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BLP sources|date=May 2009Infobox musical artist| name = Rik Emmett| image = Riik Emmett.jpg| caption = Rik Emmett at The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano. Photo: Burns& #33; 2002.| image_size = 250| landscape = Yes| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Richard Gordon Emmett| birth_date = Birth date and age|1953|7|10|mf=y|birth_place =in Toronto, Ontario Canada | genre = Hard rock , Rock music|rock , Classical guitar|classical , Flamenco guitar|flamenco , Jazz guitar|jazz , blues | occupation = Musician , songwriter , Record producer|producer | instrument = Guitar | associated_acts = Triumph (band)|Triumph , Strung-Out Troubadours | label = MCA, Universal, Rockit Sounds, Attic, Duke Street,Fontana North,| years_active = 1975 to present| website = http://www.rikemmett.com/| notable_instruments = List of Yamaha products#Electric musical instruments|Yamaha Rik Emmett Signature model Dean Guitars|Dean Rik Emmett Signature model V Richard Gordon (Rik) Emmett (born July 10, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario ) is a vocalist, guitarist , and founding member of the Canada|Canadian rock band Triumph (band)|Triumph . Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Absolutely (Rik Emmett album)|Absolutely , was released in 1990 and became a moderate hit across North America thanks to the hits "When a Heart Breaks" and "Saved by Love". He is also a writer for Guitar Player magazine and teaches songwriting and music business at Humber College in Toronto.
For a time during the 1980s, Rik Emmett also contributed cartoons satirizing the music industry to Hit Parader magazine.
Due to a production error in spelling his name correctly by Gil Moore and Mike Levine on Triumph's first album, Rick Emmett changed the spelling of his name to Rik rather than have the album recalled or cause confusion with fans.
Among his peers, Rik Emmett is widely considered to be one of the most proficient and versatile guitarists of all time. http://www.midwestbeat.com/ezine/february_2006/rik-emmett.htm Rik Emmett Although he is best known as a premier rock guitarist, his playing style incorporates rock, blues, jazz, classical, bluegrass and flamenco techniques. Similarly, his songwriting and discography demonstrate his ability to employ and blend multiple genres. In April 2005, Emmett was lauded with the http://www.smoothjazznow.com/ Canadian Smooth Jazz Award for Guitarist of the Year.
He is also a skilled vocalist with a wide vocal range. He was the primary singer for most Triumph (band)|Triumph songs during his time with them, though drummer Gil Moore also wrote and sang many songs. However, most of the songs garnering radio play were Emmett's as he tended to write and sing in a more "commercial" style, while Moore's songwriting and singing were in more of a heavy metal style.
In 2007, Rik Emmett joined former Triumph bandmates Gil Moore and Mike Levine for their induction into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. And, on Sunday April 6, 2008 at The 2008 JUNO Awards, Triumph was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS).
As of 2008 Rik Emmett, Mike Levine and Gil Moore have agreed to play a rock festival in Sweden in the summer under the Triumph moniker. The group has said that more dates will follow.
As a result of very positive audience response to their dual guitar work in Rik's live shows, Rik and fellow guitarist Dave Dunlop formed the mostly-acoustic duo Strung-Out Troubadours , with two albums so far. In 2007, Strung-Out Troubadours won "Album of the Year" and "Group/Duo of the Year" at the http://www.smoothjazznow.com/ Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, where they were the most heavily-nominated act. Both Rik & Dave were also nominated for "Best Guitarist". Emmett and Dunlop are scheduled to release another Strung-Out Troubadours release in 2009 titled Push & Pull .
Throughout his career, Emmett has been associated with guitars from Framus, Gibson, Dean and Yamaha, particularly as an endorser of the latter two.
Discography
Singles
Year
Song
Canadian Singles Chart>CAN
1990
"Big Lie"
47
"When a Heart Breaks"
14
1991
"Saved by Love"
17
"World of Wonder"
22
"The Way That You Love Me"
76
1992
"Bang On"
48
"Dig a Little Deeper"
66
1993
"Heaven in Your Heart"
44
1995
"Let Me be the One"
31
Albums
1990 - Absolutely (Rik Emmett album)|Absolutely
1992 - Ipso Facto
1995 - The Spiral Notebook
1997 - Ten Invitations|Ten Invitations from the Mistress of Mr. E.
1997 - Swing Shift (album)|Swing Shift
1999 - Raw Quartet
1999 - The Spirit of Christmas (with Sam Reid of Glass Tiger )
2000 - Rik Emmett LIVE at Berklee
2002 - The Best of Rik Emmett (20th Century Masters compilation)
2002 - Handiwork (album)|Handiwork
2003 - Good Faith (Rik Emmett album)|Good Faith
2005 - One Night in Cinci DVD
2005 - Live at 10 Gigs DVD
2006 - Strung-Out Troubadours (with Dave Dunlop )
2007 - Strung-Out Troubadours - ''Live at Hugh's Room (with Dave Dunlop )
2007 - Airtime - Liberty Manifesto (with Michael Shotton of Von Groove )
http://www.rikemmett.com/ Official Rik Emmett Website
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