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a grumpy Welcome ollowing the huge success ratty, testy, grouchy, querulous, peevish, of the BBC television series crotchety and liverish.” GRUMPY OLD MEN, Rick Rick says that to him, grumpy is was commissioned to write two just “moaning about life as it is in a Fbooks for Preface, part of the funny way”, but admits that it can make very large publishers, Random House. him all of the above definitions on a The books were called GRUMPY particularly bad grumpy day. OLD ROCKSTAR and FURTHER His humor is extremely self ADVENTURES OF A GRUMPY OLD deprecating and has made him a ROCKSTAR and were household name all over instant best sellers , and Britain, and as well as TV Various because of the books and dictionaries state and radio, is now highly the TV series, Rick suddenly that “grumpy sought after on the after became known as the means irritable, dinner circuit in England. ‘Grumpy Old Rockstar’. cross, bad- Tonight’s performance tempered, crabby Rick’s one man shows grumbling edgy, will include some of Rick’s featured him performing surly, petulant, own music, plus that of a variety of the music that cantankerous... YES, , CAT he had been associated STEVENS and classical with over the years, on the too such as grand , plus hilarious anecdotal TCHAIKOVSKY and LISTZ. stories. Some of those stories are from He is really excited about bringing the ‘Grumpy’ books and others are this show to the USA and Canada and more than likely to appear in the next hopes that it won’t be the last time volume. before he semi-retires (yes he really is Various dictionaries state that going to) in 2022. grumpy means: “irritable, cross, bad- tempered, crabby grumbling edgy, surly, petulant, cantankerous, huffy, tetchy,

www.rwcc.com PAGE 3 a grumpy history fter studying piano privately to take Rick’s career to a new level. for 12 years, Rick gained a He joined YES in August of 1971 and scholarship to the Royal has been in and out of that band on College of Music where quite a few occasions! One journalist ahe studied piano, clarinet likened the relationship to that of and orchestration. In March 2012 and Elizabeth Taylor, Prince Charles presented him with his in as much as they can’t live with each Fellowship of the RCM. He was also other but in the same breath, can’t made a Professor at the College live without each other ! Rick told the of Music. journalist he didn’t disagree as long as As a much sought after session it was accepted that he was “Richard musician in the late sixties and early Burton”! seventies , he played on more than 2000 For the last five years he has been records including such hits as CAT touring the world with ARW to great STEVEN’s , DAVID acclaim, alongside his great friends , BOWIE’s and Life on guitarist and vocalist Jon Mars and worked with a real eclectic Anderson. mixture of other notable artistes such Both as a solo artist and with YES he as DONOVAN, CILLA BLACK, MARC has sold more than 50,000,000 , BOLAN, , LOU although he says that only a clairvoyant REED, MARY HOPKIN, DANA, AL would be able to tell you where the STEWART , and JOHN royalties went! WILLIAMS. He has written two film scores In March 1970 he joined for , (LISZTOMANIA and and his first with them , ‘Just a CRIMES OF PASSION), two scores Collection of Antiques and Curios’, paved for HARRY PALMER films, starring the way for ‘Folk-Rock’ and reviews from , ( and their concert at The Queen Elizabeth Hall on July 11th of that year , did much Continues over... www.rwcc.com PAGE 5 Midnight in St. Petersburg), and the with symphony orchestras and choirs . award winning 1976 Winter Olympics In 2013 he performed 12 consecutive filmWHITE ROCK as well as GOLÉ, sell out one man shows at the HERO, A DAY AFTER THE FAIR and Edinburgh Festival, two horror films, CREEPSHOW 2 and In 2014 he performed his highly THE BURNING. acclaimed JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE He has also carved out quite a OF THE EARTH with a symphony television career in the UK, appearing orchestra , choir and band to more on every single programme of the than 30,000 in the UK and this show GRUMPY OLD MEN series, just under will continue to be performed for the 100 appearances on Countdown plus ensuing years around the world and numerous invites onto Never Mind The indeed 2 performances took place at the Buzzcocks, Have I got News For You to celebrate Rick’s and had 6 years as a regular presenter 70th birthday in 2019. on Watchdog. On Radio 4 he can be In the last two years he has had two regularly heard on The News Quiz, top 10 albums, and Just a Minute and It’s Your Round. He and has recorded a also hosted the stand up show Live at new piano album especially for Xmas Jongleurs on television for five years entitled . which was shown around the world . He has two current books available ...GRUMPY OLD ROCKSTAR and FURTHER ADVENTURES OF A GRUMPY OLD ROCKSTAR, both of which made the best sellers list. The third in the series is due for release in 2020. He still finds time each year to perform concerts around the world which can range from his extremely popular one man show to extravaganzas www.rwcc.com PAGE 7

remembering ‘gastank’

he year is 1982. Popular music has gone As an example, GasTank #1 kicks off with a through several tumultuous years, couple of pieces by Ashton and Wakeman, then an understatement for artists of the time. features friends RICK PARFITT from Status Quo, Classic and musicians are reggae heroes THE CIMARONS, then legends Tat that moment reimagining themselves, ALVIN LEE and ERIC BURDON. Ashton brings their sound, and their stagecraft, in light of new a sense of humour, piano and gritty vocals to influences, and the tremendous impact of music his featured songs. Wakeman is, well, the man and videos via the juggernaut called MTV. Punk has musician we’ve come to know over so many years in come and mostly gone, but continues to influence the business – funny, disarming even, and as always a host of bands, all plying slightly different musical brilliant on the keys. territory, be it goth, ska, “new wave” dance or one of The house band includes long-time Wakeman any number of increasingly eclectic drummer Tony Fernandez with Chas musical styles. Cronk and Jerome Rimson on bass. In the face of these events, The show was The rest of the crew play their parts and beloved by fans whether an original tune from their established a new television show of rock and catalog, or a suitable cover, such as called GasTank. Produced by Paul progressive when Eric Burdon introduces a long Knight with associate Ralph Tobert, music who had time Elvis Presley favorite. It’s intimate Directed by Gerry Mill and recorded the chance to and thoroughly enjoyable for any fan at Ewart Studios with a stage and see some well or interested viewer. a small studio audience, the show established rock Three cameramen, Richard aired in the UK on in ‘n’ roll heroes Dellow, Andy Watt, and Mike Hand 1982-1983. It featured Wakeman Bowman capture the action primarily and Ashton chatting to a host of from positions just in front of the musical artists as diverse as STEVE small stage, or on it, affording us an HACKETT (Genesis), (), upfront view of fingers, frets, and performances. The ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW (Roger Waters sound by Mike Erander and enduring quality of the / ), (), footage itself is exceptional. ERIC BURDON (The Animals), SUZI QUATRO, GASTANK has, as far as we are aware, never GODLEY AND CREME (), but to name a few. been repeated or show in any markets outside of Then joining these musicians for a few live numbers. the UK. It was never available on home video in any The show was beloved by fans of rock and format and was only recently released on DVD and progressive music who had the chance to see some was enthusiastically snapped up by fans world-wide. well established rock ‘n’ roll heroes, along with a few overlooked artists of the era, playing classic and new The complete Gas Tank is now available from songs live in an intimate setting. www.rickwakemansmusicemporium.com

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was introduced to Animals Asia by treatment, he now had terminal liver cancer and a few back in 2011 and ever since then I’ve been in awe of days later we lost our beloved bear. the work Jill Robinson and her team do. Towards the end, Cyril sought comfort in fresh I can’t think of a crueller form of animal and dried banana leaves and hessian sacks. He iabuse than bear bile farming. Moon bears are constructed a gorgeous nest and would gladly accept confined for years in tiny cages, offering no moment of as much substrate we could offer him. He stopped respite from excruciating pain, where they eventually eating everything but pumpkin and all things sweet. die. Since they were cubs, they will have had crude, He loved watermelon, sugar cane, condensed milk and agonizing catheters in their abdomens and been pumpkin ice blocks. He would gladly accept the extra kept in a perpetual state of hunger and dehydration pieces of pumpkin that other bears refused. The team to maximise bile production. The 11,200 bile bears took such wonderful care of him until his end. in China and Vietnam must yearn for death, but Cyril was buried by a small group of loving people Animals Asia offers them hope and have rescued from both Chengdu and Nanning. He was covered in a around 600 bears to date. The bears are crushed in blanket of hessian sacks, dried banana leaves, pumpkin, body and spirit and for the lucky ones that are rescued condensed milk and watermelon. We planted a banana by Animals Asia, it can be a long road to recovery. But tree sapling there so he will have an endless supply of Jill’s team has some of the best and most specialised substrates to take with him. RIP Cyril. bear vets in the world who use their tremendous skills and compassion to give tireless support and love to the rick wakeman bears. Piece by piece, they put the bears back together, physically and psychologically, and then provide safe sanctuary to them for the rest of their days. I have always been proud to support the charity and it’s been such a pleasure to be able to help. I performed a concert for them in May 2016 and was left gobsmacked afterwards when Jill stood up and told me that my wife and I, (Rachel is also involved with Animals Asia), were now proud adopted parents of a Moon Bear! We named him Cyril and the Animals Asia team worked tirelessly to bring him back to health and slowly but surely he started to improve, even growing blonde hair which was unheard of for a moon bear. Just as Rachel and I were preparing to travel to China to see Cyril, we received the devastating news that because of his initial appalling and brutal

www.rwcc.com PAGE 15 PIANO VIBRATIONS THE SIX WIVES JOURNEY TO THE MYTHS & LISZTOMANIA NO EARTHLY WHITE ROCK CRIMINAL RECORD RHAPSODIES THE BURNING 1984 ROCK N ROLL First released in 1971 OF HENRY VIII THE CENTRE... LEGENDS... First released in 1975 CONNECTION First released in 1977 First released in 1977 First released in 1979 First released in 1981 First released in 1981 PROPHET First released in 1973 First released in 1974 First released in 1975 First released in 1976 First released in 1982

COST OF LIVING G’OLE! CRIMES OF LIVE AT THE GOSPELS TIME MACHINE A SUITE OF GODS ZODIAQUE THE WORD... First released in 1983 First released in 1983 PASSION First released in 1985 HAMMERSMITH (ORIGINAL) First released in 1987 First released in 1987 First released in 1988 First released in 1988 First released in 1988 First released in 1988 First released in 1984 First released in 1985 First released in 1986

BLACK KNIGHTS... PHANTOM POWER IN THE BEGINNING ROCK N ROLL ASPIRANT SUNRISE ASPIRANT SUNSET ASPIRANT THE CLASSICAL 2000AD – INTO AFRICAN BACH First released in 1989 First released in 1989 First released in 1990 First released in 1990 First released in 1990 PROPHET PLUS First released in 1991 First released in 1991 SUNSHADOWS CONNECTION THE FUTURE First released in 1991 First released in 1991 First released in 1991 First released in 1991 First released in 1991

SOFTSWORD COUNTRY AIRS THE CLASSICAL... 2 WAKEMAN WITH THE HERITAGE NO EXPENSE PRAYERS UNLEASHING... WWW – OFFICIAL LIVE ON THE TEST WWW – LIVE ALMOST LIVE First released in 1991 First released in 1992 First released in 1993 WAKEMAN SUITE SPARED First released in 1993 First released in 1993 BOOTLEG First released in 1994 First released in 1994 IN EUROPE First released in 1993 First released in 1993 First released in 1993 First released in 1994 First released in 1995

THE PIANO ALBUM THE PRIVATE ROMANCE... THE SEVEN RICK WAKEMAN VISIONS CIRQUE SURREAL FIELDS OF GREEN THE NEW GOSPELS TAPESTRIES CAN YOU VIGNETTES First released in 1995 COLLECTION First released in 1995 WONDERS IN CONCERT First released in 1995 First released in 1995 First released in 1996 First released in 1996 First released in 1996 HEAR ME? First released in 1996 First released in 1995 First released in 1995 First released in 1995 First released in 1996

ORISONS THE WORD TRIBUTE SIMPLY ACOUSTIC FIELDS OF THEMES RETURN TO WHITE ROCK II THE NATURAL THE ART IN OFFICIAL LIVE STELLA BIANCA First released in 1996 AND MUSIC First released in 1997 - THE MUSIC GREEN ‘97 First released in 1998 THE CENTRE First released in 1999 WORLD TRILOGY MUSIC TRILOGY BOOTLEG ALLA... First released in 1996 First released in 1997 First released in 1997 First released in 1999 First released in 1999 First released in 1999 First released in 1999 First released in 1999

PRELUDES TO CHRONICLES CHRISTMAS LIVE IN CONCERT MORNING HAS OUT OF THE BLUE CLASSICAL TWO SIDES OF YES TREASURE CHEST TREASURE CHEST TREASURE CHEST TREASURE CHEST A CENTURY OF MAN VARIATIONS First released in 2000 BROKEN First released in 2001 VARIATIONS First released in 2001 VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 First released in 2000 First released in 2000 First released in 2000 First released in 2000 First released in 2001 First released in 2002 First released in 2002 First released in 2002 First released in 2002

TREASURE CHEST TREASURE CHEST TREASURE CHEST TREASURE CHEST TWO SIDES THE YES PIANO HUMMINGBIRD THE WIZARD... OUT THERE AT LINCOLN RETRO LIVE AT THE BBC VOLUME 5 VOLUME 6 VOLUME 7 VOLUME 8 OF YES 2 VARIATIONS First released in 2002 First released in 2002 First released in 2003 CATHEDRAL First released in 2006 First released in 2007 First released in 2002 First released in 2002 First released in 2002 First released in 2002 First released in 2002 First released in 2002 First released in 2005

RETRO 2 THE SIX ALWAYS WITH YOU PAST, PRESENT THE LIVING TREE THE LIVING TREE IN THE NICK JOURNEY... 2012 THE MYTHS & PIANO PORTRAITS THE PHANTOM PIANO ODYSSEY First released in 2007 WIVES... LIVE First released in 2010 AND FUTURE First released in 2010 IN CONCERT OF TIME First released in 2012 LEGENDS 2016 First released in 2017 OF THE OPERA First released in 2018 First released in 2009 First released in 2010 First released in 2012 First released in 2012 First released in 2016 First released in 2017

PAGE 16 www.rwcc.com www.rwcc.com PAGE 17 your free CD oriental iceman morgan le fay From the album ‘White Rock II’ From the album ‘The Myths And Composed and recorded as new music Legends Of King Arthur’ for the Japanese Winter Olympics. Rick’s favourite new addition to the This was always a piece that Rick Myths and Legends of King Arthur felt was lost and so is thrilled that it’s and beautifully performed by the getting a second cracking of the wip. vocalist Hayley Sanderson.

the visit wurm [, pt 2] From the album ‘The Phantom From the album ‘Starmus’, Of The Opera’ featuring Always Rick’s favourite piece on the A true one-off when Rick’s close friend whole album and film and he has Brian May joined him on stage in played the piece with the English to perform Wurm which, as Yes Rock Ensemble off and on for years. officionados will tell you, is the big solo section at the end of Starship Trooper. Rick ice says it is the best version ever played. From the album ‘Time Machine’ A piece that the English Rock Ensemble go america never played live – mainly because From the album ‘Gastank’, the lineup at the time couldn’t get featuring John Entwistle their heads around two different time John was a very close friend of Rick’s signatures running at the same time. and warmed to the challenge of a live bass solo when asked. On the night awaken he pulled off a classic performance. From the album ‘Two Sides Of Yes’ Many Yes songs work amazingly children of chernobyl well as piano pieces and their classic Exclusive to this CD Awaken is such a piece, although This piano piece was written especially it took a lot of preparation. for the short and extremely moving film footage that was shot by Norman Wisdom sunrise to sunset shortly after the Chernobyl disaster. On From the album ‘Country Airs’ one of his many humanitarian visits that he made to help A brand new piece recorded at The the surviving but very sick children that remained here. Granary studios to add to the original The music did appear on an album shortly afterwards tracks, along with the companion but the performance never satisfied Rick and so when the piece entitled Sunset to Sunrise. opportunity came about to re-record it on his favourite piano at the Granary, he jumped at the chance and this recordning is the result and this version of Children of Chernobyl is the one that Rick would like to be remembered as the true legacy for Norman and his children.

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21st September 10th October maryland hall for the creative bergen performing arts center, arts, annapolis, maryland englewood, new jersey 22nd September 11th October Tupelo music hall, derry, scottish rite auditorium, new hampshire collingswood, new jersey 23rd September 13th October the wilbur, boston, ridgefield playhouse, Two Sides of Yes 2000 A.D. Into Time Machine Gas Tank The Real Lisztomania massachusetts ridgefield, connecticut Double CD set. The very best The Future Guest vocalists include Double DVD set. Rick’s classic The soundtrack, asoriginally of Yes, Wakeman style From 1991... Back in print! Ashley Holt, and 1982 music and chat show intended. FeaturingRoger Daltrey MFGZ020DVD 24th September 16th October MFGZ013CD MFGZ033CD MFGZ012CD MFGZ028CD the paramount, the triple door, huntington, new york seattle, washington 25th September 17th October the birchmere, revolution hall, alexandria, virginia portland, oregon 27th September 19th October palais montcalm, quebec city, castro theatre, province of quebec san francisco, california Country Airs Live Portraits Songs Of Middle Earth Starmus Myths and Legends 28th September 2oth October The original recording, Recorded live at Lincoln Music inspired by The With Brian May and The Double CD set. The with two new tracks Cathedral – Truly glorious! Lord Of The Rings English Rock Ensemble. DVD expanded 2016 version olympia theatre, montreal, the coach house concert hall, MFGZ003CD MFGZ014CD MFGZ029 MFGZ019DVD MFGZ017CD province of quebec san juan capistrano, california 29th September 22nd October danforth music hall, the theatre at ace hotel, los toronto, ontario angeles, california 2nd October 25th October whitaker center, city winery, harrisburg, pennsylvania atlanta, georgia 3rd October 26th October Live at the Winterland The Phantom Can You Hear Me? Unleashing The Beyond The Planets the palace theatre, greensburg, capitol theatre, Theatre 1975 of the Opera Featuring The English Tethered One With and pennsylvania clearwater, florida Live in San Francisco Double CD + DVD Chamber Choir Rare 1975 live recording HRHCD005 MFG009CD MFGZ015CD MFGZ005CD MFGZ046CD 4th October 27th October arcada theatre the plaza live, st. charles, illinois orlando, florida 8th October miller symphony hall,

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