The RETRO Duo entertains South Florida's audiences with their favorite RADIO HITS, past & present. Featuring music from the Beatles, Creedence, Eagles, Carole King, Carly Simon, Daryl Hall, Santana, 3 Dog Night, Tom Petty, The Monkees, Macy Gray, Bob Marley, Rolling Stones, Frankie Valli, Eurythmics, Joe Jackson and so much more from the 70s, 80s and beyond!
Together, Samara & Rick will ignite the stage with an electrifying synergy that transcends musical styles and boundaries. Their collaborative efforts fuse guitars, keyboards, flute, harmonica, percussion seamlessly, creating a vibrant tapestry of sound that captivates audiences of all ages.
1 review
Lucinda D.
August 9, 2021Acoustically Correct/Rick is an excellent guitar player and musician. He played a selection of acoustic music at our family event, and it enhanced the ambiance greatly. Rick was also very flexible and professional when we had to change plans last minute due to weather.
Hired as: One Man Band
Retro South Florida
Thanks Lucinda, much appreciated. Best of health to your beautiful family. Be well.
Price range: $350 to $850
Gig length: 60 - 300 minutes
Rick & Samara hasve been entertaining audiences for over 30 years. Whether playing at a bar, and corporate party, beachside cafe, quiet restaurant patio, or to a dancing club crowd, or attentive concert audience. Retro performances are sure to please. You will love their tasteful acoustic opening sets and funk/rock/reggae, danceable electric sets, loaded with crowd pleasing favorites.
SAMARA combines rock & roll grit and swagger with an East Coast style and pizzazz. Samara is a “Rock-n-Roll Liza Minelli”. With a powerful vocal range, engaging flute solos and dynamic dancing, she has accompanied herself on keyboards for decades and has warmed the hearts of audiences coast to coast with innovative original performances. She has toured the country and has played music in 48 states along with performances on cruise ships in the Caribbean. She’s had the pleasure of performing with Jeffrey Osborne, Chris LeDoux, Natalie Cole and Laura Branigan. Her style is unique and her versatility has been showcased at the opulent Melvyn’s Piano Lounge in Palm Springs, CA; singing on Bourbon Street in the heart of New Orleans, exclusive invitations to perform in Beverly Hills, CA, the Catskills in New York, as well as Las Vegas and the luxurious Bally’s Grand Hotel in Atlantic City. Samara thrives on people having fun. Her #1 passion is dazzling audiences and making each experience with all people memorable.
RICK is an accomplished all-around musician who sings lead and harmony, plays harmonica as well as electric and acoustic guitars. He has been entertaining audiences for over 30 years in New York & South Florida. Whether playing at a beachside cafe, quiet restaurant patio, or to a dancing crowd, his performance is sure to please. Audiences love their tasteful acoustic opening sets and rocking, danceable electric sets, loaded with crowd pleasing favorites.
Together, Samara & Rick will ignite the stage with an electrifying synergy that transcends musical boundaries. Their collaborative efforts fuse seamlessly, creating a vibrant tapestry of sound that captivates audiences of all ages.
With our Keyboards, Guitars, Flute, harmonica and a broad range of vocals and harmonies, electronic support gizmos, and a full PA system, your ears will be fooled into thinking you are hearing a full 4 piece party band, even though the price is a fraction of what you would expect to pay for a full band.
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One Hand In My Pocket Alanis Morisette
Horse With No Name America
Sister Golden Hair America
Tin Man America
Ventura Highway America
Valerie Amy Winehouse
Respect Aretha Franklin
All Right Now Bad Company
Can't Get Enough Bad Company
Feel Like Makin' Love Bad Company
Day After Day Badfinger
California Girls Beach Boys
Lean On Me Bill Withers
Just The Way You Are Billy Joel
My Life Billy Joel
Only The Good Die Young Billy Joel
Piano Man Billy Joel
The Entertainer Billy Joel
Hooked on a Feeling BJ Thomas
Tide Is High Blondie
Ride Captain Ride Blues Image
Venus Blues Image
Runaround Blues Traveller
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Bob Dylan
Like A Rolling Stone Bob Dylan
Buffalo Soldier Bob Marley
Is This Love Bob Marley
One Love Bob Marley
Stir It Up Bob Marley
Three Little Birds Bob Marley
Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger
Everything I Own Bread
Guitar Man Bread
Takin' Care of Business BTO
For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield
You Belong to Me Carly Simon
You're So Vain Carly Simon
I Feel The Earth Move Carole King
It's Too Late Carole King
The Locomotion Carole King
Wild World Cat Stevens
Beginnings Chicago
Color My World Chicago
Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton
Bad Moon Rising Creedence
Down On The Corner Creedence
Have You Ever Seen The Rain Creedence
Who'll Stop The Rain Creedence
Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills & Nash
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
Wagon Wheel Darius Rucker
You Make My Dreams Come True Darryl Hall
Runaway Del Shannon
Walk of Life Dire Straights
Mellow Yellow Donovan
Listen To The Music Doobie Brothers
Long Train Runnin' Doobie Brothers
Bennie And The Jets Elton John
Crocodile Rock Elton John
Daniel Elton John
Your Song Elton John
Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
Sweet Dreams Eurythmics
Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac
Rhianon Fleetwood Mac
Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac
Oh, What a Night Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Give Me Love George Harrison
My Sweet Lord George Harrison
Alone Again Naturally Gilbert O'Sullivan
Hey Jealousy Gin Blossoms
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
What You Won't Do for Love Go West
Sundown Gordon Lightfoot
Franklins Tower Grateful Dead
Truckin' Grateful Dead
Light My Fire The Doors
Undun The Guess Who
Only Wanna Be With You Hootie & The Blowfish
Let Her Cry Hootie & The Blowfish
Handyman James Taylor
Sweet Baby James James Taylor
This Magic Moment Jay & The Americans
Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane
Living In The Past Jethro Tull
Mother Goose Jethro Tull
Thick As A Brick Jethro Tull
Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce
Operator Jim Croce
You Don't Mess With Jim Jim Croce
Margaritaville Jimmy Buffet
I Love Rock 'n' Roll Joan Jett
Is She Really Going Out With Him Joe Jackson
Imagine John Lennon
Take Me Home John Denver
Wild Night John Mellencamp
I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash
I Try Macy Gray
Heart to Heart Kenny Loggins
Dancing in the Moonlight King Harvest
Back in Love Again L.T.D.
Rich Girl Hall & Oates
When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt
Brandy Looking Glass
Take a Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed
Mama Tried Merle Haggard
Conga Miami Sound Machine
Nights In White Satin Moody Blues
Torn Natalie Imbruglia
Kind & Generous Natalie Merchant
Cracklin' Rosie Neil Diamond
September Morn Neil Diamond
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Cinnamon Girl Neil Young
Heart Of Gold Neil Young
Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum
Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
Hit Me With Your Best Pat Benatar
Crazy Patsy Cline
Another Day Paul McCartney
Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney
Bye Bye Love Paul Simon
Red Rubber Ball Paul Simon
West End Girls Pet Shop Boys
Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter Paul & Mary
Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harum
Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
Losing My Religion R.E.M.
Roll with the Changes REO Speedwagon
It Don't Come Easy Ringo Starr
Photograph Ringo Starr
You Got It Roy Orbison
Oye Cómo Va Santana
Summer Breeze Seals & Croft
Closing Time Semisonic
All For You Sister Hazel
Everyday People Sly & Family Stone
Stuck In The Middle Steelers Wheel
Love The One You're With Stephen Stills
Jet Airliner Steve Miller
The Joker Steve Miller
My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Stevie Wonder
Superstition Stevie Wonder
You Are The Sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder
Santeria Sublime
Bang A Gong T Rex
Everybody Wants To Rule Tears For Fears
Jessica The Allman Brothers
Melissa The Allman Brothers
MIdnight Rider The Allman Brothers
Ramblin' Man The Allman Brothers
Sugar Sugar The Archies
Windy The Association
The Weight The Band
Up On Cripple Creek The Band
Act Naturally The Beatles
All You Need Is Love The Beatles
Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles
Don't Let Me Down The Beatles
Here Comes The Sun The Beatles
Hey Jude The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There The Beatles
I Should've Known Better The Beatles
I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
In My Life The Beatles
Let It Be The Beatles
Love Me Do The Beatles
Michelle The Beatles
Norwegian Wood The Beatles
Ob-La-Di The Beatles
Rock and Roll Music The Beatles
Something The Beatles
Yesterday The Beatles
You've Got To Hide Your Love The Beatles
Hey Mr Tambourine Man The Byrds
Close To You The Carpenters
Under The Boardwalk The Drifters
Hotel California The Eagles
Lyin' Eyes The Eagles
Peaceful Easy Feeling The Eagles
Take It Easy The Eagles
Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations
I Can't Help Myself The Four Tops
Midnight Confessions The Grass Roots
VEHICLE The Ides of March
Lola The Kinks
Sunny Afternoon The Kinks
You Really Got Me The Kinks
Daydream Believer The Monkees
I'm A Believer The Monkees
California Dreaming The Mamas & The Papas
Every Breath You Take The Police
Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders
Brass in Pocket The Pretenders
I'm Gonna Be The Proclaimers
Groovin The Rascals
Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones
Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones
Satisfaction The Rolling Stones
Under My Thumb The Rolling Stones
Love Potion #9 The Searchers
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles
Baby Love The Supremes
You Can't Hurry Love The Supremes
Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Temptations
My Girl The Temptations
One Headlight The Wallflowers
Time of the Season The Zombies
Joy to the World Three Dog Night
Proud Mary Tina Turner
Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty
Free Falling Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down Tom Petty
Refugee Tom Petty
Yer So Bad Tom Petty
Africa Toto
End Of the Line Traveling Wilburys
Drift Away Uncle Kracker
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
A Thousand Miles Vanessa Carlton
Always on My Mind Willie Nelson
Hall and Oates, Macy Gray, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Billy Joel, Bob Marley, Blondie, Hootie, Pat Benetar, Kenny Loggins, Carly Simon, Eric Clapton, Pretenders, Santana, Carole King, Chicago, L.T.D., The Beatles, Roy Orbison, Joan Jett, Queen, Amy Winehouse, Allman Brothers, Elton John, America, The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, The Eagles, Franki Valli, Doobie Brothers and many more.
Here is just some of our most popular repertoire:
Sister Golden Hair America
Tin Man America
Ventura Highway America
Valerie Amy Winehouse
Respect Aretha Franklin
All Right Now Bad Company
Can't Get Enough Bad Company
Feel Like Makin' Love Bad Company
Day After Day Badfinger
Lean On Me Bill Withers
My Life Billy Joel
Only The Good Die Young Billy Joel
Piano Man Billy Joel
The Entertainer Billy Joel
Hooked on a Feeling BJ Thomas
Tide Is High Blondie
Ride Captain Ride Blues Image
Venus Blues Image
Runaround Blues Traveller
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Bob Dylan
Like A Rolling Stone Bob Dylan
Buffalo Soldier Bob Marley
Is This Love Bob Marley
One Love Bob Marley
Stir It Up Bob Marley
Three Little Birds Bob Marley
Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger
Everything I Own Bread
Guitar Man Bread
Takin' Care of Business BTO
For What Its Worth Buffalo Springfield
You Belong to Me Carly Simon
You're So Vain Carly Simon
I Feel The Earth Move Carole King
It's Too Late Carole King
The Locomotion Carole King
Wild World Cat Stevens
Beginnings Chicago
Color My World Chicago
Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton
Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival
Down On The Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Ever Seen The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival
Who'll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival
Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills & Nash
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
Wagon Wheel Darius Rucker
You Make My Dreams Come True Darryl Hall
Runaway Del Shannon
Walk of Life Dire Straights
Drift Away Dobie Gray
Mellow Yellow Donovan
Listen To The Music Doobie Brothers
Long Train Runnin Doobie Brothers
Bennie And The Jets Elton John
Crocodile Rock Elton John
Daniel Elton John
Your Song Elton John
Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
Sweet Dreams Eurythmics
Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac
Rhianon Fleetwood Mac
Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac
Oh, What a Night Frankie Valli
Give Me Love George Harrison
My Sweet Lord George Harrison
Alone Again Naturally Gilbert O'Sullivan
Hey Jealousy Gin Blossoms
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
What You Won't Do for Love Go West
Sundown Gordon Lightfoot
Franklin's Tower Grateful Dead
Truckin' Grateful Dead
Let Her Cry Hootie & The Blowfish
Only Wanna Be With You Hootie & The Blowfish
Handyman James Taylor
Sweet Baby James James Taylor
This Magic Moment Jay & The Americans
Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane
Living In The Past Jethro Tull
Thick As A Brick Jethro Tull
Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce
Operator Jim Croce
You Don't Mess With Jim Jim Croce
Margaritaville Jimmy Buffet
I Love Rock 'n' Roll Joan Jett
Is She Really Going Out With Him Joe Jackson
Imagine John Lennon
Take Me Home Country Roads John Denver
Wild Night John Mellencamp
I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash
Heart to Heart Kenny Loggins
Dancing in the Moonlight King Harvest
Back in Love Again L.T.D.
Rich Girl Lake Street Dive
When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt
Danny's Song Loggins & Messina
Brandy Looking Glass
Wild Side Lou Reed
I Try Macy Gray
Mama Tried Merle Haggard
Conga Miami Sound Machine
Nights In White Satin Moody Blues
Torn Natalie Imbruglia
Kind & Generous Natalie Merchant
Cracklin' Rosie Neil Diamond
September Morn Neil Diamond
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Cinnamon Girl Neil Young
Heart Of Gold Neil Young
Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum
Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
Hit Me With Your Best Pat Benatar
Crazy Patsy Cline
Another Day Paul McCartney
Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney
Bye Bye Love Paul Simon
Red Rubber Ball Paul Simon
West End Girls Pet Shop Boys
Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter Paul & Mary
Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harum
Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
Losing My Religion R.E.M.
Roll with the Changes REO Speedwagon
It Don't Come Easy Ringo Starr
Photograph Ringo Starr
You Got It Roy Orbison
Oye Cómo Va Santana
Summer Breeze Seals & Croft
Closing Time Semisonic
All For You Sister Hazel
Everyday People Sly & The Family Stone
Stuck In The Middle With You Steeler's Wheel
Love The One You're With Stephen Stills
Jet Airliner Steve Miller
The Joker Steve Miller
My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Stevie Wonder
Superstition Stevie Wonder
You Are The Sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder
Santeria Sublime
Bang A Gong T Rex
Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears
Jessica The Allman Brothers
Melissa The Allman Brothers
MIdnight Rider The Allman Brothers
Ramblin Man The Allman Brothers
Sugar Sugar The Archies
Windy The Association
The Weight The Band
Up On Cripple Creek The Band
California Girls The Beach Boys
Act Naturally The Beatles
All You Need Is Love The Beatles
Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles
Don't Let Me Down The Beatles
Here Comes The Sun The Beatles
Hey Jude The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There The Beatles
I Should've Known Better The Beatles
I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
In My Life The Beatles
Let It Be The Beatles
Love Me Do The Beatles
Michelle The Beatles
Norwegian Wood The Beatles
Ob-La-Di The Beatles
Rock and Roll Music The Beatles
Something The Beatles
Yesterday The Beatles
You've Got To Hide Your Love The Beatles
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds
Close To You The Carpenters
Light My Fire The Doors
Under The Boardwalk The Drifters
Hotel California The Eagles
Lyin' Eyes The Eagles
Peaceful Easy Feeling The Eagles
Take It Easy The Eagles
Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations
I Can't Help Myself The Four Tops
Midnight Confessions The Grass Roots
Undun The Guess Who
Vehicle The Ides of March
Lola The Kinks
Sunny Afternoon The Kinks
You Really Got Me The Kinks
California Dreaming The Mamas & The Papas
Daydream Believer The Monkees
I'm A Believer The Monkees
Every Breath You Take The Police
Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders
Brass in Pocket The Pretenders
I'm Gonna Be The Proclaimers
Groovin' The Rascals
Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones
Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones
Satisfaction The Rolling Stones
Under My Thumb The Rolling Stones
Love Potion #9 The Searchers
Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles
Baby Love The Supremes
Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Temptations
My Girl The Temptations
One Headlight The Wallflowers
Time of the Season The Zombies
Joy to the World Three Dog Night
Proud Mary Tina Turner
Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty
Free Falling Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down Tom Petty
Refugee Tom Petty
Yer So Bad Tom Petty
Africa Toto
End Of the Line Traveling Wilburys
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
A Thousand Miles Vanessa Carlton
Always on My Mind Willie Nelson
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