Rick van der Linden

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Linden.
Rick van der Linden
Van der Linden in 1974
Background information
Born(1946-08-05)5 August 1946
Badhoevedorp, Netherlands
Died22 January 2006(2006-01-22) (aged 59)
Groningen, Netherlands
GenresRock, progressive rock, symphonic rock
OccupationMusician
InstrumentKeyboards
Years active1967–2006
LabelsPhilips, Atco
Formerly ofEkseption, Trace
WebsiteOfficial website

Rick van der Linden (5 August 1946, Badhoevedorp, North Holland – 22 January 2006, Groningen) was a Dutch composer and keyboardist. Van der Linden first gained fame as a member of Ekseption, but he played in several other bands including most notably Trace, as well as solo. Van der Linden was best known for his reworkings of classical music in a pop music domain, often with jazz improvisations.

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