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Kit Watkins (born 1953) is an American progressive-ambient-jazz recording artist based in Brattleboro, Vermont. He was previously a member of the band Happy the Man. [1] Beginnings. Born in Virginia to classical piano teachers, Watkins took piano lessons from the age of 5 to 13.
Born to classical piano teachersin 1953 in Virginia, Kit Watkins studied piano at home from ages 5 through 13. During his teen years, Kit was drawn to rock music and became a driving force behind a series of local bands, playing organ, synthesizer, and flute, as well as singing lead. By age 18, he was discovering his own writing abilities. He soon joined up with the band Happy The Man (HTM ...
The music is a jazz-tinged symphonic progressive that summons up a gentle, surrealistic fantasy realm for the listener. Kit Watkins, the star of the recording, establishes himself as the most accomplished (and the fastest) Mini-Moog player. The keyboard arrangements (with Frank Wyatt sharing keyboard duties) summon a magical haze of electric ...
Frank Wyatt – keyboards, backing vocals, saxophone (2,3), flute (4,8), piano. Kit Watkins – Minimoog, acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, ARP string ensemble, Hammond B3 organ, Hohner clavinet, flute (4,8), marimba (7) Rick Kennell – electric bass. Mike Beck – drums, percussion.
Stanley Whitaker und Rick Kennell lernten sich 1972 auf einem US-Army -Stützpunkt in Deutschland kennen und formierten nach ihrer Rückkehr in die USA mit den Keyboardern Frank Wyatt und Kit Watkins sowie dem Schlagzeuger Mike Beck und zunächst auch dem Sänger Cliff Fortney eine Band.
Kit Watkins - Mini Moog, Acoustic Piano, Rhodes Piano, Arp String Ensemble, Hammond Be, Hohner Clavinet, Flute, Marimba Rick Kennell - Bass Guitar Mike Beck - Drums, Percussion REVIEW/AMG by Donald A. Guarisco Though it met with little commercial success, Happy the Man's 1977 debut quickly became a cult sensation with fans of prog rock. It's ...
17. Jan. 2024 · It all happened at James Madison University in Virginia. That’s where I met Stan Whitaker [Happy The Man guitarist] and Kit Watkins [keyboards]. I met Stan in a jazz theory class. He’d just moved there from Germany and he turned me on to all these progressive bands.
