Rick Vito is an American guitarist, writer and singer and was a member of Fleetwood Mac between 1987 and 1991.He is best known for his blues and slide guitar style, whose influences include Elmore James, Robert Nighthawk, B.B. King, Alvino Rey, Mike Bloomfield and Django Reinhardt.
Vito was featured as the slide guitar soloist on the Bob Seger Chevy commercial song, "Like a Rock.” He has also performed and/or recorded with Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, Jackson Browne, Little Richard, Roger McGuinn, Bobby Whitlock, John Fogerty, Delaney & Bonnie, Albert Collins, John Prine, Roy Orbison and many others. His CD/DVD production collaboration with Mick Fleetwood, “Blue Again!” was Grammy nominated in 2010. Vito is also the recipient of the W.C. Handy Blues Award and has released 10 solo CDs including, “Soulshaker,” (2019) on the VizzTone label. Rick appears prominently in the 2021 DVD/CD release, “Mick Fleetwood & Friends,” an all-star concert tribute to Peter Green, founder of Fleetwood Mac.