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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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- calendar_month Birth Date: 1949-05-18
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Rick Wakeman
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When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album
2016-05-06
7.8
Yes: Live at Montreux 2003
2007-03-27
7.6
Yes: Songs From Tsongas - 35th Anniversary Concert
2005-01-01
8.4
Yessongs
1975-03-10
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Yes: Close to the Edge
2013-11-13
8
Rick Wakeman: Made in Cuba
2006-07-17
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Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble , Special Guest Brian May – Live At Starmus
5.9
Lisztomania
1975-10-10
0
A Week In The Life Of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
1989-10-20
9.5
The New Sound of Music
1979-01-01
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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus
1993-10-12
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Rick Wakeman & English Rock Ensemble Live From Buenos Aires
2001-02-03
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Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss
2004-10-01
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Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Live at Hampton Court Palace
2009-10-13
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Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
2009-10-05
6.5
Eco Rock Festival
2004-09-20
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Rick Wakeman: The Legend - Live in Concert 2000
2000-06-01
4.9
Moog
2004-09-17
5.8
Celebrating Jon Lord: Deep Purple and Friends
2014-09-01
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Rick Wakeman: Out There
2004-01-01
8.2
Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
1975-04-24
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YesYears
1991-08-06
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An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994-10-22
7.6
Prog Rock Britannia
2009-01-02
8.2
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story
2017-05-09
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Yes: The New Director's Cut
2008-08-01
5.5
Yes: Live In Philadelphia 1979
1979-06-21
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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe In The Big Dream
1989-12-04
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Rick Wakeman: The Classical Connection
1991-09-07
7.4
Yes - Live at the Apollo
2018-09-07
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Yes: Classic Artists
2007-06-18
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YES: Fragile
2002-12-02
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Yes: Keys To Ascension
1996-01-01
8.5
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
2014-10-14
0
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
2013-08-20
6.3
Crimes of Passion
1984-10-19
0
Roger Dean: Views
2001-09-15
6
Yes: Yesspeak
2003-11-24
6
David Bowie: London Boy
2021-01-10
10
Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits
2019-01-08
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Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
2014-09-26
0
Yes: Greatest Video Hits
2005-06-12
5.5
Yes - Live at Glastonbury Festival
2003-07-20
6.9
David Bowie: Finding Fame
2019-02-09
10
Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road
2015-04-25
8.2
Prog Rock At The BBC
2009-01-01
7
Yes - Union Live
2011-01-06
7.5
Top Gear
2002-10-20
4.6
The One Show
2006-08-14
5.8
Countdown
1982-11-02
6
Celebrity Mastermind
2003-12-26
0
The Alphabet Game
1996-08-05
0
Live at Jongleurs
1997-06-18
0
What the Dickens?
2008-05-28
5.3
An Audience with...
1978-01-08
7
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996-11-12
5
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011-10-24
7.3
Grumpy Old Men
2003-10-10
0
Songs of Praise
1961-10-01
0
Perspectives
2011-04-24
6.3
The Chase: Celebrity Special
2011-10-29
7.1
Have I Got News for You
1990-09-28
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She
1984-05-15
7.1
Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
2009-10-05
7.1
The Burning
1981-05-08
7.1
Creepshow 2
1987-05-01
7.1
White Rock
1977-01-29
7.1
Bullet to Beijing
1995-12-20
7.1
Hero
1986-12-01
7.1
Crimes of Passion
1984-10-19
7.1
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
1996-10-17
7.1
Lisztomania
1975-10-10
7.1
In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley
2007-09-10
7.1
Lisztomania
1975-10-10
7.1
G'olé!
1983-03-21
7.1
Roger Dean: Views
2001-09-15