Rick Wakeman
UK
Born: 18 May 1949
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, Stage & Screen
Styles: Prog-Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Film Music, Soundtracks
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Born in Perivale, Middlesex, England, Rick Wakeman's interest in music manifested itself very early, and from the age of seven on he studied classical piano. At the age of 14, he joined a local band, Atlantic Blues, the same year he left school to enroll in the Royal College of Music. He had his eye on a career as a concert pianist, but Wakeman was dismissed from the college after it became clear that he preferred playing in clubs to studying technique. By his late teens, he was an established session man, playing on records by such diverse ac...
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