[Music] Best keyboard players

[Barham's tash]

Rick Wakeman

 

[Lethargic]

Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider, not necessarily the best but certainly deserve a shout for innovation.

 

[amexer]

Jools Holland

 

[Boys 9d]

Hiromi

 

[Pavilionaire]

Jon Lord.

 

[Nitram]

Stevie Wonder
Elton John
Ray Manzarek
Gillian Gilbert
Ian Mclagen
Rod Argent
Rick Wakeman
Vince Clarke
Jon Lord
Keith Emerson

 

[bobbysmith01]

Keith Emerson
John Paul Jones
Rabbit
Rick Wakeman
Ray Manzerak



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[Norman Potting]

Bobby Crush .... also wrote music and lyrics for "Orvilles Song" - who can forget that, goodness knows I have tried.

 

[Kosh]

Two more shouts for Lord and Wakeman.

Two legends and, in Lords case, literally one of the nicest men 'in rock.' RIP Jon

I would add Vincent Crane of Atomic Rooster to that list... especially for tracks such as this (see below), wherein he scored the horn parts etc. a genius who sadly took his own life but left a brilliant if slightly obscure musical legacy.

https://youtu.be/JbDAdX-8jHk

Kosh

 

[LowKarate]

 

[Lower West Stander]

Clint Boon

 

[ozzygull]

Tony Banks

 

[FIVESTEPS]

Booker T Jones.

 

[zefarelly]

Dave Michaels (HP Lovecraft)
Ben Folds
Earle Van Dyke (Motown)
Mike Barson ( madness )

Lots of others already mentioned, one of my faves being Jackie Mittoo

 

[Live by the sea]

There’s only one. Nick Rhodes .

 

[dangull]

Mick MacNeil. Early Simple Minds.

 

[R. Slicker]

Steve Nieve


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[Luke93]

When he gets into arguments on here, I’ve found Stat Brother to be very good.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Some not mentioned (I think) yet - pianists/organists perhaps rather than keyboards - but
Bruce Hornsby
Chuck Leavell - played with the Allman Brothers Band and played the piano part on Jessica - the theme tune to Top Gear
Dr John
Gregg Allman
Allan Toussaint
Garth Hudson (The Band)

Edit - oh, and Jerry Lee Lewis

 

[zefarelly]

Some not mentioned (I think) yet - pianists/organists perhaps rather than keyboards - but
Bruce Hornsby
Chuck Leavell - played with the Allman Brothers Band and played the piano part on Jessica - the theme tune to Top Gear
Dr John
Gregg Allman
Allan Toussaint
Garth Hudson (The Band)

Edit - oh, and Jerry Lee Lewis

I'll happily agree with all of those, except JLL, the Gary Glitter of ivory tickling.