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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote giselle Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2012 at 05:57
But some were way ahead of the others, the three mentioned, Emerson, Ritchie, Wakeman.
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I accept all of the above were very good keyboard players
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so many of these mentioned are journeymen - top class professionals, but not THE elite!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AtomicCrimsonRush Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2012 at 03:36
I have to mention Santana's early keyboardist  Gregg Rolie and his amazing Hammond on their 70s albums such as Abraxas and Caravanserai


Simply wonderful keyboards.
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Rick Wright
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Dave Stewart
Keith Emerson
All in all each man in all men
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^ I like Nick Magnus as well
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Nick Magnus (The Enid,John & Steve Hackett)
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Wakeman, Banks, Stewart and ... The Nocenzi brothers , From Banco del mutuoso soccorso,
Amazing work on Darwin !
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Jordan Rudess
Rick Wright
Richard Barbieri

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Originally posted by FunkyHomoSapien FunkyHomoSapien wrote:

Emerson and Wakeman automatic, but what about the guy who influenced them both? And many more besides, Rock's first lead keyboard player, Billy Ritchie.  


IMO, there is no such thing as "the best", but Billy Ritchie was certainly the first.
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What? Nobody had mentioned two real Hammond Organ Masters? Shocked
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Irmin Schmidt, yee
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Add John Evan to the list.
...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
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Originally posted by JeanFrame JeanFrame wrote:

As is usual, this is a fame poll, not necessarily a quality poll.

Agreed.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote JeanFrame Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2012 at 04:43
As is usual, this is a fame poll, not necessarily a quality poll.
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Kerry Livgren is an underrated keyboardist. I think he's a more skilled composer for keyboard rather than a player, but he can really let it out every now and then.
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My favorite would have to be Robert John Godfrey of the Enid.
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Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

Already mentioned, but my favorite keyboardists:

Eddie Jobson
Keith Emerson
Tony Banks
Dave Stewart
Rick Wakeman
A great list, to which I would add Jan Hammer without hesitation.  Also, no one has yet mentioned Michael Pinnella with Symphony X.  I am especially referring to his piano work in earlier albums.  He is, after all, a Julliard graduate...
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