 1970s, the Shorters ran a vegetarian health food store and restaurant called The Beautiful Way, which was located in New York's Greenwich Village. In 1973 they were speaking at Adventist conventions.The News-Palladium, Saturday, January 6, 1973 - [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/34671041/ Page 4 'Beautiful Way' Owners To Speak From 'Archie' To 'Switchblade'] As lay evangelists, they held a week of prayer and they spoke to young people at a Detroit Center church. They also performed some devotional songs.The Lake Union Herald, May 15, 1973 - Volume LXV, Number 19 - [http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/LUH/LUH19730515-V65-19.pdf Page 10 TRUTH—BATTLE OR DREAM? - Joyce Jones]
After living in New York for 35 years, Shorter and his wife moved to Southern California where they published religious and health related material.Southern California Connection - [http://www.cfwplm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63:rick-a-gwen-shorter-authors-&catid=34:bios&Itemid=59 Rick & Gwen Shorter, Authors] He wrote the book Nine Months Pregnant; it is mainly about the ordination of women in the Adventist Church and looks at the possibility of the church being affected by the change.ADvindicate, May 11, 2015 - [http://advindicate.com/articles/2015/5/11/the-one-projects-ecclesiological-contribution-analyzed The One Project's ecclesiological contribution analyzed - Rick Howard]
Publications
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| scope="row" | Shorter's Health Manual, Vegan Raw Recepies
| Gwen & Rick Shorter | Homeward Publishing | {{ISBN|0938805169}} | 2001 |
| scope="row" | Thy Nakedness, Lord What Shall I Wear
| Gwen & Rick Shorter | Homeward Publishing | {{ISBN|0938805061}} | 1993 | |
| scope="row" | Jewelry, The Spiritualism Connection: Ornaments
| Gwen & Rick Shorter | Homeward Publishing | {{ISBN|0938805185}} | 1997 |Black SDA History - [http://blacksdahistory.org/Black_SDA_Authors.html Black Seventh-day Adventist Authors, Compiled by Benjamin J. Baker]Homeward Publishing Ministries - Thy Nakedness, Jewelry, Ornaments, Personal Decorations and More] |
| scope="row" | Nine Months Pregnant--The Seventh-day Adventist Church: A Women's Ordination Allegory | Rick Shorter | Homeward Publishing | {{ISBN|978-0-938805-22-9}} | 2015 |Southern California Connection - [http://www.cfwplm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63:rick-a-gwen-shorter-authors-&catid=34:bios&Itemid=59 Rick & Gwen Shorter, Authors]Adventistarchives.org - [https://www.adventistarchives.org/bib-ord-books Books, Women's Ordination] |
| scope="row" | Seventh-Day Adventists Believe What?
| Rick & Gwen Shorter | Homeward Publishing | {{ISBN|978-1-483586-40-3}} | 2016 |
Death
Rick Shorter suffered a basilar artery stroke in August 2017, and passed away on September 1, 2017. His funeral was held at Central Filipino Seventh-day-Adventist Church in Los Angeles on September 10.Go Fund Me - [https://www.gofundme.com/rick-shorter-healing-fund Rick Shorter Memorial Fund]
References
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External links
- [http://www.45cat.com/45_arranger.php?ta=Rick+Shorter 45Cat: Tracks Arranged By: Rick Shorter]
- [https://images.shazam.com/coverart/t57245456-b1014844385_s400play.jpg Rick & Lance: Early picture]
- [http://www.kurrentmusic.com/artistalbum.html?artist-id=2lMii3sVRAJzLz37u05iOQ&album-id=1qTMeLepSIbO3iSmMoEZtn&artist-name=Rick%20&%20Lance&artist-album=Rick%20&%20Lance Twirl Records songs]
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