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Ricky Lawson

real name Richard David Lawson

Ricky Lawson is credited on 800 releases across 313 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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800

Credits

313

Albums

6

Decades active

529

In collections

Biography

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Born November 8, 1954.
Died December 23, 2013, of a brain hemorrhage.
US drummer and founding member of Yellowjackets from 1977 to 1986, born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, has worked with numerous acts such as Roy Ayers, Robben Ford, Lionel Richie and Steely Dan to name a few. Also credited with songwriting, arranging and production work.

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Credited work

800 releases · 313 albums · active 1975–2025

  • Performance · 1,505
  • Other credits · 39
  • Production · 22

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Le Gonks West · Westlake Studios · Filmways/Heider Recording

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