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Rick Whitehead was the Guitarist for the USAF Band's "Airmen of Note" for 22 years.

After retiring from the Air Force in 1991, he stayed in Washington D.C. area and started working with John Previti and Barry Hart; Two musicians who previously worked with the Late Danny Gatton.

"Live in Captivity" was recorded in 1997 and won the Washington Area Music Association "WAMMIE" Award for best Contemporary Jazz Album 1998.

"Whitehead's Style encompasses the entire History of Jazz Guitar-the Chordal Solos of Joe Pass,the bop lines of Barney Kessel, the Octaves of Wes Montgomery,the fluid melodicism of Tal Farlow,the rhythmic push of Django Reinhardt,even the controlled noise of more modern players-Clearly Comfortable working in any song form and style"
-Eric Brace- Washington Post