Richard Tee
| Richard Tee | |
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Tee in 1990
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Ten Ryk |
| Born |
November 24, 1943 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 1993 (aged 49) The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Piano, Fender Rhodes electric Piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, synthesizer, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1967–1993 |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Records |
| Associated acts | Paul Simon, Hank Crawford, George Benson, Grover Washington, Jr., Cornell Dupree, Stuff, Steve Gadd, Jackie DeShannon, Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, Bob Marley, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Peter Gabriel, Aretha Franklin, Wilbert Longmire, Mariah Carey, Tom Scott, George Harrison |
Richard Tee (November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger.
Tee was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he spent most of his life and lived with his mother in a brownstone apartment building.
Tee graduated from The High School of Music & Art in New York City and attended the Manhattan School of Music. Though better known as a studio and session musician, Tee led a jazz ensemble, the Richard Tee Committee, and was a founding member of the band Stuff. In 1981 he played the piano and Fender Rhodes for Simon and Garfunkel's Concert In Central Park.
Tee played with a diverse range of artists during his career, such as Paul Simon, Carly Simon, The Bee Gees, Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway, Peter Allen, George Harrison, Diana Ross, Duane Allman, Quincy Jones, Bill Withers, Art Garfunkel, Nina Simone, Juice Newton, Billy Joel, Etta James, Grover Washington, Jr., Eric Clapton, Kenny Loggins, Patti Austin, David Ruffin, Lou Rawls, Ron Carter, Peter Gabriel, George Benson, Joe Cocker, Chuck Mangione, Tim Finn, Peabo Bryson, Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan, Phoebe Snow, Doc Severinson, Leo Sayer, Herbie Mann and countless others. He also contributed to numerous gold and platinum albums during his long career and joined the band Stuff led by bassist Gordon Edwards. Other members of the band included guitarist Cornell Dupree, drummer Chris Parker and later adding guitarist Eric Gale and drummer Steve Gadd to the line up.
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