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Rick Wakeman

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.​


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Born:
May 18, 1949 In Perivale, London, England
Movie/TV Credits:
17
First Appeared:
In the movie Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1975-04-24
Latest Project:
Movie David Bowie: Finding Fame 2019-02-09
Known For
Filmography
Movie David Bowie: Finding Fame Self 2019-02-09
Movie Yes - Live at the Apollo Keyboards 2018-09-07
Movie Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story Self 2017-05-09
Movie Celebrating Jon Lord: Deep Purple and Friends Keyboards 2014-09-01
Movie Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall Himself 2014-09-26
Movie Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman 2014-10-14
Movie The Sunflower Superjam 2012 Self 2013-08-20
Movie Prog Rock Britannia Self 2009-01-02
Movie Rick Wakeman: Out There 2004-01-01
Movie Eco Rock Festival 2004-09-20
Series Grumpy Old Men Self 2003-10-10
Movie An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck Self - Audience Member 1994-10-22
Movie YesYears 1991-08-06
Movie Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe In The Big Dream 1989-12-04
Movie Crimes of Passion Wedding Photographer (uncredited) 1984-10-19
Movie Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Keyboard 1975-04-24
Movie Lisztomania Thor 1975-10-10