Rico Rosenbaum was born in Italy and moved to the United States with his father (Herbert) and mother (Ida) when he was four years old. Eventually, the family settled in a house in the Highland Park area of Saint Paul. After high school and a stint in the Marines, Rico took an interest in music and started to play guitar. He had been singing since a young age. His first job in a local band was playing guitar and singing in the Escapades. The band made up a story that they were from Liverpool, England, taking advantage of the Beatles and the British Invasion. Following that band, Rico was recruited to be in the highly popular Underbeats. In late 1968, the band relocated to Los Angeles with hopes of landing a recording contract and going national. Band manager, Steve Freeman got the band booked at Gazzarri's on the Sunset Strip and they soon moved down the block to the famous Whisky A- Go-Go, where they opened up for numerous national and international acts. The group's sound evolved into a progressive rock style and they came up with a new band name, Gypsy and released two albums on the Metromedia label and played across the country at many well known venues. The group was picked up by Don Hunter, manager of the Guess Who and they opened numerous shows for the Canadian band in the United States and Canada. Two more albums followed, this time on the RCA label. By 1975, the band began to go through changes, with Rico leaving and doing some recordings on his own. He passed at age 35 on September 10, 1979 in Los Angeles and was laid to rest in the Temple Israel Memorial Park in Minneapolis. His father and mother are also interred in the same location.
Rico Rosenbaum was born in Italy and moved to the United States with his father (Herbert) and mother (Ida) when he was four years old. Eventually, the family settled in a house in the Highland Park area of Saint Paul. After high school and a stint in the Marines, Rico took an interest in music and started to play guitar. He had been singing since a young age. His first job in a local band was playing guitar and singing in the Escapades. The band made up a story that they were from Liverpool, England, taking advantage of the Beatles and the British Invasion. Following that band, Rico was recruited to be in the highly popular Underbeats. In late 1968, the band relocated to Los Angeles with hopes of landing a recording contract and going national. Band manager, Steve Freeman got the band booked at Gazzarri's on the Sunset Strip and they soon moved down the block to the famous Whisky A- Go-Go, where they opened up for numerous national and international acts. The group's sound evolved into a progressive rock style and they came up with a new band name, Gypsy and released two albums on the Metromedia label and played across the country at many well known venues. The group was picked up by Don Hunter, manager of the Guess Who and they opened numerous shows for the Canadian band in the United States and Canada. Two more albums followed, this time on the RCA label. By 1975, the band began to go through changes, with Rico leaving and doing some recordings on his own. He passed at age 35 on September 10, 1979 in Los Angeles and was laid to rest in the Temple Israel Memorial Park in Minneapolis. His father and mother are also interred in the same location.
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