Victor "Vic" Ruggiero is a musician & songwriter from New York City.Aside from his alt country/blues/rock solo projects, he's played in reggae, blues, ska & rocksteady bands since the 90s, including:
The Slackers, Stubborn All-Stars, SKAndalous All Stars, Crazy Baldhead & The Silencers.
Ruggiero is known as a singer & organist, but also plays piano, bass, banjo, cigar box guitar, guitar, harmonica and percussion.
Guest appearances as organist include with Rancid, The Transplants & Roger Miret And The Disasters.

Ruggiero is known for a distinct Bronx accent that has a deep, raw quality. His lyrics usually follow several themes, including the apocalypse, dark humor, political distrust, paranoia, murder, irony, romance & loneliness.
His songs range from narrative ballads to whimsical tunes inspired by Beat generation poets, authors & songwriters like Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg & John Lennon.

Something In My Blindspot is Vic's 4th solo album, released in 2008.Vic sings & plays guitar, bass, organ, piano & banjo. Lisa Müller from German ska-swing band Black Cat Zoot sings on four songs.
The album also features brass band, Fanfara Kalashnikov. Drums played by Andrei Kluge from Rolando Random & The Young Soul Rebels.

Victor Ruggiero ‎– Something In My Blindspot
Label:Household Name Records ‎– HAUS102CD
Format:CD, Album
Country:UK
Released:2008
Genre:Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
 
Tracklist
1 Taking Care Of Business 2:38
2 A Lovely Beginning 3:35
3 Innocent Girl 2:08
4 Always Something In My Blindspot 2:53
5 My Place 3:08
6 Hope I Never 3:17
7 Lonely Nights 3:28
8 Vacant Stare 2:16
9 If This Night 3:41
10 Is It You? 4:06
11 Lonely Nights Reprise 3:42
12 A Love Of Confusion 3:20
13 Mad At Me 3:31
14 Animals 5:36

Licensed From – Moanin'

Brass – Fanfara Kalashnikov
Drums – Andrei Kluge
Producer – Vic Ruggiero
Recorded By – Lukas Leonhardt
Vocals – Lisa Müller
Written-By, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Vic Ruggiero