Ricky Vaughan - Musician

Ricky Vaughan

Ricky Vaughan has appeared twice on TNN, performing "Give a Little Love Back" on "American Magazine," and "She Makes Your Heart Tell Lies," when he was interviewed by Rob Weller. Other performances have included the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and numerous appearances at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee. After taking a short break from performing, Ricky produced a CD, Zebra in a Cowfield. He has had several of his songs selected for independent film. Ricky has just opened his Zebraland Recording Studio, where he is recording his newest material.

I write music that's very driven by acoustic guitar and most of what people hear from me is simply me performing solo acoustic music. I learned long ago from watching legendary artists that if you can command a room with no more than just a single voice and guitar, then you have yourself a very solidly crafted song. Having said that, I may still be recording music in the future with a bit more production but for the most part, my music will probably stay minimally produced to allow the heart of what I'm doing acoustically to shine through.

I was a drummer for years before I played guitar, and I think this perhaps helped me add a kind of personal rhythm style to the way I play. I've absorbed a lot of musical spirit from an interesting era known as British progressive rock or "Art rock" but also have a very wide range of acoustic singer songwriter influences from all over the board. I'm very inspired by accidental beauty with lyrical and musical exploration more than I am about hunting for any quick fix commercial hooks.




I see my music as an artistic mystical journey and hope that others may find things in it that are relatable, consoling, enlightening, or entertaining. I've written songs from a wide range of different topics but at the moment, the songs I've written about the UFO phenomena have felt especially satisfying to me because of how important this topic is along with the time in which we now live. I very much appreciate all who have listened and I'm content to look for that next mysterious bend of song idea around the corner.


Peace, love, and light to you all. Ricky Vaughan