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4 unusual facts about Lyle Ritz


Annual Ukulele Festival

Sakuma located Lyle Ritz in California and convinced him to pick up the ukulele again and come play at the festival that year.

Lyle Ritz

Ritz compiled over 5,000 credits including such notable tracks as Herb Alpert's "Taste of Honey," the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," and the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations".

In 2005, Ritz purchased an Apple laptop and a copy of GarageBand, software used to make home recordings.

He also played bass on television soundtracks including The Rockford Files, Name That Tune, and Kojak.



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