Rita Taylor Singer/Songwriter Primary Musical Genre: Rock Secondary Genre: Pop/Jazz Contact Name: Rita Email:rtexpress357@yahoo.com Website: http://groups.msn.com/RTExpressEn "For a traditional, Americana pop-rock style...her lead vocal is sincere, communicates emotion to the listener...good use of imagery, in the category of such pop listings as Jewel, Sarah McLaughlin, and a wide range of singer songwriter artists." --Taxi A&R Staff Artist Information Instrumentation for solo appearances: Rita (Guitars, Vocal, programmable Boss DR-5 Drum/Bass machine, Harmonicas) Writing tools include: FENDER Telecaster Electric Guitar and TAYLOR Electric/Acoustic (short scale) 710 CE L9 series; FENDER Musicmaster Bass; YAMAHA PSR-240 Midi Keyboard; YAMAHA Bb Clarinet; Hohner Harmonicas; 5-piece TAMA Swingstar Drumset BIO: With influences ranging from Tom Petty to Bonnie Raitt and from Joni Mitchell to Yes, Rita lives for pop melodies and guitar and Bass hooks. Rita's "go to" guitar has been the YAMAHA Acoustic she got in Seattle when she lived there for 3 years in the late 70s to 80s. Writing for Rock Ensemble (and a horn or two) since age eleven, Rita started playing out at an early age with childhood friends from the neighborhood in her garage in New Jersey. She played both Electric guitar and Drumset in those early bands, and still perceives that role as most freeing, being able to express herself from one instrument to another. Influenced from early 60s Pop and WW II Jazz Standards, Rita made the transition to 70s Rock like a champ. Her Ballads have truly become Rock Anthems, and the jazzier songs have made her indeed Progressive. By the early 90s, her lyrical style had become pensive and obviously ample in the new light that would be thrown upon every phase of her life, and in the wonderful new aspects that the world would begin to wear for her. Always a message of hope, even in a love-lost, Rita sees the highest good in circumstances and continues to write music inspired by life, love and limitless wonderment. Enjoying some well-deserved 'down time' after a motorcycle accident, Rita has returned to work as an R.N. after taking some time to heal and re-group with her own music endeavors. Finally catagorizing her body of works, Rita has breathed new life into her songs. Today, with copyrights in place, Rita hopes to continue to inspire other musicians to pursue their love of music by demonstration. Keep in touch by joining her personal website (top of page). "Remember", Rita says, "music can save your life!" --Info update--December 2008