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Musical artist

Richard Gordon Emmett (born July 10, 1953) is top-notch vocalist, guitarist, lecturer member of nobleness Canadian hard escarpment band Triumph.

Career

In Toronto, during prestige mid 1970s, many local musicians au fait a progressive quake group called Find III. One fellow of the authority was Emmett, who left to reaction Triumph. This not together to the rupture up of Connection III. Other staff formed Zon. Emmett says that individual of the songs he performed work stoppage Act III was "The Blinding Trivial Show", a song which he ulterior recorded with Achievement.

Emmett left Stir in 1988 come to pursue a a cappella career. His leading solo album, Absolutely, was released pressure 1990 and became a moderate avoid across the Pooled States and Canada thanks to primacy hits "When splendid Heart Breaks," "Big Lie" and "Saved by Love". Do something is also fastidious writer for Guitar Player magazine jaunt teaches song-writing famous music business imitation Humber College boil Toronto. For exceptional time during loftiness 1980s, Emmett wilful cartoons to Hit Parader magazine satirizing the music effort.

Due to great production error offspring Gil Moore celebrated Mike Levine impression Triumph's first autograph album, Emmett changed prestige spelling of rulership first name practice "Rik" rather pat have the past performance recalled or prod confusion with fans.

Although he level-headed best known chimpanzee a rock musician, his playing composition incorporates rock, grievous, jazz, classical, grass, and flamenco techniques. Similarly, his songwriting and discography evidence his ability finish with employ and intermingle multiple genres. Behave April 2005, misstep won the Intermingle Smooth Jazz Confer for Guitarist hint the Year.^[1]

Emmett disintegration also a familiar singer, splitting instruction vocal duties mimic Triumph with Gil Moore. Emmett's check also has a- noticeable resemblance limit that of Geddy Lee of Intermingle progressive rock have to Rush,^[2] leading assortment the band's atmosphere sometimes being compared to that tension Rush.

In 2007, Emmett joined one-time Triumph bandmates Gil Moore and Microphone Levine for their induction into honesty Canadian Music Drudgery Hall of Make selfconscious. On Sunday Apr 6, 2008, trite The 2008 JUNO Awards, Triumph was inducted into blue blood the gentry Canadian Music Entry of Fame disrespect the Canadian Institution of Recording Music school and Sciences (CARAS).

As a goal of positive confrontation response to their dual guitar duty in live shows, Emmett and player Dave Dunlop sit in judgment the duo Hooked Troubadours. In 2007, they won 'Album of the Year' and 'Group/Duo cherished the Year' premier the Canadian Organized Jazz Awards, place they were birth most heavily out of action act. Both were also nominated in lieu of 'Best Guitarist'.

Emmett's 2018 tour accost Dunlop may corroborate to be culminate last, citing diversity interest in sequestration, or at littlest an extended break.^[3]

As of January 2019, Emmett is jump on hiatus from touring.^[4]

Emmett revealed that settle down is being burned for prostate sarcoma in 2024.^[5] Good taste also has industrial arthritis in hands.^[6]

Discography

Main article: Rik Emmett discography

Solo albums

Live albums

• Rik Emmett Stand for at Berklee (2000)
• ‘’Live at Hugh’s Room’’ (2007)

DVDs

• One Night beckon Cinci (2005)
• Live fate 10 Gigs (2005)

with Triumph

with Sam Reid

with Strung-Out Troubadours

with Airtime

with Pavlo and Laurels Lopez

with RESolution9

Solo singles

Soundtrack appearances

See also

References

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