Rick Wakeman
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Rick Wakeman’s election manifesto on behalf of the Progressive Rock Party
By Rick Wakeman published
Paul McCartney as arts minister, Keith Richards at health, Ozzy as foreign secretary… it doesn’t sound all that outlandish when you think about it

“I don’t recall stockings and suspenders coming into Arthurian legend, but hey, they do now!”: how Rick Wakeman staged the most OTT live shows of the 1970s
By Henry Yates published
The story of prog icon Rick Wakeman‘s epic 1970s shows for Journey To The Centre Of The Earth and King Arthur On Ice

The joy and pain of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe’s only album
By Johnny Sharp published
United under Jon Anderson’s vision, four ex Yes members regrouped to make the 1989 record that looked both forward and backward

“David Bowie was an absolute genuis”: Rick Wakeman’s epic tales of sessions with Bowie, Bolan, Lou Reed and more
By Dom Lawson published
Former Yes keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman has played with rock’s great and good over the years – and he’s got the memories to prove it

Yes to release Super Deluxe Edition of Fragile in June
By Jerry Ewing published
The new Super Deluxe version of Yes's Fragile album is remastered and features rarities and previously unreleased live recordings

Rick Wakeman adds three extra Christmas shows
By Jerry Ewing published
Rick Wakeman's Christmas live shows return in November and December after a year off in 2023

"At the end, Jimmy says to me: 'I want you in my band'. I say: 'But I've got a maths exam in the morning!'": Rick Wakeman, and the blues records that changed his life
By Jo Kendall published
It all started with a love of trad jazz and Etta James – plus a baptism of fire in an after-school session with R&B star Jimmy Thomas

Rick and Oliver Wakeman, Gordon Giltrap and more line up for charity concert
By Jerry Ewing published
The Mile of Roses Concert in June will raise money for a local special school and the theatre in Tewkesbury
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