“Rick Wakeman’s solo albums were just brilliant… when I heard he was doing Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace, I bought 12 tickets”: Prog is the reason Rick Astley became a singer

Rick Astley and Rick Wakeman.

Despite Rick Astley’s renown as a pop singer, he’s had strong connections with other genres for years. He’s performed with the Foo Fighters and even covered Slipknot. But as he told Prog in 2023, he decided to become a musician at a Camel concert, and later became a massive fan of Rick Wakeman.

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