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American pianist, composer, arranger and record producer; born 12 June 1952 in San Francisco, California; died 26 March 2025 in Portland, Oregon. He played keyboards on The Who’s 10th studio album, “It’s Hard” and featured on their live album “Who’s Last”. He recorded and performed with diverse talents such as sax player Steve Douglas, jazz keyboardist Tom Coster, guitarist Duane Eddy, Celtic fiddler Alasdair Fraser, R&B vocal group The Spinners, psychedelic group Jefferson Airplane, as well as The Rolling Stones, Lazy Racer, Local Boys, Tim Renwick, Sir Elton John, Paul Kantner, KBC Band and Wooden Ships.

APPEARANCES +


The Who
The Polydor Singles (1975-2015)
2016, Box, Comp, RE, RM + 14x7", Single + 7", EP, Polydor, Universal Music Catalogue,
Hard Rock
The Who
Live At Shea Stadium 1982
2015, ,
Classic Rock
The Who
The Studio Albums
2012, Box, Comp + LP, Album, Mono, RE + LP, Album, Mono,, Polydor, Universal Music Catalogue, Brunswick, Reaction, Track Record, ,
Mod/Beat/Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Classic Rock/Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Paul Kantner's Wooden Ships
Live At Ft. Lauderdale
2009, 3xCD, Album, Bear Records (4)
Greg Kihn Featuring Ry Kihn
Extended Versions
2006, CD, Comp, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
The Heart Attacks
Hellbound And Heartless
2006
Jefferson Starship
Windows Of Heaven
2005
Taxxi
Chequered Past
2001
The V.U.
Phoenix Rising
2000, CD, ,
Hard Rock/Arena Rock/AOR
Quistaday
These Are The Days
1999, HDCD, Album, Groove House Records, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock
Sky High
Highlights 1978 - 1998
1998, 2x CD,
Electric Blues
Paul Kantner
A Guide Through The Chaos (The Spoken Word History Of The Jefferson Airplane & Beyond)
1996, 2xCD, Monster Sounds
Alasdair Fraser
Dawn Dance
1996, ,
Celtic
Will Ray
Invisible Birds
1996, CD, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock
Jefferson Starship
Deep Space/Virgin Sky
1995
Kapono Beamer & Dave Jenkins*
Crusin' On Hawaiian Time
1994, CD, Album, Luster Bros. Records, ,
Hawaiian
Diane Tell
Morceaux Choisis
1993
Steve Douglas
Beyond Broadway
1991, CD, Album, EssDee Music Co.
Various
The Narada Wilderness Collection
1990, ,
Folk Rock/Smooth Jazz/Easy Listening/New Age/Fusion/Future Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Downtempo/Ambient/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Ballad
Clas Yngström's Sky High*
Have Guitar, Will Travel!
1989, ,
Blues Rock/Acid Rock
KBC Band
America / Wrecking Crew
1987
KBC Band
It's Not You, It's Not Me
1986, ,
Classic Rock
C.K. And The Beat Merchants
Yamosé
1986, ,
Boogie/Soul/African
KBC Band
KBC Band
1986
George Whitsell
Wanted
1984, LP, Album, Rail Records (2), ,
AOR/Rock & Roll/New Wave/Country Rock
Steve Douglas
King Cobra
1984
The Who
Who's Last
1984, 2x Vinyl, ,
Rock & Roll/Classic Rock
The Who
Twist & Shout
1984,
The Look
Everybody's Acting
1984, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock
The Who
The Who Rocks America (1982 American Tour)
1983
The Local Boys
Moments Of Madness
1983, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Taxxi
Foreign Tongue
1983, ,
Pop Rock
Taxxi
States Of Emergency
1982
Steve Douglas
Hot Sax
1982,
The Who
It's Hard
1982
Defuser
World Suicide And Freeze Please
1982, Vinyl, ,
New Wave/Art Rock/Punk/Electro
David Maloney
The Harvest Is In
1981, LP, Album, Freckle Records (2)
Tom Coster
T.C.
1981
Marlon McClain
Changes
1981, Vinyl, ,
Boogie/Disco/Fusion/Jazz-Funk
Various
The Legend Of Jesse James
1980, Vinyl Pitman Pressing - X, ,
Country/Folk/Country Rock
Taxxi
Day For Night
1980, Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing, ,
Pop Rock
Tim Renwick
Tim Renwick
1980
Pleasure
Special Things
1980, Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing, ,
Funk/Boogie
Idris Muhammad
Make It Count
1980, ,
Funk/Disco
Pleasure
Future Now
1979, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Funk
Spinners
From Here To Eternally
1979, ,
Disco/Soul
Gabriel
Gabriel
1978, Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing, ,
Soft Rock
Striker
Striker
1978
The Who
Catalog Collection
Box, Comp + 15xCD, Promo, RE, MCA Records, ,
Mod/Psychedelic Rock/Hard Rock
Cecilio & Kapono
Life's Different Now
Various
Audiophile Reference IV
2005, CD HDCD, ,
Classical/Romantic/Score/Contemporary
Various
Natural Wonders Music Sampler 1997
1997, CD, Comp, Smplr, Natural Wonders (3)
The Who
It's Hard
2010, CD, ,
Classic Rock
The Local Boys
Moments Of Madness
2007, CDr, Album, RE, Unofficial, Time Warp Records (3)
The Who
Live From Toronto
2006