Rick Marotta
He has appeared on recordings by leading artists such as Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Paul Simon, John Lennon, Hall & Oates, Stevie Nicks, Wynonna, Roy Orbison, Todd Rundgren, Roberta Flack, Peter Frampton, Quincy Jones, Jackson Browne, Al Kooper, Waylon Jennings, Randy Newman, Kenny G, The Jacksons, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Boz Scaggs, Warren Zevon, and Linda Ronstadt.The band had a unique sound, a mixture of rock and country, with traces of jazz and influences from Dr. John, who wrote the album notes and the song "Loop Garoo" for them.[4] He made a guest appearance in the episode "Johnny and the Pace Makers" of the situation comedy Double Rush in 1995.[5] Marotta's brother, Jerry, is also a noted drummer and percussionist who has recorded and toured with Peter Gabriel.With Peter Allen With Ashford & Simpson With Marty Balin With Karla Bonoff With Jackson Browne With Felix Cavaliere With Toni Childs With Gene Clark With Linda Clifford With Shawn Colvin With Randy Crawford With Jim Croce With Crosby, Stills & Nash With Yvonne Elliman With Skip Ewing With Bryan Ferry With Dan Fogelberg With Aretha Franklin With Michael Franks With Dean Friedman With Art Garfunkel With Ellie Greenwich With Nanci Griffith With Henry Gross With Andrew Gold With Hall & Oates With Beth Hart With Donny Hathaway With Cissy Houston With The Jacksons With Garland Jeffreys With Rickie Lee Jones With Wynonna Judd With Robin Kenyatta With Chaka Khan With Al Kooper With Labelle With John Lennon With Ralph MacDonald With Herbie Mann With Eric Martin With Don McLean With Van McCoy With Melanie With Bette Midler With Roxy Music With Randy Newman With Juice Newton With Laura Nyro With The Oak Ridge Boys With Yoko Ono With Dolly Parton With Annette Peacock With Bonnie Raitt With Ray Repp With Linda Ronstadt With Diana Ross With Boz Scaggs With Janis Siegel With Carly Simon With Lucy Simon With Paul Simon With Phoebe Snow With JD Souther With Steely Dan With Howard Tate With James Taylor With Livingston Taylor With John Tropea With Frankie Valli With Joe Walsh With Larry Weiss With Paul Williams With Edgar Winter With Warren Zevon