Ricky & The Rockets
"It's only rock 'n' roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do"
"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make"
Biography
Ricky & The Rockets are based out of NE Ohio and include five superb musicians; Jim Spisak, Rick Koeth, Ricky Schuping, Marty Guastella and Eric Eckard. Each member has decades of experience in the music industry. As lifelong friends, Ricky & The Rockets have been together as a band for over 35 years and they guarantee "to rock the house". RTR history consists of performing at many venues throughout the state with the honor of opening up for many national acts. Four of the groups’ musicians take great pride in lead vocals and tight harmonies to give Ricky & The Rockets a well-rounded sound. Ricky & The Rockets extremely large song library is a collection of great Classic Rock, British, Motown and Soul favorites. Their vision has always been to provide top quality professional live entertainment for your enjoyment & a fun time for all!
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2026 TOUR
Great music, food and drinks! Let's get ready to rock and party!
Join us at Baci Winery for a day filled with live music, delicious food, and of course, top-notch wine selections. Get a glimpse of the beauty and taste of Italian wine country in Madison, Ohio. Award-winning Grand River Valley wines enjoyed with stunning views in a simple setting.
Join us Saturday, June 27th from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Our FREE concert takes place at the outdoor common area “Dora”. Bring your family & friends, blankets or lawn chairs to hear some GREAT classics rock songs. Also, come early & enjoy dinner at one their fine restaurants! There's frozen desserts, al fresco dining as well as the opportunity to enjoy adult beverages outdoors and takeout food.
Redhawk Grille offers the area’s Largest Outdoor Patio, wood burning fireplace, live entertainment, bocce, cornhole, and two full service bars! Indoor dining is comfortable and classy with INCREDIBLE food, and prompt, courteous service.
The Kirtland Library hosts free summer concerts at the Kirtland Gazebo. So, bring a chair, your friends and enjoy some great music!
Laurello’s mainly creates Old World-inspired blends and single-varietal wines with crisp acidity and firm tannic structure to balance the fruit-forward notes. Northeast Ohio-grown grapes appear in most wines such as our off-dry Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Christopher Meritage Blend, and other white/red blends, aged in French oak barrels. Award-winning ice wines are also produced here, featuring our unique Habanero Ice Wine, Simply Mad and our Platinum Medal Award-winning Sweet Genevieve.
Car Cruise every Tuesday starting May through the last Tuesday in September from 5:00PM to 8:00PM. Ricky & The Rockets perform ONLY on August 4.
Join us at Baci Winery for a day filled with live music, delicious food, and of course, top-notch wine selections. Get a glimpse of the beauty and taste of Italian wine country in Madison, Ohio. Award-winning Grand River Valley wines enjoyed with stunning views in a simple setting.
Don Sitts Auto Group and Christ Community Chapel present the annual Cruisin’ the Chapel classic car show. Bring your family and invite friends to enjoy hundreds of classic cars, food trucks, fresh coffee and other refreshments, live music, and more!
Come & enjoy great tunes that we all remember! Bring your lawn chairs or picnic blanket and join us at the park!
Redhawk Grille offers the area’s Largest Outdoor Patio, wood burning fireplace, live entertainment, bocce, cornhole, and two full service bars! Indoor dining is comfortable and classy with INCREDIBLE food, and prompt, courteous service.
Located in both the Grand River Valley and Lake Erie wine growing appellations, we are an upscale country winery with a friendly, relaxing atmosphere. Our warm and friendly staff is waiting to greet you at the door and want to make you feel like part of our family. Enjoy our hospitality and experience what our region has to offer.
The Kick-Off at Sunny Lake Park Aurora • Saturday, September 26 • 3:00-7:00 PM. Get ready for an afternoon of fun, food, and fall vibes at The Kick-Off! Bring your family, friends, and neighbors for a community event designed for all ages. Enjoy the beautiful lakeside setting while you take part in: 🎶 Live music from Ricky and the Rockets 🚂 Train rides & hayrides through the park 🎨 Pumpkin patch & painting station, plus fall crafts for kids 🎈 Balloon and tattoo artists to keep the little ones smiling 🏈 Flag football games, cornhole, and football-themed activities 🎯 Carnival games & fall mazes for every age group With plenty of seating, fun activities, and space to relax, this will be a fall afternoon you won’t want to miss! Whether you’re here for the games, the music, or simply to enjoy the season with your community, there’s something for everyone at The Kick-Off!
The Kick-Off at Sunny Lake Park Aurora • Saturday, September 20 • 3:00-7:00pmGet ready for an afternoon of fun, food, and fall vibes at The Kick-Off! Bring your family, friends, and neighbors for a community event designed for all ages. Enjoy the beautiful lakeside setting while you take part in: 🎶 Live music from Ricky and the Rockets 🚂 Train rides & hayrides through the park 🎨 Pumpkin patch & painting station, plus fall crafts for kids 🎈 Balloon and tattoo artists to keep the little ones smiling 🏈 Flag football games, cornhole, and football-themed activities 🎯 Carnival games & fall mazes for every age group With plenty of seating, fun activities, and space to relax, this will be a fall afternoon you won’t want to miss! Whether you’re here for the games, the music, or simply to enjoy the season with your community, there’s something for everyone at The Kick-Off!
Great music, food and drinks! Let's get ready to rock and party!
Redhawk Grille offers the area’s Largest Outdoor Patio, wood burning fireplace, live entertainment, bocce, cornhole, and two full service bars! Indoor dining is comfortable, and classy with INCREDIBLE food, and prompt, courteous service.
Located in both the Grand River Valley and Lake Erie wine growing appellations, we are an upscale country winery with a friendly, relaxing atmosphere. Our warm and friendly staff is waiting to greet you at the door and want to make you feel like part of our family.
Annual car show at Christ Community Chapel with refreshments, food trucks, and live music.
Join us at Baci Winery for a day filled with live music, delicious food, and of course, top-notch wine selections. Get a glimpse of the beauty and taste of Italian wine country in Madison, Ohio. Award-winning Grand River Valley wines enjoyed with stunning views in a simple setting.
Car Cruise every Tuesday starting May through the last Tuesday in September from 5:00PM to 8:00PM. Ricky & The Rockets perform ONLY on August 5.
Laurello’s mainly creates Old World-inspired blends and single-varietal wines with crisp acidity and firm tannic structure to balance the fruit-forward notes. Northeast Ohio-grown grapes appear in most wines such as our off-dry Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Christopher Meritage Blend, and other white/red blends, aged in French oak barrels. Award-winning ice wines are also produced here, featuring our unique Habanero Ice Wine, Simply Mad and our Platinum Medal Award-winning Sweet Genevieve.
The Kirtland Library hosts free summer concerts at the Kirtland Gazebo. So, bring a chair, your friends and enjoy some great music!
Located in both the Grand River Valley and Lake Erie wine growing appellations, we are an upscale country winery with a friendly, relaxing atmosphere. Our warm and friendly staff is waiting to greet you at the door and want to make you feel like part of our family.
Redhawk Grille offers the area’s Largest Outdoor Patio, wood burning fireplace, live entertainment, bocce, cornhole, and two full service bars! Indoor dining is comfortable and classy with INCREDIBLE food, and prompt, courteous service.
Join us Saturday, June 21st from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Our FREE concert takes place at the outdoor common area “Dora”. Bring your family & friends, blankets or lawn chairs to hear some GREAT classics rock songs. Also, come early & enjoy dinner at one their fine restaurants! There's frozen desserts, al fresco dining as well as the opportunity to enjoy adult beverages outdoors and takeout food.
THE CAR CRUISE IS STILL ON FOR TODAY! unfortunately Ricky & The Rockets performance today is CANCELLED due to illness.
Laurello’s mainly creates Old World-inspired blends and single-varietal wines with crisp acidity and firm tannic structure to balance the fruit-forward notes. Northeast Ohio-grown grapes appear in most wines such as our off-dry Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Christopher Meritage Blend, and other white/red blends, aged in French oak barrels. Award-winning ice wines are also produced here, featuring our unique Habanero Ice Wine, Simply Mad and our Platinum Medal Award-winning Sweet Genevieve.
Great music, food and drinks! Let's get ready to rock and party!
As the oldest maple festival in the United States, the Geauga County Maple Festival commemorates the production of pure maple syrup in Geauga County and Northeast Ohio. The festival is held annually during the last full weekend of April. We invite you to join us for four days of engaging activities, delectable food, and a celebration of all things maple.
Join Community Cat Companions for their semi-annual fundraiser. We are a small organization in Northeast Ohio that facilitates targeted trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs to stabilize local feral cat colonies. We are also an advocate for the humane treatment of these “community cats,” and seek to raise public awareness of feral colonies and their needs. The evening will feature live music, a buffet dinner, beer, wine & dessert bar, 50/50 Raffle and a gift basket auction. Tickets must be purchased in advance. For more information and to purchase tickets visit: https://lakecountycommunitycats.org/events
Great music, food and drinks! Let's get ready to rock and party!
Please Join Us For A Fundraiser For I’m In Transition Ministries Addiction Recovery Services https://imintransition.org Friday, September 27 7-9 PM Concert by Ricky & The Rockets $20 per ticket (at the door) Silent Auction & Raffle Snacks and Desserts Location Silver Creek Church 252 N. Chillicothe Road Aurora, OH 44202 Questions? Contact Mark at 440-669-8854
Join us at Baci Winery for a day filled with live music, delicious food, and of course, top-notch wine selections. Get a glimpse of the beauty and taste of Italian wine country in Madison, Ohio. Award-winning Grand River Valley wines enjoyed with stunning views in a simple setting.
Don Sitts Auto Group and Christ Community Chapel present the annual Cruisin’ the Chapel classic car show. Bring your family and invite friends to enjoy hundreds of classic cars, food trucks, fresh coffee and other refreshments, live music, and more!
Car Cruise every Tuesday starting May through the last Tuesday in September from 5:00PM to 8:00PM. Ricky & The Rockets perform ONLY on August 13.
Car Cruise every Tuesday starting May through the last Tuesday in September from 5:00PM to 8:00PM. Ricky & The Rockets perform ONLY on August 6.
Join us Saturday, August 3rd from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Our FREE concert takes place at the outdoor common area “Dora”. Bring your family & friends, blankets or lawn chairs to hear some GREAT classics rock songs. Also, come early & enjoy dinner at one their fine restaurants! There's frozen desserts, al fresco dining as well as the opportunity to enjoy adult beverages outdoors and takeout food.
Bring a lawn chair, blanket or your own picnic and enjoy the sounds of summer every Wednesday in beautiful Painesville Square! Each week features live music from a local band starting at 6:00 p.m. Always FREE and open to all. Outside food allowed.
Great music, food and drinks! Let's get ready to rock and party!
Come & enjoy great tunes that we all remember! Bring your lawn chairs or picnic blanket and join us at the park!
Redhawk Grille offers the area’s Largest Outdoor Patio, wood burning fireplace, live entertainment, bocce, cornhole, and two full service bars! Indoor dining is comfortable, and classy with INCREDIBLE food, and prompt, courteous service.
Laurello’s mainly creates Old World-inspired blends and single-varietal wines with crisp acidity and firm tannic structure to balance the fruit-forward notes. Northeast Ohio-grown grapes appear in most wines such as our off-dry Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Christopher Meritage Blend, and other white/red blends, aged in French oak barrels. Award-winning ice wines are also produced here, featuring our unique Habanero Ice Wine, Simply Mad and our Platinum Medal Award-winning Sweet Genevieve.
Located on 3 acres just north of Parkview Pool, with easy access to the Greenway Trail system, the Wetlands, the new Library, the North Chagrin Reservation and Mayfield Village’s softball and soccer fields, The Grove is surrounded by trees creating a secluded commons in the center of our Village park system
Event starts at 4:00pm. We perform from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. See some of the most incredible vehicles and talk to their owners. Located in historic downtown Willoughby, just 15 minutes east of Cleveland. Two band stages, a shady park, great food vendors, restaurants, pubs, wine spots, cafe’s, merchants of all kinds, are open during the event. Traffic is diverted around the downtown area so visitors may walk the streets, view the cars and trucks, and relax enjoying the day. Admission is free.
Come & party with us as we will be making our debut at Sausalito’s NEW location in Kirtland (https://sausalitokirtland.com/) Dance on their large dance floor; come early & enjoy dinner with a cuisine that is prepared & served by the staff that genuinely cares about quality & service. Sausalito Kirtland also boasts a curated wine & beer menu & hand-crafted original cocktails. Join us for a great time & of course we will be playing your favorite classic rock tunes!
Please join us at the NEW Sound Stage Tavern!