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Rick Fenn | |
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 Fenn performing live in 2006 | |
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| Birth name | Richard Fenn |
| Born | (1953-05-23)23 May 1953 (age 71) |
| Genres | Rock |
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Richard Fenn (born 23 May 1953) is an English rock guitarist. He has been a member of the band10cc since 1976[1] and has also collaborated withMike Oldfield,Rick Wakeman, The Hollies singerPeter Howarth, andPink Floyd drummerNick Mason. Rick Fenn is also a Musical Playwright, a Librettist and a Novelist.
Rick Fenn attended theDragon School[2] andMagdalen College School[citation needed] inOxford. Fenn’s musical career started in Oxford where he was leader of the school band 'Bagshot Louie'. The band folded with the end of the school year in 1971 and Fenn moved toCambridge, to attend theCambridge College of Arts and Technology.[citation needed]
After completing an HND business studies course, Fenn joined a Cambridge band called Hamilton Gray who moved to Manchester and became the band 'Gentlemen'. Their debut TV appearance on a show called 'So It Goes' (along with theSex Pistols) resulted in a liaison with Paul Burgess who soon after, recommended him to 10CC which he joined towards the end of 1976 at the launch of theDeceptive Bends album and has been part of the team ever since.
From 1979 he also toured and recorded with Mike Oldfield and with him co-wrote the song “Family Man” which went on to become a big hit forHall & Oates all over the world and won him an A.S.C.A.P. award for best song in 1984.
In 1985, Fenn wrote and recorded his own albumProfiles with the Pink Floyd’s drummer Nick Mason. The single from the album, "Lie for a Lie" sung byDavid Gilmour and featuringMaggie Reilly was a hit in theUnited States.[citation needed] Also in the 1980s Fenn and Mason formed Bamboo Music, a company that produced music jingles for corporate clients.
Over the years, Fenn has toured with artists such asRick Wakeman,[3]Jack Bruce,Elkie Brooks andWax (withAndrew Gold andGraham Gouldman). As a guitarist, he has recorded with numerous artists among themCliff Richard,Peter Green,Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA), Marilyn,Sniff 'n' the Tears,John Wetton, andJustin Hayward.
From the late 1980s, Fenn devoted more of his time to composing and wrote countless scores for television documentaries, dramas and comedies (including series forHale and Pace andCraig Charles) and a number of feature films.[citation needed] Amongst those wereWhite of the Eye which was another collaboration with Nick Mason. Over the years he has won several awards for high-profile commercial sound tracks.
One soundtrack that won Fenn a Gold Clio award in America in 1989 for best song, featuredPeter Howarth on vocals.[citation needed] He went on to form a writing partnership with Howarth, now the lead singer withthe Hollies, and in 1990 they wrote a rock opera called "Robin, Prince of Sherwood" which toured the UK for a year and spent four months in the West End. Fenn and Howarth have other projects in the pipeline. They also periodically assemble a troupe of prominent musicians and perform as the Feramones.
In 2008 Fenn toured throughout Germany as part of theNokia Night of the Proms Band where, as well as10cc, he played withTears For Fears,Robin Gibb,Dennis DeYoung andKim Wilde.[4]
When not working with 10CC, Fenn now spends most of his time at his home nearByron Bay,New South Wales, inAustralia, where he has also collaborated with Australian rock legend Brian Cadd on various projects including a stage musical.[citation needed] Since 2022 Fenn has written two novels in his 'The adventures of the Billywobbles' series.
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