Rick Dufay

Richard Marc "Rick" Dufay (born February 20, 1952) is a French-American guitarist who played in Aerosmith in the period after Brad Whitford left the band in 1980[1] up to his return in 1984.

Rick Dufay
Birth nameRichard Marc Dufay
Born (1952-02-20) February 20, 1952
Paris, France
GenresHard rock, blues rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1980–present
Associated actsAerosmith, The Rick Dufay Band, Blue By Nature

Early life

Richard Marc Dufay was born in Paris, France.[2]

Career

Before joining Aerosmith, Dufay released an album called Tender Loving Abuse,[3] produced by Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas. It was Douglas who recommended Dufay to Steven Tyler as Whitford's replacement.[4] He joined the band after the completion of Aerosmith's 1982 album Rock in a Hard Place[5] as well being seen in the video for "Lightning Strikes".

Dufay was apparently a stabilizing force for the band on the road, describing himself in Behind The Music: Aerosmith as caring for Tyler during his lowest points of addiction and depression, and suggesting to Tyler that he reunite with Whitford and Joe Perry. Perry thanked Dufay for "committing career suicide" during Aerosmith's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acceptance speech in 2001.

Since leaving Aerosmith, Dufay's projects have included the band Blue By Nature featuring vocalist Karen Lawrence.[6]

On Written In Stone (his second solo album released on soundclick.com) appears the Aerosmith outtake "Written In Stone" (AKA In The Bus Song). He released some free covers on his website (like Eric Clapton's "Wanna Make Love") and the rare track "Runaway".

On the Aerosmith release Music from Another Dimension!, Dufay plays on the song "Shakey Ground", which is a cover of The Temptations from 1975. This song was initially included on the main album track list, but now ultimately only appeared on the Walmart exclusive and Japanese versions of the record.

Personal life

Dufay has one daughter, actress Minka Kelly. Kelly’s mother was Maureen Dumont Kelly, a former Las Vegas showgirl who died in 2008.

References
  1. Aerosmith biography, AllMusic.com; accessed April 22, 2018.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rick-dufay-mn0001526089/biography
  3. "Rick Dufay - song writer, guitar player". Rickdufay.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Profile, Blabbermouth.net; accessed April 22, 2018.
  6. Minka Kelly biodata Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, msn.com; accessed April 22, 2018.


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