Adam Rafferty

Quick Facts

Full Name	Adam Rafferty
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Jan 26, 1969(1969-01-26)
Age	55
Birthplace	New York City
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Aquarius

Adam Rafferty Biography

Adam Rafferty is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on January 26, 1969 in New York City, New York State, United States. Guitarist and composer who is known for his unique covers of songs by famous artists such as Michael Jackson and The Beatles. He is known for his fingerstyle and unique combination of rap and jazz. He shares personalized lessons and videos of his playing through YouTube for his over 70,000 subscribers.

He performed at the Merkin Concert Hall in New York City in 1996 alongside Jimmy Bruno, Jack Wilkins, and Johnny Smith.

Adam Rafferty (born January 26, 1969) is a guitarist and composer. He is known for his arrangements of pop songs by Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and the Beatles and for the use of beatboxing while playing guitar.

By the mid to late 1980s, Rafferty and Urich formed the duo Raf and Cooly C, backed by a live band, with Rafferty rapping and playing guitar and Urich adding drums and beatbox. The duo created a local stir. They were picked to perform on the album, Bring Me Edelweiss by the Austrian band Edelweiss for Atlantic Records. The album went gold in Europe, though Rafferty and Urich never made any money.

He was born and raised in New York City and was taught to play guitar by his father.

Adam Rafferty Net Worth

Adam Rafferty is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Adam Rafferty 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started studying guitar and playing consistently at the age of 6. Originally learning blues and country music, he enrolled at the State University of New York at Purchase. He majored in classical guitar and in 1980 started playing with the band Raf and Cooly C.

He was included in the book The Jazz Guitar: Its Evolution, Player, and Personalities Since 1900 by Maurice J. Summerfield. His album I Remember Michael was also featured in the Top 10 Critics Poll of Jazziz Magazine in 2011.

Rafferty was born January 26, 1969, and raised in Harlem, New York. His first inspiration was his father strumming a Martin D-28 guitar for him.

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In 1998, he was selected for inclusion in the book, The Jazz Guitar: Its Evolution, Player, and Personalities Since 1900 by Maurice J. Summerfield.

Facts & Trivia

Adam Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Adam Rafferty celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.

In 2007, a friend showed him a video of fingerstyle guitarist Tommy Emmanuel. Inspired by what he saw, he began to experiment with arranging pop songs, taking an approach that enabled him to play bass lines, melody, and middle voicings simultaneously. He brought to fingerstyle guitar the music he enjoyed kid: disco, hip hop, funk, jazz, and R&B. He also used beatboxing, which he learned from Run–D.M.C. records in the 1980s and from his time as a rapper.