Biography
Rick Spain
Real name: Richard Vince Di Cicco
Assumed early pen-name of Philadelphia native Richard Di Cicco, better known as Grammy Award-winning arranger Richie Rome. As a staff writer at Chancellor Records, he co-wrote Frankie Avalon's "Bobby Sox To Stockings". He later wrote for the Chi-Lites, Phil Hurtt, The Ritchie Family, and Santana.