Acting
Rick Wakeman
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.
Movies with Rick Wakeman
Crimes of Passion
1984
Top Gear: From A-Z
2015
Lisztomania
1975
XTC: This Is Pop
2017
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia
2018
Yes: Acoustic
2004
David Bowie: Finding Fame
2019
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
2014
Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits
2019
Prog Rock Britannia
2009
Moog
2004
Yes: Yesspeak
2003
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
2017
Roger Dean: Views
2001
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe In The Big Dream
1989
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
2013
Yes: Keys To Ascension
1996
Rick Wakeman: The Classical Connection
1991
Prog Rock at the BBC
2009
Yes - Live at the Apollo
2018
Yessongs
1975
Yes: Greatest Video Hits
2005
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus
1993
Yes - Union Live
2011
Yes: The New Director's Cut
2008
David Bowie: London Boy
2021
Yes: Live In Philadelphia 1979
1979
Yes - Songs From Tsongas - 35th Anniversary Concert
2005
Keyboard Wizards - The Ultimate Anthology
2003
Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
2014
YES: Fragile
2002
Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Live at Hampton Court Palace
2009
Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss
2004
Rick Wakeman: The Legend - Live in Concert 2000
2000
Eco Rock Festival
2004
When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album
2016
Yes: Close to the Edge
2013
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble , Special Guest Brian May – Live At Starmus
Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
2009
A Week In The Life Of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
1989
Rick Wakeman: Made in Cuba
2006
YesYears
1991
Celebrating Jon Lord
2014
Yes: Live at Montreux 2003
2007
Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road
2015
Rick Wakeman: The Return of the Caped Crusader Part 2
2025
Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
1975
Rick Wakeman & English Rock Ensemble Live From Buenos Aires
2001
Rick Wakeman: Out There
2004
Yes - Union Tour Denver
1991
Yes: Classic Artists
2007
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
2015
The New Sound of Music
1979
TV Shows with Rick Wakeman
Top Gear
2002
The One Show
2006
Have I Got News for You
1990
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Omnibus
1967
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
An Audience with...
1978
The Chase: Celebrity Special
2011
Songs of Praise
2001
Perspectives
2011
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
Countdown
1982
The Alphabet Game
1996
What the Dickens?
2008
The Music Biz
1995
Grumpy Old Men
2003
Night Music
1982
Jongleurs Live!
2012