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.
When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album
(Self - Presenter)
Yes: Songs From Tsongas - 35th Anniversary Concert
(Keyboards)
Yes: Live at Montreux 2003
(Keyboards)
Yessongs
(Himself - Keyboards)
Yes: Close to the Edge
(Organ, Grand Piano, Mellotron, Synthesizer)
Rick Wakeman: Made in Cuba
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble , Special Guest Brian May – Live At Starmus
Lisztomania
(Thor)
A Week In The Life Of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
(Keys)
The New Sound of Music
(Self)
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus
(Himself - Keyboard)
Rick Wakeman & English Rock Ensemble Live From Buenos Aires
Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss
(Keyboards)
Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Live at Hampton Court Palace
Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
(Himself)
Eco Rock Festival
Rick Wakeman: The Legend - Live in Concert 2000
(Self - Keyboard)
Moog
(Self)
Celebrating Jon Lord: Deep Purple and Friends
(Keyboards)
Rick Wakeman: Out There
Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
(Keyboard)
YesYears
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
(Self - Audience Member)
Prog Rock Britannia
(Self)
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story
(Self)
Yes: The New Director's Cut
Yes: Live In Philadelphia 1979
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe In The Big Dream
Rick Wakeman: The Classical Connection
Yes - Live at the Apollo
(Keyboards)
Yes: Classic Artists
(Himself)
YES: Fragile
(Keyboards)
Yes: Keys To Ascension
(Keyboards)
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
(Self)
Crimes of Passion
(Wedding Photographer (uncredited))
Roger Dean: Views
Yes: Yesspeak
(Keyboards)
David Bowie: London Boy
(Self)
Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits
Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
(Himself)
Yes: Greatest Video Hits
Yes - Live at Glastonbury Festival
(Keyboards)
David Bowie: Finding Fame
(Self)
Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road
(Self - Presenter)
Prog Rock At The BBC
(Self)
Yes - Union Live
(Self - Keyboards)
Top Gear
(Self)
The One Show
(Self)
Countdown
Celebrity Mastermind
The Alphabet Game
Live at Jongleurs
What the Dickens?
(Self)
An Audience with...
(Self)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
(Self)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
(Self - Participant)
Grumpy Old Men
(Self)
Songs of Praise
(Rick Wakeman)
Perspectives
The Chase: Celebrity Special
(Self - Contestant)
Have I Got News for You
(Self)
She
(Music)
Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
(Producer)
The Burning
(Original Music Composer)
Creepshow 2
(Additional Music)
White Rock
(Music)
Bullet to Beijing
(Music)
Hero
(Original Music Composer)
Crimes of Passion
(Original Music Composer)
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
(Original Music Composer)
Lisztomania
(Original Music Composer)
In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley
(Music)
Lisztomania
(Music)
G'olé!
(Original Music Composer)
Roger Dean: Views
(Music)