Person Open DS/UK/12496 Wakeman; Rick (18 May 1949); English keyboardist, songwriter, producer and presenter Wakeman Rick 18 May 1949 English keyboardist, songwriter, producer and presenter Male Richard Christopher Wakeman Perivale, London, England (born)

English Musician; Keyboard White Son of Cyril Frank Wakeman and Mildred Helen Wakeman Heterosexual Awards, Honours and Legacy: In 2017, Wakeman was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes. Memberships: In 2007, Wakeman became a Freemason and joined Chelsea Lodge No. 3098, the membership of which is made up of entertainers. His father had been a member of the Brent Valley Lodge, and the support that Wakeman and his mother received from his friends at the Lodge following his death became a catalyst for Wakeman to learn more about it and become one himself. In 2011, Wakeman joined the Knights Templar fraternity. In 2014, he was installed as the 110th Worshipful Master of the Chelsea Lodge while he was also the King Rat of the showbusiness fraternity and charity, the Grand Order of Water Rats. Rick Wakeman is an English keyboardist, songwriter, producer, 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 member of Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman. 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 Oddity", among others, for David Bowie, and songs by Junior's Eyes, T. Rex, Elton John, and Cat Stevens. Wakeman became a member of Strawbs in 1970 before joining Yes a year later, playing on some of their most successful albums across two stints until 1980. Wakeman began his solo career in 1973; his most successful albums are his first three: The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973), Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974), and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975), all concept albums. He formed his rock band, The English Rock Ensemble, in 1974, with which he continues to perform, and scored his first film, Lisztomania (1975). Wakeman pursued solo projects in the 1980s that varied in levels of success; his most successful album was 1984, released in 1981, which was followed by his minor pop hit single, "Glory Boys", from Silent Nights (1985). He hosted the television show Gastank, and recorded his first of several New-age, ambient, and Christian music albums with Country Airs (1986) and The Gospels (1987), respectively. From 1988 to 1990 he was a member of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe which led to his third Yes stint until 1992. He returned twice more between 1995 and 2004, during which he completed several more solo projects and tours, including his most significant of the decade, Return to the Centre of the Earth (1999). Wakeman continues to record albums and perform concerts worldwide in various capacities; his most recent album is Christmas Portraits (2019). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wakeman (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 2/11/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 26a3c289-99c4-4a60-9e38-da30f4d070d4