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BlabberMouth reports: YES Keyboard Wizard RICK WAKEMAN Begins Recording New Instrumental Progressive Rock Album https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/yes-keyboard-wizard-rick-wakeman-begins-recording-new-instrumental-progressive-rock-album/ YES Keyboard Wizard RICK WAKEMAN Begins Recording New Instrumental Progressive Rock Album Rick Wakeman has commenced recording a new solo LP. According to the keyboard legend, his "first keyboard-orientated instrumental prog rock album for quite a few years" will be […]
31st Dec 1984, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen crashed his Corvette Stingray, on the A57 outside Sheffield, Allen lost his left arm in the accident. Allen was on his way to a New Year's Eve party at his family's home when a Jaguar passed him. The driver had been egging Allen on and would not […]
10th Dec 1999, Rick Danko died in his sleep at his home near Woodstock, New York. The Canadian guitarist and singer joined The Hawks in 1963 who went on to work as Bob Dylan's backing band, (with Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson). Renamed The Band who released their 1968 debut Music from Big […]
Happy birthday to Rick Buckler, born on 6th Dec 1955, drummer with The Jam who had 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four No.1 hits. Do you have a favourite Jam track? Our latest book The Jam – The Day […]
We are working on a new book with Rick Buckler. The Jam – The Day I Was There which is set to be published in December 2019 and we would like to hear from you. The book will tell the story of The Jam in the words of over 400 fans, with memories from the […]
31st December 1984, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen crashed his Corvette Stingray, on the A57 outside Sheffield, Allen lost his left arm in the accident. Allen was on his way to a New Year's Eve party at his family's home when a Jaguar passed him. The driver had been egging Allen on and would not […]
10th December 1999, Rick Danko died in his sleep at his home near Woodstock, New York. The Canadian guitarist and singer joined The Hawks in 1963 who went on to work as Bob Dylan's backing band, (with Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson). Renamed The Band who released their 1968 debut Music from Big […]
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/rick-rubin-american-recordings/ Rick Rubin: Rock’s Ultimate Auteur And American Recordings After pioneering the rock-rap crossover with Def Jam, Rick Rubin launched the American Recordings label in the 90s, emerging as rock’s ultimate auteur. Read it here
Happy birthday to Rick Wakeman, born on 18th May 1949, English keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter. As a session musician his early sessions included playing on “Space Oddity”, for David Bowie and songs by Junior’s Eyes, T. Rex, Elton John, and Cat Stevens. Wakeman became a member of Strawbs and then the classic line-up […]
Rick Nelson would have turned 78 years old today. On his 21st birthday in 1961, Ricky wanted to shed his teenybop image so he changed his professional first name to “Rick,” which he would insist upon being called for the rest of his career. How many of you remember watching him on his parents TV […]