Rick Wakeman - Key To Keys - 1. Episode 1

RICK WAKEMAN - KEY TO KEYS - 1. EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/129mb/56mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 10th February 2024

Rick Wakeman presents the first in a four-part series bringing you some of his favourite keyboard tracks from artists like Emerson Lake & Palmer to Elton John and Rod Argent and not forgetting the amazing Mrs Mills.

In this first show, Rick also chats to fellow rock pianist Don Airey. Keyboard player with Deep Purple since 2002, he has also written and played keyboards for artists like Gary Moore, Ozzy Osborne, Rainbow and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Rick and Don chat about how he started his career playing on a cruise ship before being spotted playing live in a London club and being invited to play with Cozy Powell. Don also treats us to a live version of one of his own compositions on the Elton John piano. And you can hear a live version of Fire by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown recorded at a session for the BBC back in 1968.

First broadcast in 2016.

B. Bumble & the Stingers - Nut Rocker [Old Gold]
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man [Atlantic]
Argent - Hold Your Head Up [Epic]
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire [Trax]
Elton John - Honky Cat [Virgin/EMI]
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire
Deep Purple - Hush [EMI]
Colosseum II - Dark Side Of The Moog
Don Airey - Song For Al
Whitesnake - Is This Love [Virgin]
Mrs. Mills - Mrs Mills Medley Part 1