Rico backstage at Friday Night Live at Uptown Altamonte 10/24/08

Music In The Courtyard above and below from 11/08/08!

Friday Night Live above and below from 10/24/08!

Trevor, a young upcoming guitarist, at the Gibson Guitar Clinic with Rico on September 13, 2008.

Father ValdemarMaciag's(www.valdemar.cba.pl.indexenglish.htm)
artistic Gibson Les Paul for the Orlando Guitar Town Events.

Rico rocking with the great BB King Allstar Band Orlando at BB Kings' Blues Club!  March 5, 2008
Thanks to PJ Barth the great guitarist for the Allstar Band for letting Rico sit in.

Emploring the big crowd with the Allstars to sing a-long on "Mustang Sally!" March 5, 2008

Rico onstage for the Van Halen pre-show concert at the Amway Arena Feb. 14, 2008 with WHTQ
and the band Switch! Rico rocked a EVH solo melody with parts of "Eruption, Dance The Night Away, Everybody Wants Some, Somebody Get Me A Doctor, Spanish Fly" then launched into
"You Really Got Me" and "Ain't Talkin' bout Love!"
Thanks to WHTQ 96.5 and Hildi for being so complimentary on the air about Rico!

Rico Monaco & Sol Sons rocking "Taste Of Orlando" at Veranda Park. Jan 12, 2008

RMSS (Gino Picart Jr, Dimas Sanchez, Zoraida Rosario, Jessie Caraballo, Luis Rojas, & Rico).
Laying down the law at Veranda Park Jan 12, 2008.

Rico and Jessie Caraballo kicking out the jams at Bourbon St. Resaurant & Music Hall in The Villages, Florida.  Bourbon St. is owned by Rico's best friend of many years Al Cheek (a great musician as well).  Jan 12, 2008!

Jessie Caraballo (percussionist for Marc Anthony & J-Lo) laying down a great drum track for the
new version of "Ya Ya Ma Ma" with a full horn arrangement.  December 2007.

December 2007.  Rico playing for the Florida Hospital Children's Hospital Cancer Center.
God Bless this beautiful young boy and the rest of these children. 

RMSS at the Harley Hogtober Fest Orlando October 2007.

The New Centurions featuring Rico Monaco at the Lake Eola Amphitheatre October 2007.

RMSS with Rico & the Latin Legend Eddie Gua-Gua Rivera at the CD Release Party for the CD "Luna Salerno"
May 27, 2006 on the floating big "Uptown Altamonte" stage.

RMSS on the "Uptown Altamonte" stage for the CD Release Party for "Luna Salerno" during
WLOQ's Jazz Jams series.  May 27, 2006.

Rico making his PRS sing on its own at the former Zabella.  Feb. 2006

RMSS at First Friday at the Mall At Millennia!  Nov. 2005.

Rico letting the music take control of his guitar at Hard Rock Live 7/7/06.
(photo by Chris Schubert)

Rico at Hard Rock Live 7/7/06 giving credit where ALL the credit is due!
(photo by Chris Schubert)

The following photos were taken by Rico in West Palm and Tampa
(except for the ones he is in).

Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson, and Sammy Hagar
rockin' West Palm Beach 6/16/06.

        
Michael Anthony & Rico backstage on 6/16/06 in
West Palm Beach. Then Michael launching into "Runnin' With The Devil."

           
Rico hangin near Mikey's bass tech stage left in Tampa.    




Rico & Tito Puente Jr. putting down some hot tracks for the burning new original tune "Ya Ya Ma Ma!" 4/1/06.  Thanks Tito!

Michael Anthony (Van Halen bass player) & Rico backstage at Foxwoods 5/7/05!

A little of the Italian Heritage Of Rico Monaco below.....


Rico in Rome, Italy with St. Peter's Basilica of the Vatican in view June 2005.


Rico in San Bartolomeo, Italy hometown of his grandparents
Concetta & Guiseppe Monaco (Opera Singer).  June 2005.

The above was written by Rico's Grandfather Opera Vocalist Guiseppe Monaco in NYC
who was from San Bartolomeo En Galdo, Italy on 10/11/29

Guiseppe Monaco (Rico's Grandfather) preparing to perform the famous
opera "I Pagliacci" (The Clowns) in New York City around 1935!
                                            
                      
                     Smashmouth lead vocalist, Rico, and Mike Mehesan. Cabo 10/02.
   
 
   Rare shot of Sammy on left with Rico and Mike jamming with each other in Cabo 10/02.

Michael Anthony (of Van Halen), Rico, and Sammy Hagar putting the songlist together
for that nights performance.  Rico jammed with them and rocked the house! 10/02.

Rico playing at a "Full Sail Recording Arts School  Live Video Shoot" 3/05.

An early article by Kathleen Perricone that raved about the sound and future of RMSS!

Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult playing Rico's Paul Reed Smith guitar backstage after Rico's band 'Monaco' opened for them at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT.	The night the band Monaco opened for Blue Oyster Cult at Toad's Place in New Haven.  Monaco included Rico's good friends Al Cheek on Drums & Vocals, and Greg Prior on Guitar & Vocals.   This was a big night for Rico, opening for one of his Guitar Heroes - Buck Dharma.
Photo by Joseph Sia First night Rico met Carlos Santana backstage at the Santana/Bob Dylan show @ Jones Beach, NY in September 1993	Fort Lauderdale hotel during Santana's two night performance at the Sunrise Musical Theatre in 1995.  Prince Jammed with Santana the night before - what a show for Rico to be backstage!
June 25, 2000 - Rico, Tito Puente Jr., & Carlos Hernandez backstage at the "Lupus 2000" event.
Chuck Berry at 75 years old, Live at BB King's Niteclub on 42nd St. in Manhattan June 14, 2002!  Photo by one of his millions of influenced guitarists, Rico Monaco!
Rico with John Dorough and Howie Dorough (of the Backstreet Boys) at Tabu on July 23, 2000
Rico's kindergarten photo. Elizabeth Shelton Elementary, Shelton, CT.	Guiseppe Monaco (circa October, 1929) - Rico's Grandfather, lead Tenor Opera Singer.  He named Rico's dad after Opera Legend Enrico Caruso, then Rico was named Enrico Jr.
The first known picture of Rico Monaco playing the guitar.  5 years old with brother Joe on the snare drum.	Those late night Rico practice sessions at 10 years old continue until this day.
Hanging with B.O.C.'s Buck Dharma at 'Cheers' in Fort Lauderdale after Blue Oyster Cult's show @ Summers On The Beach. Rico, Roger Glover ( Deep Purple), and Darrell Massaroni (Darby Management, formerly of Jam Magazine) at the Jammy Awards Hard Rock Cafe 1995.	"Monaco" photo taken in Bridgeport, CT.  Rico's great friend Al Cheek of the former Orlando band Big Shirley is the the tall dark guy second from right. Rico is first on the left.
The band "Monaco" promo shot from.
Producer Paul Leka & Rico meeting at Paul's Music Mansion April 1999. The relationship continues to grow since they first met in 1987.