Richard Tee

Richard Tee

Richard Edward Tenryk

On 15 records in 3 Record Tribe collections

Played on

SoPeter Gabriel, 1986Piano The Concert In Central ParkSimon & Garfunkel, 1982Keyboards Still Crazy After All These YearsPaul Simon, 1975Piano An Innocent ManBilly Joel, 1983Piano One-Trick PonyPaul Simon, 1980Backing Vocals, Piano, Tambourine, Vocals Havana Jam 2Various, 1979Keyboards, Written-By Greatest Hits, Etc.Paul Simon, 1977Piano The StrangerBilly Joel, 1977Organ Disco BabyVan McCoy & The Soul City Symphony, 1975Piano Anything GoesRon Carter, 1975Organ The Band Kept PlayingThe Electric Flag, 1974Keyboards, Guest All BluesRon Carter, 1974Electric Piano Blues FarmRon Carter, 1973Electric Piano, Organ Don’t Mess With Mister T.Stanley Turrentine, 1973Organ Everybody’s Talkin’King Curtis, 1972Piano

About

Richard Tee (1943-1993) was a New York pianist, studio musician, singer, arranger and founding member of Gordon Edwards’ band . He has had several hundred studio credits, featuring or recording with artists such as George Benson, Hank Crawford, Cornell Dupree, Aretha Franklin, Steve Gadd, Peter Gabriel, George Harrison, Lena Horne, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, The O’Jays, Carly Simon, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand or Grover Washington Jr. He also composed the gospel musical “Mama, I Want To Sing” and played with his jazz ensemble The Richard Tee Committee.

Born: November 24th, 1943, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Died: July 21, 1993, Cold Spring, New York, U.S.A. (prostate cancer).