Rick Wakeman
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Rick Wakeman is an English keyboardist and composer best known for his virtuosic work with the progressive rock band Yes and his elaborate solo concept albums.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rick Wakeman canonical | 20 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5691903 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rick Wakeman Context triple: [Yes, hasMember, Rick Wakeman]
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A.
Carl Palmer
Carl Palmer is an English rock drummer best known for his work with the progressive rock bands Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Asia.
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B.
Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford is an English drummer and percussionist best known for his innovative work in progressive rock with bands such as Yes, King Crimson, and his own group Bruford.
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C.
Nick Mason
Nick Mason is an English drummer and founding member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
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D.
Tony Banks
Tony Banks is an English musician and songwriter best known as the keyboardist and a founding member of the progressive rock band Genesis.
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E.
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis during their classic 1970s era and for his subsequent solo career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rick Wakeman Target entity description: Rick Wakeman is an English keyboardist and composer best known for his virtuosic work with the progressive rock band Yes and his elaborate solo concept albums.
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A.
Carl Palmer
Carl Palmer is an English rock drummer best known for his work with the progressive rock bands Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Asia.
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B.
Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford is an English drummer and percussionist best known for his innovative work in progressive rock with bands such as Yes, King Crimson, and his own group Bruford.
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C.
Nick Mason
Nick Mason is an English drummer and founding member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
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D.
Tony Banks
Tony Banks is an English musician and songwriter best known as the keyboardist and a founding member of the progressive rock band Genesis.
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E.
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis during their classic 1970s era and for his subsequent solo career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
human ⓘ keyboardist ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
NERFINISHED
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Bill Bruford NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Strawbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Rabin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Richard Christopher Wakeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-05-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal College of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wakeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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new-age music ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ symphonic rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Adam Wakeman
NERFINISHED
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Benjamin Wakeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jemma Wakeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Wakeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Wakeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.rwcc.com/ ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
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piano ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate solo concept albums
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virtuosic keyboard playing ⓘ work with the progressive rock band Yes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
NERFINISHED
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The Strawbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Yes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Rick Wakeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Criminal Record
NERFINISHED
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Journey to the Centre of the Earth (2012 re-recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ King Arthur on Ice NERFINISHED ⓘ No Earthly Connection NERFINISHED ⓘ Out There NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Portraits NERFINISHED ⓘ Return to the Centre of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Wakeman's Grumpy Old Rock Star Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table NERFINISHED ⓘ The Red Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ The Six Wives of Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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keyboardist ⓘ record producer ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Perivale, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | England ⓘ |
| spouse |
Danielle Corminboeuf
NERFINISHED
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Nina Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ Roz Woolford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Rick Wakeman Description of subject: Rick Wakeman is an English keyboardist and composer best known for his virtuosic work with the progressive rock band Yes and his elaborate solo concept albums.
Referenced by (20)
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