Rick Wakeman Rick Wakeman Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist, songwriter, 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. Born and raised in West London, Wakeman intended to be a concert pianist but quit his studies at the Royal College of Music in 1969 to become a full-time session musician. His early sessions included playing on "Space
Cradle to the Grave (album) Cradle to the Grave (album) Cradle to the Grave is the fourteenth studio album, and the thirteenth album of original material, by British rock band Squeeze. It was released in October 2015 and is their first studio album since 2010's "Spot the Difference". It also features their first new songs since their 1998 album "Domino". It is the only Squeeze album to feature bassist Lucy Shaw who departed before the band's 2017 album, "The Knowledge", which features Yolanda Charles on bass. "Cradle to the Grave" debuted at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart, making this the band's highest-charting album