Rick Grech (born Richard Roman Grech on 1 November 1946; died 17 March 1990) was a British rock musician. Also known as
Ric Grech, he originally gained notice in the UK as the bass guitarist for the progressive rock group
Family. He later played bass in the blues-rock supergroup
Blind Faith and with
Traffic. Grech joined Family when it was a largely blues-based live act in Leicester known as the Farinas; he became their bassist in 1965, replacing Tim Kirchin. In the spring of 1969, former Cream guitarist Eric Clapton and former Traffic frontman Steve Winwood formed the supergroup B…
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