Rick Wakeman

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Born: May 18, 1949
From: Perivale, London, England

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes. He is also known for his solo albums, contributing to the BBC comedy series Grumpy Old Men and for Rick's Place, his former radio show on Planet Rock that aired until December 2010. Born in west London, Wakeman purchased his first electronic keyboard at 12 years of age. In 1968, he studied the piano, clarinet, orchestration and modern music at the Royal College of Music before leaving after a year in favour of session music work. He went on to feature on songs by artists including Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie, T. Rex, Elton John and Cat Stevens. Wakeman joined the folk group Strawbs in 1969 and played on three of their albums. He first joined Yes in 1971 to replace Tony Kaye, and left the group in 1974 to work on his solo career. He returned in 1976 before leaving with lead vocalist Jon Anderson in 1980. Wakeman was part of the side project Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, a group of ex-Yes members formed in 1989, and the eight-member Yes lineup that followed until his third departure in 1992. He returned for two years in 1995 and once more in 2002, where he was part of the band's 35th anniversary tour until its end in 2004. Wakeman began his solo career during his first run with Yes. His perhaps most known records being his first three, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973), Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974) and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975). He has produced over 100 solo albums that have sold more than 50 million copies. In November 2010, Wakeman was awarded the Spirit of Prog award at the annual Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rick Wakeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

56 films

Crimes of Passion

19846.3

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe In The Big Dream

1989

Lisztomania

19755.8

Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits

201910.0

David Bowie: Finding Fame

20196.9

XTC: This Is Pop

20178.0

The Sunflower Superjam 2012

2013

An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

199410.0

Yes: Yesspeak

20036.0

Top Gear: From A-Z

2015

Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story

20178.2

Yes: Acoustic

20046.0

Yes: Live at Montreux 2003

2026

BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia

2018

Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman

20148.5

Yes - Union Live

20117.0

Celebrating Jon Lord

20145.8

Yes - Live at the Apollo

20187.4

Yes - Songs From Tsongas

2015

Roger Dean: Views

2001

David Bowie: London Boy

20216.0

Prog Rock Britannia

20097.6

Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall

201410.0

Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

19758.1

Yessongs

19758.6

Prog Rock at the BBC

20098.2

Yes: Classic Artists

20079.0

Yes: Live at Montreux 2003

20077.8

Yes - Songs From Tsongas - 35th Anniversary Concert

20057.7

YES: Fragile

2002

Rick Wakeman: The Classical Connection

1991

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus

19938.3

Rick Wakeman: The Legend - Live in Concert 2000

2000

Yes: Greatest Video Hits

2005

Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss

20045.0

Moog

20045.5

Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road

201510.0

Yes: Close to the Edge

2013

YesYears

1991

When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album

20167.0

Yes: The New Director's Cut

2008

Yes: Keys To Ascension

1996

Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

20097.0

The New Sound of Music

19799.5

Yes - Union Tour Denver

19916.0

Yes: Live In Philadelphia 1979

19796.3

Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons

2015

Keyboard Wizards - The Ultimate Anthology

2003

Rick Wakeman: Out There

2004

A Week In The Life Of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

1989

Rick Wakeman & English Rock Ensemble Live From Buenos Aires

20017.0

Eco Rock Festival

20046.5

Rick Wakeman: The Return of the Caped Crusader Part 2

2025

Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Live at Hampton Court Palace

2009

Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble , Special Guest Brian May – Live At Starmus

2026

Rick Wakeman: Made in Cuba

20068.0