The be-quiffed crooner who put Newton-le-Willows briefly on the
map (it's near Warrington, by the way) started out as a tea boy
at the studios of producers Stock Aitken and Waterman.
The team that launched the pop careers of Kylie Minogue, Jason
Donovan, Sonia and Sinita gave their protegé hits with bubblegum
songs Never Gonna Give You Up, Together Forever, and She Wants to
Dance With Me, plus a Christmas smash with When I Fall In Love.
But Rick soon called it a day and disappeared into obscurity, briefly
re-emerging to appear on the BBC's Never Mind the Buzzcocks, sporting
long flowing locks and a big grin.
