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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 ...
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.
- 1979
- Progressive Rock
- 1973, 2000
- Vereinigte Staaten
This lineup did not last long however; as Kit Watkins, the son of a JMU piano teacher, replaced Bach early on. When in January 1974 Kennell at last returned from Germany (early shows had been performed without him), the band, named Happy the Man by Whitaker's brother Ken (who was strongly influenced by Christianity), was finally able ...
- 1973–79, 2000–present
- Arista Records, Azimuth Records, Cuneiform Records, InsideOut Music
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.
- November & December 1976
- Ken Scott
- August 1977
6. Apr. 2024 · (Kristian Selm) Leitfaden. Happy The Man-Eintrag im Leitfaden "Nordamerik. symphonischer Prog der 70er Jahre" Personell verwandte Bands. Camel; Oblivion Sun; Six Elements; Ten Jinn; Kit Watkins; Leah Waybright; Frank Wyatt & Friends; Wyatt / Whitaker. Alle besprochenen Veröffentlichungen von Happy The Man. Zum Seitenanfang.
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 ...
