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- Captain Fingers
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- Lee Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952 in Palos Verdes, California, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Tequila Sunrise (1988) and The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989).
- Won a Grammy Award in the "Best Arrangement On An Instrumental" category for "Early A.M. Attitude" (with Dave Grusin).
- Dedicated his album "Wes Bound" (1992) to his idol Wes Montgomery.
- Son Wesley is an accomplished drummer who often jams with Lee and his fellow musicians.
- The music business is more flexible than it used to be. Young musicians, if they are creative, have a positive sense of who they are, and have a vision, can almost map their own destiny. What that means is, not only do you have to be a very good musician, you have to have a head on your shoulders for business.
- There's no insurance program for being a musician. The deeper you are as a musician,the further you can go. You have to keep up with the latest technology - music, styles. You don't just keep jumping around, but adapt to keep yourself fresh and your audience fresh.
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