Word: sideman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Rick Wakeman mastered classical music at the Royal College of Music and rock as a keyboard sideman for such pop luminaries as Cat Stevens, T. Rex and David Bowie. Currently a member of Yes, England's foremost progressive rock group, Wakeman, 24, has conceived, performed and produced what is so far the most provocative rock LP of the year. The Six Wives of Henry VIIKA...
...sound" technique and long (often 40 minutes) sonata-like solos on sax have revolutionized the jazz world. He was looked up to by other New Thing players as a friend and spiritual leader. "He seemed like a priest, the way he talked," recalls Saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders, a former sideman and now leader of his own group...