Billy Ritchie (musician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Billy Ritchie (musician)

British musician

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1944

Place of Birth: Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: musician, songwriter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

William Edward Ritchie (born 20 April 1944, Lanark, Scotland) is a British keyboard player and composer.
Formerly a member of The Satellites, The Premiers, 1-2-3, and Clouds.
He is generally acknowledged as being the first keyboard player in rock music to stand and take a leading role, thereby providing a model for others such as Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman.
He is also credited as being responsible for rewriting standard songs and arranging music in a style that later became fashionable as progressive rock.
During a Saville Theatre concert in 1967, he introduced a then-unknown David Bowie to Jimi Hendrix.