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Artist
Rick Tippe
12+ albums
90s Canadian Country
about
Rick Tippe was born into country music, the eldest son of CCMA and BCCMA Hall of Fame member Elmer Tippe. Rick grew up in Maple Ridge, BC where as a child he played minor hockey and took guitar lessons. Rick's dream was to be a songwriter, at 11 years old he began to write. He got his first break as a songwriter at 16 when his dad recorded three of his songs and released two of them to Canadian country radio. Shortly after Rick graduated from high school and landed a job at the Hammond Saw Mill. He then married his high school sweetheart, Bonnie. Together they raised their two sons, Tyler and Cameron. Three years after beginning at the mill Rick switched careers and moved into the construction trade, building residential homes. Every now and then as the years went by he would pick up his guitar and write a few songs. It wasn't until 1990 that the real possibility of living his dream as a professional songwriter came to be. Rick was asked by Chris Rolin, Rick's current guitar player, to build a small recording studio in his home. Rick did the job but the two also put together some catchy tunes, it was Rick's voice you would have heard on the demos. Together they formed The Rick Tippe Duo and began performing at local pubs and small venues. In 1992 they recorded their first extended play CD. Chris did not want much of the lime light so this album was released under the name Rick Tippe. In 1993 while Rick and Chris were the opening act for Rick's dad and Don Williams they got
