Famous British Keyboardists

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John Paul Jones
(Musician)
John Paul Jones
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Birthdate: January 3, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sidcup, Kent, England
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Keith Emerson
(English Keyboardist and Former Member of the Trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
Keith Emerson
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Birthdate: November 2, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died: March 11, 2016

Legendary English keyboardist Keith Emerson gained international fame as a founding member of the progressive rock group trio, Emerson, Lake & Palmer. He was also known for his work with The Nice. A victim of depression in his later years, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

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Rick Wakeman
(English Keyboardist and Composer)
Rick Wakeman
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Birthdate: May 18, 1949
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Perivale, London, England, United Kingdom

One of the most popular rock keyboardists of the progressive rock genre, Rick Wakeman soared to fame as part of the band Yes and later had an equally successful solo career. He had ditched his initial dream of becoming a pianist to start his career as a session musician.

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 4 
Christine McVie
(Singer-songwriter)
Christine McVie
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Birthdate: July 12, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bouth, Lancashire, England
Died: November 30, 2022
 5 
Chris Lowe
(English Singer-Songwriter and Part of the Duo 'Pet Shop Boys')
Chris Lowe
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Birthdate: October 4, 1959
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Chris Lowe once stormed the music world as part of the English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Neil Tennant. Known for hits such as Domino Dancing, West End Girls, and What Have I Done to Deserve This?, Chris and Tennant infused elements of electropop, disco, and techno.

 6 
Nick Rhodes
(Founder and Keyboardist of the New Wave Band 'Duran Duran')
Nick Rhodes
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Birthdate: June 8, 1962
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moseley, Birmingham, England
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 7 
Genesis P-Orridge
(Singer-songwriter)
Genesis P-Orridge
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Birthdate: February 22, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Manchester, England
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 8 
Paul Carrack
(Singer)
Paul Carrack
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Birthdate: April 22, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sheffield, England, UK
 9 
Geoff Downes
(Keyboardist)
Geoff Downes
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Birthdate: August 25, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockport, Cheshire, England
 10 
Eddy Grant
(Musician)
Eddy Grant
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Birthdate: March 5, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Plaisance, British Guiana [now Guyana]
 11 
Denny Laine
(Musician)
Denny Laine
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Birthdate: October 29, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Died: December 5, 2023
 12 
Neil Tennant
(Musician)
Neil Tennant
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Birthdate: July 10, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 13 
Jim Kerr
(Singer)
Jim Kerr
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Birthdate: July 9, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 14 
Alex Clare
(Singer)
Alex Clare
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Birthdate: September 14, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Southwark, London, England
 15 
Dave Greenfield
(Keyboardist)
Dave Greenfield
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Birthdate: March 29, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brighton, United Kingdom
Died: May 3, 2020
 16 
Four Tet
(Musician)
Four Tet
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Birthdate: 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Putney, England
 17 
David Sylvian
(Singer)
David Sylvian
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Birthdate: February 23, 1958
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lewisham, Kent, England, UK
 18 
Tony Banks
(Musician, Songwriter)
Tony Banks
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Birthdate: March 27, 1950
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 19 
Alan Price
(Former Keyboardist for the Band 'The Animals' and Founder of 'Alan Price Set')
Alan Price
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Birthdate: April 19, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fatfield, Washington, England
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 20 
Rupert Holmes
(Composer)
Rupert Holmes
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Birthdate: February 24, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cheshire, England, UK
 21 
Jim Capaldi
(Drummer)
Jim Capaldi
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Birthdate: August 2, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Died: January 28, 2005
 22 
John Evan
(Musician)
John Evan
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Birthdate: March 28, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Blackpool, Lancashire, England
 23 
Rod Argent
(Musician)
Rod Argent
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Birthdate: June 14, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
 24 
Ian McLagan
(English Keyboardist and Member of the Rock Bands 'Small Faces' and 'Faces')
Ian McLagan
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Birthdate: May 12, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hounslow, United Kingdom
Died: December 3, 2014
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 25 
Glenn Tipton
(Musician)
Glenn Tipton
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Birthdate: October 25, 1948
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Blackheath, England
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 26 
Jamie Hince
(Musician)
Jamie Hince
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Birthdate: December 19, 1968
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Buckinghamshire, England
 27 
Sampha
(Singer-songwriter)
Sampha
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Birthdate: November 16, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Morden, London, England, United Kingdom
 28 
Kerry Minnear
(Musician)
Kerry Minnear
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Birthdate: January 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Shaftesbury, England
 29 
Stephen Morris
(Musician)
Stephen Morris
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Birthdate: October 28, 1957
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
 30 
Gillian Gilbert
(Musician)
Gillian Gilbert
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Birthdate: January 27, 1961
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Whalley Range, Manchester Whalley Range, Manchester, England
 31 
Keith Levene
(Musician, Composer)
Keith Levene
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Birthdate: July 18, 1957
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Muswell Hill, London, England
Died: November 11, 2022
 32 
Jeremy Healy
(English Singer-Songwriter and Record producer)
Jeremy Healy
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Birthdate: January 18, 1962
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Woolwich, London, England
 33 
Alex Kapranos
(Musician)
Alex Kapranos
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Birthdate: March 20, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Almondsbury Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 34 
Lol Tolhurst
(Musician)
Lol Tolhurst
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Birthdate: February 3, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Horley, Surrey, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 35 
Ulf Ekberg
(Singer)
Ulf Ekberg
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Birthdate: December 6, 1970
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 36 
Rob Davis
(English Guitarist and Songwriter)
Rob Davis
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Birthdate: October 1, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Carshalton, Surrey, England
 37 
Jerry Dammers
(Keyboardist)
Jerry Dammers
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Birthdate: May 22, 1955
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India
 38 
Tom Jenkinson
(Musician)
Tom Jenkinson
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Birthdate: January 17, 1975
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chelmsford, United Kingdom
 39 
Vivian Stanshall
(Musician)
Vivian Stanshall
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Birthdate: March 21, 1943
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Died: March 5, 1995
 40 
Peter Maxwell Davies
(Composer)
Peter Maxwell Davies
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Birthdate: September 8, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Salford, England
Died: March 14, 2016
 41 
Chris Stainton
(English Session Musician, Keyboard Player and Songwriter)
Chris Stainton
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Birthdate: March 22, 1944
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
 42 
Eddie Jobson
(Keyboardist, Violinist)
Eddie Jobson
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Birthdate: May 28, 1955
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Billingham, England, United Kingdom
 43 
Peter Bardens
(Keyboardist)
Peter Bardens
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Birthdate: June 19, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: City of Westminster, London, England
Died: January 22, 2002
 44 
Geoff Nicholls
(Musician)
Geoff Nicholls
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Birthdate: February 29, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died: January 28, 2017
 45 
Billy Currie
(Musician)
Billy Currie
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Birthdate: April 1, 1950
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Huddersfield, England
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 46 
William Boyce
(Composer)
William Boyce
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Birthdate: September 11, 1711
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 7, 1779
 47 
Martin McCarrick
(Cellist)
Martin McCarrick
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Birthdate: July 29, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Luton, Bedfordshire, England
 48 
Rosie Smith
(Musician, Saxophonist)
Rosie Smith
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Birthdate: July 20, 1983
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
 49 
Thurston Dart
(Musicologist)
Thurston Dart
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Birthdate: September 3, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, England
Died: March 6, 1971
 50 
Jonathan Battishill
(Composer)
Jonathan Battishill
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Birthdate: 1738
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 10, 1801