Rick Wakeman
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"David Bowie said, I hear you play a mean piano": Rick Wakeman on playing on Space Oddity and Hunky Dory, then turning down David Bowie's invitation to join The Spiders From Mars on the same day he joined Yes
By Paul Brannigan published
Rick Wakeman was a popular and much in-demand musician in the early '70s, as his friend David Bowie would discover to his cost

"I still think I’m part of Yes": Jon Anderson teases the possibility of a reunion with former Yes bandmates Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman
By Paul Brannigan published
Jon Anderson suggests that the door may be open for playing again with some old friends

“By the time I swapped over the tapes I knew I was in the stinky brown stuff. Somebody said, ‘God help us’ … the budget for the cover was cut back”: How Rick Wakeman proved everyone wrong with The Six Wives of Henry VIII
By Dave Ling published
His 1973 debut solo album was roundly hated by label bosses and reviewers – but it became a coffee-table classic and gave him freedom from Yes

“It’s time to call it a day”: Rick Wakeman announces farewell tour and a parting instrumental epic, Yessonata
By Paul Brannigan published
Prog legend Rick Wakeman prepares to exit stage left

“For all his showmanship, he was first and foremost a composer and musician, making music for the head and the heart”: Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson, Geoff Downes and others pay homage to Keith Emerson
By David West published
15 classic cuts from the keyboard genius’ career, as loved by the good and the great of prog rock and beyond

Rick Wakeman, Trevor Horn, Focus and Big Big Train announced for 45th annual Cropredy Festival
By Jerry Ewing published
Corpredy 2024 takes place in Cropredy, near Banbury, from August 8 -10

Rick Wakeman announces Live At The London Palladium release
By Jerry Ewing published
Rick Wakeman announces Live At The London Palladium four-disc set for February

“We didn’t want to be extras, we didn’t want to be bit men… If you haven’t got an ego, you shouldn’t be doing this”: Rick Wakeman on the Keith Emerson collaboration that never happened
By Mike Barnes published
The “brothers in keyboards” had plans for a show together, a tour with Jon Lord and perhaps even an album before tragedy made it all impossible
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