Rick Wakeman
Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist, songwriter, producer, television and radio presenter, and author. He is best known for being in the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004 and for his solo albums released in the 1970s. He is a current member of Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.
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| Full name at birth | Richard Christopher Wakeman
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| Claim to fame | Yes (1976–1980)
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| Date of birth | 18 May 1949
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| Place of birth | Perivale, London, England
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![Yes - Classic Rock Magazine Cover [Italy] (March 2022)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/l/o/lo9a8wnl3nfwann.jpg?skj2io4l)
- In an interview, Rick told of playing at a concert during which a bizarrely dressed man leaped on stage and started waving his walking stick. Somewhat startled, Rick threw him off the stage and carried on playing. Only afterward did he find out that the guy was Salvador Dali.
- In his recent appearance on This Is Your Life, his early life was summed up by the host saying "You'd had three heart attacks, two marriages and lost £10 million by your early thirties ... but then things got better"
- Has lived in Middlesex, London, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Switzerland, Scotland, Surrey, Hertfordshire and on the Isle of Man.
- Began learning to play the piano at the age of four.
- "Yes" 1973 album "Tales from Topographic Oceans" came seventh in Classic Rock Magazine's list of the 30 greatest concept albums of all time. Wakeman's 1974 solo album "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" came 25th on the list.
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