Ricky Lawson's CV reads like a little boy's dream scenario. He has played with names like Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Bette Midler, Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, Robben Ford, George Duke, Steely Dan and many more.

Some of the multi-platinum singles and albums Ricky appears on include Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You, Anita Baker's Sweet Love, and Lionel Richie's Dancing On The Ceiling. He was a founding member of the Yellowjackets and, in 1986, he won a Grammy Award for their recording of And You Know That.

The Tribute & Celebration of the Life of Ricky Lawson

• Saturday April 26, 2014
  
• 2pm to 5pm EST / Program and Celebration
  
• Detroit Music Hall of Performing Arts
  
• Free to the Public

One of Ricky's last workshops (in Germany)


Ricky Lawson with Phil Collins - Sussudio (Live and loose in Paris in 1997)


Ricky Lawson with the Yellowjackets: Casino Lights (Montreux Jazz Festival 1981)

Russell Ferrante on keyboards, Jimmy Haslip on bass, Ricky Lawson on drums, and the great Robben Ford on guitar.