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
Lisztomania (album) what is here is more substantial than the material on Journey or Myths and Legends, which can be attributed largely to the composers' contributions." Lisztomania (album) Lisztomania is a 1975 progressive rock soundtrack album by Rick Wakeman for Ken Russell's film "Lisztomania", a biography of Franz Liszt. Some tracks feature The Who's Roger Daltrey singing lead vocals. The album was later upgraded as "The Real Lisztomania" by Wakeman because he was dissatisfied with the original release. When Allmusic rated the album they said "The soundtrack to Ken Russell's movie provided Wakeman with a canvas upon which to work his magic