Rick Wakeman - The Ultimate Anthology

Starring: Rick Wakeman Original UK Premiere: 2004 Dvd Release: 15th March, 2004 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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Rick Wakeman is a progressive rock keyboard player. He is a classically trained pianist & has been highly acclaimed for his virtuosity. In his early years he was a pioneer in the use of electronic keyboards & his name has become a byword for a keyboard player surrounded by a vast array of equipment. He was born in Perivale, Middlesex, England. Wakeman came to fame in 1970 playing with The Strawbs & joined Yes for the first time in 1971. Wakeman has joined & left Yes at least four times in his turbulent long-term relationship with the group. In 2002, he joined the band for a fifth time. Wakeman has enjoyed a long, extremely prolific, but only occasionally successful solo career. He has also performed as a guest or session musician for artists as disparate as John Williams, Brotherhood Of Man, Elton John, Lou Reed, David Bowie & Black Sabbath. Wakeman became highly skilled at playing the temperamental & notoriously intractible Mellotron - an electronic musical instrument that worked using continuous prerecorded tape loops.

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