Ric Grech

Ric Grech
Background information
Birth nameRichard Roman Grechko
Born(1946-11-01)1 November 1946
Bordeaux, France
Died17 March 1990(1990-03-17) (aged 43)
Leicester, England
Genres
Instruments
  • Bass
  • violin
  • cello
  • guitar
Years active1965–1977
Formerly of

Richard Roman Grechko (1 November 1946 – 17 March 1990),[1] better known as Ric Grech, was a British rock musician. He is best known for playing bass guitar and violin with the rock band Family as well as in the supergroups Blind Faith and Traffic. He also played with ex-Cream drummer Ginger Baker.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1023. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.