Rick Wakeman

RICK WAKEMAN. English keyboardist, songwriter, television & radio presenter and author. He is best known for being the former keyboardist in the prog-rock band Yes and for his solo albums of the 1970s. He left the RCM in 1969 to become a full-time session musician where he played on songs by David Bowie / T Rex / Elton John / Cat Stevens and Black Sabbath. In 1970, he joined the Strawbs for three albums before joining Yes (for two runs from 1971-1980) playing on their successful albums ; Fragile (1971) / Close to the Edge (1972) / Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973) / Going for the One (1977) and Tormato (1978). His solo LPs are ; The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973) / Journey To The Centre of The Earth (1974) and King Arthur and The Knights of The Round Table (1975). He has released over 100 solo albums that have sold 50 million copies worldwide.