Birth of Richard Christopher Wakeman18 May 1949
Birth of Richard Christopher Wakeman, later Yes keyboard player and solo artist.
Historical person
Rick Wakeman Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Rick Wakeman, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
9 records1949–20027 events2 places
Chronological biography
1949
1971
Yes1971
Joins Yes, replacing Tony Kaye and adding Mellotron, synthesizers and virtuoso keyboard parts.
Fragile26 November 1971
Makes his Yes studio debut on Fragile during the band's international breakthrough.
1973
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath1973
Contributes keyboards to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, adding progressive rock colour to the album.
Tales from Topographic Oceans7 December 1973
Plays keyboards on Tales from Topographic Oceans before leaving the band in 1974.
1974
Departure1974
Leaves Yes after the Tales from Topographic Oceans tour.
1977
Going for the One15 July 1977
Returns to Yes for Going for the One, restoring the classic keyboard presence.
1980
Departure1980
Leaves Yes again during the transition away from the late-1970s line-up.
2002
Yes2002
Returns to Yes for another period with Anderson, Howe, Squire and White.
Titles and roles
Member of Black Sabbath · Member of Yes
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.