Rick Houle plays the pulsating and creative drum parts imagined and
realized by John Densmore. Rick, an experienced rock & jazz drummer drives home
the rhythm section; interpreting the latin salsa-inspired beats, shuffle blues rhythms,
rock and roll pulses, jazz riffs and African flavored tom-tom grooves.

Rick, self-taught, played in 2 high school rock bands in the early 80s and then did the
Ottawa rock club scene in the late 80s to the mid-90s in several cover bands including
Private i and Steaming Buckets with shows at Barrymore's, The Penguin,
Grand Central Station, The British Hotel, Topaz Entertainment Club, etc.

In the mid 90s Rick played several jazz gigs with Gabbro (including several shows at
the Black Sheep Inn) and also conference and banquet gigs.

In 2007-2008, Rick played a dozen gigs with the Ottawa rock cover band Naked Fridays.

Here are video segments from the Ricky-Cam:

Break On Thru (To the Other Side) - live at The Rainbow on May 21, 2009
I Looked At You - live at The Rainbow on May 21, 2009


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