Rick Wakeman
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Born 1949-05-18
Perivale, London, England
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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.
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Top Gear
Have I Got News for You
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
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Songs of Praise
The Chase: Celebrity Special
Creepshow 2
Crimes of Passion
Grumpy Old Men
The Music Biz
What the Dickens?
Night Music
Lisztomania
David Bowie: Finding Fame
Yes: Yesspeak
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
XTC: This Is Pop
Top Gear: From A-Z
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
Yessongs
Yes: Live at Montreux 2003
Yes - Songs From Tsongas - 35th Anniversary Concert
Yes - Union Live
Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Prog Rock Britannia
Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
Rick Wakeman: The Legend - Live in Concert 2000
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus
Celebrating Jon Lord
Yes - Songs From Tsongas
Yes - Live at the Apollo
Prog Rock at the BBC
Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road
David Bowie: London Boy
Yes: Close to the Edge
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The Burning
Crimes of Passion
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Friday Night, Saturday Morning
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Hero
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Bullet to Beijing
The Alphabet Game
Lisztomania
She
Jongleurs Live!
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe In The Big Dream
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits
Yes: Acoustic
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