The Myths & Legends of Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman is one of the greatest musicians of all time, with 50 million record sales under his own name and countless millions more playing with Yes, David Bowie, Cat Stevens and many, many more. He's a bona fide rock star who's seen it all, done it all and now, wants to talk about it all. The Myths & Legends of Rick Wakeman. With regular episodes starting Jan 31st 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
In this episode of The Myths and Legends of Rick Wakeman, you cunning questions once again probe the gigantic brain of Rick. His capacity for remembering mind-boggling levels of detail is a wonder to behold, so marvel as you hear.....
- Why Elton John replaced Rick on TV
- The story of the missing Rhapsodies track
- How Phil Lynott literally saved Ricks life
- Memories of Wine Gums & Chocolate Covered Peanuts
Send your ques...
One of Rick's great mates was the legendary Ozzy Osbourne.
From his early contributions to Black Sabbath through to Ozzy's appearance on Return To The Centre Of The Earth and Ozzmosis, Rick and Ozzy had a great relationship.
In this episode, Rick remembers his friend, a man who was far more than the public persona we all watched on 'The Osbournes'.
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In this special edition of The Myths & Legends Of Rick Wakeman, Rick takes us under the skin of one of his musical mentors.
The past few months have seen the passing of two of Rick's great friends and musical collaborators, Ozzy Osbourne and Dave Cousins.
Rick talks about Ozzy in the next episode but for this one, he focusses on his friend Dave Cousins.
In this edition you'll hear about the origins of the band and h...
So here we are again, happy as can be in Rick Wakeman's luxury armchairs in The Great Lounge of his home in England.
In this episode, Rick talks about No Earthly Connection and the famous Funky Chateau.
He also chats about the Australian tour with Sky! and we hear about his work with the great Mitch Benn and even Blue Peter!
It's a feast for the ears!!
Contact Rick by emailing Rick@Rickspodcast.co.uk and find out all a...
Welcome to another podcast from the legend that is Rick Wakeman, who this time tells us about a project that ANY prog fan ANYWHERE would have loved to be part of.
Rick Wakeman, John Wetton and Bill Bruford. Would it have been called WBW.....or maybe BWW!. (Actually, it would have been called Wakeman, Wetton and Bruford..... it's all academic as Rick explains why it never quite got off the ground.
Also hear about his rock rela...
Welcome back to another episode of The Myths And Legends Of Rick Wakeman.
In this podcast, Rick answers more of your fabulous questions on the subjects of King Arthur, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Curry!
He also tells the incredible story of how he met ALL 4 of the Beatles, including being one of the last people to see John Lennon alive.
Be part of the show! Email your questions and comments to Rick@Rickspodcast....
In this episode of The Myths & Legends Of Rick Wakeman, Rick answers a question about remixes, which leads onto the way Going For The One was recorded, which leads onto how Awaken was made, which goes onto.......well, you'll hear.
For many prog rock fans, Awaken is the ultimate, the Prog Rock anthem if you will, and in this podcast, Rick goes deeeep into the music and also we get to hear a clip of his favourite version of t...
In this episode of The Myths & Legends Of Rick Wakeman, the man himself is back answering your probing questions.
You'll find out all about those FABULOUS tour programmes that Rick used to sell on tour, (Daily Error anyone?).
Also, hear about Keith Emerson and how he and Rick used to pretend to be ENEMIES! There's even some archive audio of Rick and Keith together, when Keith was Rick's PLUMBER???.
If you have a questi...
In this episode, Rick is sat in front of his Bechstein piano, the same type as he used on MANY famous sessions at Trident Studios.
He also talks about his time at Trident and how he became the go-to session keyboard player in London in the 1970s.
ALSO find out why he was BANNED from recording music for adverts, hear about his mate Elton John and even catch a little bit of his magic fingers as he plays the intro from Life On ...
He's back!! Rick Wakeman returns with a brand-new episode of his podcast, in which HE answers YOUR questions.
You really can ask him anything and in this edition, hear Rick tell us all about the White Rock album, answer questions on the Yes book, touring and earthquakes.
PLUS, find out what Rick REALLY THINKS of Patrick Moraz!
Send in your questions to Rick@Rickspodcast.co.uk.
He's back! The keyboard wizard that is Rick Wakeman returns with another episode of his podcast, The Myths & Legends Of Rick Wakeman.
In this episode, Rick talks about Studios. You might think that one recording studio is the same as another but NO, and they especially weren't in the 1960's and 1970's when Rick was the go-to red-hot super-star session keyboard player of choice for literally hundreds of artists.
Find out more...
He's back! Rick Wakeman returns with a brand new episode of The Myths & Legends Of Rick Wakeman and he's back answering your questions about all manner of stuff!
In this episode, find out all about Rick's involvement on Tommy Live with The Who. ALSO hear how that show directly inspired Journey To The Centre Of The Earth.
Rick also talks about his little known Clarinet skills (was he really playing one on a Cat Stevens rec...
In this episode of The Myths and Legends of Rick Wakeman, hear the true story of Rick's tragic, final message from David Bowie.
Rick will also be revealing the real facts about his famous drunken appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
He'll also be answering listener questions, playing the piano extremely badly PLUS in the first of a new series of features, he reveals his hidden culinary talents as one of the worl...
YOU have questions........RICK has answers........well, when he can remember them that is.
In this special episode, recorded backstage at Rick's final piano tour show in Rome at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, he tackles the following queries:
- What happened to 1984?
- What about that Cavalier outfit???
- How did Temperent Of Mind (The Strawbs) come about?
- What was life like with David Bowie at Haddon Hall?
- The truth about Cat...
Rick Wakeman, keyboard player extraordinaire, returns for another episode of his podcast, The Myths And Legends Of Rick Wakeman.
Aided by his trusty servant Jeeves, Rick turns the nonsense in his head into listening gold for you and I.
In this episode you'll hear him answering your questions about Going For The One, (remember to email all your thoughts and questions to Rick@Rickspodcast.co.uk), as well as giving us an insigh...
Welcome back to all of you who are eager for more from the brain of Rick Wakeman!
Yes, in Episode 2 Rick - and his collection of rescue dogs, some of whom are VERY noisy as you'll hear - returns with more stories from his incredible life.
In this edition, find out just how loony Keith Moon really was and yes, Rick really was arrested in Australia as a result.
Hear about some of amazing people Rick has been friends with,...
So here it is, EPISODE 1 of Rick Wakeman's brand new podcast, recorded in Rick's music room at his home in the UK.
In this opening episode, Rick and his trusty sidekick Mark Jeeves explore his library, his piano and answer your questions.
This week find out about his early work with Junior's Eyes and listen as he unpicks the creation of the YES classics Heart Of The Sunrise and And You & I.
Remember to send your quest...
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