Rik Emmett
Award winning Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter Rik Emmett was the driving force behind the band Triumph. Rik has also had an incredible solo career. He is a versatile musician, playing styles from rock, to jazz, to flamenco and more.
Rik brings his top notch guitar talent, amazing vocal range and renowned songwriting to The Winchester in Cleveland for a duo “Strung Out Troubadours” performance with Dave Dunlop on Saturday, September 25th, 2010.
Rik and Dave will be playing Triumph songs along with Rik’s solo material. There will be two Showtimes this evening, 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm. Admission for each show is $20.00.
From Rik Emmett’s website bio (www.rikemmett.com):
“Rik Emmett was a relatively unknown singer/songwriter/guitarist on the local Toronto scene in September of ’75 when he joined a newly-formed hard rock trio called Triumph. By ’79 three albums had gone gold and platinum in Canada – two of these charted in the States, receiving serious radio airplay. By ’81, they were firmly established as one of the premier touring rock acts in North America, with generous FM radio airplay support and heavy rotation on the fledgling MTV cable channel. In the next seven years, the band released ten albums, all of which went gold, with four turning platinum in Canada. In the U.S., two went gold.”
“Rik Emmett has his fair share of gold and platinum hanging on the wall after surviving three decades in the music biz. Awards from Best Guitarist at the ‘81 Junos to Best Smooth Jazz Guitarist in 2005, along with induction into the Canadian Rock Hall of Fame in ’93, the Music Industry Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Junos Hall of Fame in 2008 are highlights in an ever-evolving career.”
Rik Emmett Triumph V guitar made by Dean Guitars
A link to the Rik Emmett Triumph V Guitar available from Dean Guitars (see photo at right): http://www.deanguitars.com/dean_winter_07/rik_emmett_sig.htm
An informative interview with Rik Emmet can be read here: http://www.rocksquad.net/rik_emmett_2_interview.htm
Listen to Podcast interviews of Rik Emmett and Dave Dunlop here: http://club.kingsnake.com/index.php?/archives/284-Podcast-Interviews-with-Dave-Dunlop-and-Rik-Emmett.html
A video of Triumph (with Rik Emmett on vocals) performing at the US Festival in 1983:
A video of Rik Emmett and Dave Dunlop performing “Hold On” live:
