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English keyboard player Rick Wakeman, of progressive rock group Yes, at a recording studio, 9th January 1975. (Photo by John Downing/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rick Wakeman’s sales award for Journey To The Centre Of The Earth came with a warning

By Chris Roberts Published

The keyboard wizard recalls accepting a presentation disc from the suit who’d made his 1974 project difficult – and the advice from David Bowie that had kept him fighting for it

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How Rick Wakeman got his first cape, by Rick Wakeman

By Rick Wakeman Published

After reading a live review that described him as a giant comical spider, Rick Wakeman knew he had to take action

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Rick Wakeman launches new weekly podcast with comedian Griff Rhys Jones

By Jerry Ewing Published

Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones will launch new podcast, The Sound Of The Seventy Year Olds, on February 27

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UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Rick Wakeman Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
“The lawyer said, ‘Have we just paid $12,000 for a piano player?’” When Rick Wakeman delivered his first solo album

By Rick Wakeman Published

In 1970 they gave him Scotch in the morning, a big cash advance and a three-ton limousine. Eventually the man who’d hated the resulting album gave him a platinum disc for its sales

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Debate: Will the return of Rush be the biggest prog event of 2026?

By Martin Kielty Published

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson own the limelight all year, or can King Crimson, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Crown Lands and The Pineapple Thief grab headlines?

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UNITED KINGDOM - CIRCA 1994: Brian Eno (L) and David Bowie attend a private view of charity exhibition "War Child: Little Pieces From Big Stars" at Flowers East Gallery in September 1994 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images) Davidbowieretro
David Bowie’s final message to Brian Eno – which he didn’t understand at first

By Mike Barnes Published

The pair had been planning to revisit 1995 album Outside before Bowie’s death took fans, friends and colleagues by surprise in 2016

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Rick Wakeman, Steve Hackett, Asia, Caravan, Focus and more lined up for huge new prog cruise taking place this summer

By Jerry Ewing Published

Prog-friendly venue Trading Boundaries announces a new prog cruise venture up and down the Rhine for July

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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 04: Actor William Shatner attends Day 3 of Creation Entertainment's 2018 Star Trek Convention Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 4, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
“He was unable to write something with delight in it. It’s epic”: William Shatner’s surprising Christmas album

By Jo Kendall Published

The Star Trek icon gets silly and serious in turns as he discusses what the season means to him, the secret to living long and prospering, and the presents Kirk and Spock might give each other

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Rick Wakeman on his sequel to The Red Planet, and taking David Bowie along for the ride

By Johnny Sharp Published

Keyboard maestro has gone back to work with the English Rock Ensemble for the follow-up to his 2020 album, and he says the process feels like early 70s Yes

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Which member of Yes released the best solo album?

By Martin Kielty Published

So many musicians, so many records… which one is your choice for greatest of all time?

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