Bill Bruford’s and Rick Wakeman’s birthdays

[yodathedog]

Today is Bill Bruford’s 72nd and tomorrow is Rick Wakeman’s 72nd birthday.

Happy Birthday guys.

Mine is also tomorrow, though I’m not turning 72.

[onward]

Happy Birthday to Bill and Rick. You too Yodathedog. Have a great day

[Just Eric]

They are in great company! (Mine is 5/22)

We often talk about the Prog Big 5 in terms of bands their influence on the genre and music in general. Rarely, at least that I notice, do we talk about the Prog musicians that were influential in our lives. I am a keyboard player and naturally gravitated to them, so Wakeman has always been a hero. Early on, King Crimson era during my mid-teens, I noticed Bruford as a super creative and progressing drummer. Through my 30's he was the musician I had seen the most live.

To two of the musicians so influential to me, Happiest of 72nd Birthdays!!

[Mister Triscuits]

I've always enjoyed this chain of consecutive birthdays: Eno (15) who played with Fripp (16) who played with Bruford (17) who played with Wakeman (18).

[District97]

In honor of both of them, here's the cover of "Long Distance Runaround" which features on our new Screenplay 2CD set:

[Camelogue]

Wow they seemed so older than me back in the day, but were only 9 years older.

[Just Eric]

Wow they seemed so older than me back in the day, but were only 9 years older.

Nine years is huge between an 11 year old and 20 year old. Between 61 and 72 not so much. I experienced the exact same feeling as you.

[vmartell]

Nine years is huge between an 11 year old and 20 year old. Between 61 and 72 not so much. I experienced the exact same feeling as you.

Same thing I tell my kids - 3 years apart. Feels huge when you are little - that goes away as early as once people get to their 20s - Difference between, let's say, 21 and 24 years old ? not really!

Happy B-Day to the ones that got away in Yes - here's to many more to come.

v

[Rajaz]

If we are talking rock birthdays, on mine that is JULY 28

Simon Kirke – Bad Company, Free – 1949
Steve Peregrin – T.Rex – 1949
Steve Morse – Deep Purple – 1954 (my year)

Geddy Lee - Rush - ONE day later July 29 - 1953

[Mister Triscuits]

If we are talking rock birthdays, on mine that is JULY 28

Simon Kirke – Bad Company, Free – 1949
Steve Peregrin – T.Rex – 1949
Steve Morse – Deep Purple – 1954 (my year)

I've got Charlie Watts, Michael Steele (Bangles), and Lydia Lunch...plus Sir Edward Elgar, the Marquis de Sade, and Jerry Mathers as the Beaver.