Richard William "Rick" Wills ( English Richard William "Rick" Wills ; born December 5, 1947, London) - British bass guitar player. Best known for his participation in Small Faces and Bad Company . Collaborated with Peter Frampton .
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| Birth name | Richard Willis |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | London , United Kingdom |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Professions | musician |
| Years of activity | 1966 - n. at. |
| Instruments | Bas-guitar |
| Genres | Rock |
| Collectives | Foreigner , Small Faces , Bad Company , Joker's Wild , Roxy Music , The Jones Gang |
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Career
At the beginning of his career, Wills played at Cambridge. In particular, around 1961, he played in The Vikings, and then in various other local bands: The Sundowners, Soul Committee, Bullet (with David Gilmore on guitar and William Wilson on drums) and Cochise. Later joined Frampton's Camel [2] .
In 1966, he joined the Jokers Wild (where David Gilmore was the guitarist and vocalist), where he replaced Tony Sainty and played with them until their collapse in 1968 [3] . He participated in the recording of the first three solo albums of Peter Frampoton and collaborated with him until 1975. In 1976, he became the bass player of Roxy Music , but he soon left her and in 1977 joined the reunited Small Faces . After leaving Small Faces in 1978, Rick was involved in the recording of David Gilmore 's self-titled debut solo album with William Wilson on drums. The following year, Willis became a member of the Foreigner group [4] and stayed in it for fourteen years.
After leaving Foreigner in 1992 [5], Rick joined the Bad Company and played with her until Bose Burrel returned to her in 1998 [4] . In July 1999, he replaced Lynyrd Skynyrd with their former bass player Leon Wilkeson when he got sick. On April 24, 2001, he appeared at a concert in the memory of Steve Marriott, as part of a band that also included Bobby Tencha , Zack Starkey and Rabbit Bandrika [6] [7] .
In 2006, Wills joined The Small Faces drummer group Kenny Jones The Jones Gang [8] . June 15, 2008, performed as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust group at the concert at The London International Music Show [9] .
On January 12, 2015 in Sarsot, Florida, Rick Willis, along with original drummer Dennis Elliott, joined Foreigner during their concert to perform the song "Hot Blooded" [10] .
Discography
- With Peter Frampton [4]
- Frampton's Camel - A & M (1972)
- Somethin's Happening - A & M (1974)
- With Roxy Music [4]
- Viva! - Atco (1976)
- With Small Faces [4]
- Playmates - Atlantic (1977)
- 78 in the Shade - Atlantic (1978)
- With David Gilmour [4]
- David Gilmour - Harvest (1978)
- With Foreigner [4]
- Head Games - Atlantic (1979)
- 4 - Atlantic (1981)
- Agent Provocateur - Atlantic (1984)
- Inside Information - Atlantic (1987)
- Unusual Heat - Atlantic (1991)
- C Bad Company [4]
- The Best of Bad Company
- Company of Strangers - Elektra (1995)
- Stories Told & Untold - Elektra (1997)
Notes
- ↑ Discogs - 2000.
- ↑ Roots of Cambridge Rock family tree . Cambridge Evening News. The appeal date is July 18, 2010.
- ↑ Interview with RICK WILLS | DMME.net
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rick Wills . allmusic.com. The appeal date is February 18, 2010.
- ↑ Phoenix. Foreigner band members . www.4eigner.net. The appeal date is February 18, 2010.
- ↑ Astoria concert 2001 . humble-pie.net (24 April 2001). The appeal date is February 14, 2009. Archived January 22, 2009.
- ↑ Mustn't Grumble: Steve Marriott Memorial Concert . allmusic.com. The appeal date is February 18, 2010.
- ↑ The Jones Gang . butgroup.com. The appeal date is February 18, 2010. Archived March 20, 2009.
- ↑ RD Crusaders play at LIMS . www.soundonsound (January 5, 2008).
- ↑ FOREIGNER * Hot Blooded * Live * Van Wezel 1-12-2015 .
Literature
- The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll - 3rd Edition
Links
- Wills, Rick (Eng.) On Discogs