Your top five or so keyboardists (all styles)

[blindbaby]

In no peculiar order...

Josef Zawinul
Keith Emerson
Rick Wakeman
Jan Hammer
Tony Banks

 

[jakedog56]

If Jon Lord is not on the list then you might as well toss it out and start again.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Liberace

 

[beardown07]

Not my cup of tea, but in no order..

Ray Manzareck
Jon Lord
Jordan Rudess
Keith Emerson
Richard Wright

 

[blindbaby]

Not my cup of tea, but in no order..

Ray Manzareck
Jon Lord
Jordan Rudess
Keith Emerson
Richard Wright

Nice list; at least four of those are in my top ten. Rudess is an absolutely stunning player.

 

[blindbaby]

If Jon Lord is not on the list then you might as well toss it out and start again.

Definitely in my top ten or so.

 

[broncosmitty]

Mr. Michael Utley.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I'll post my list by friday.....and it'll be more than just 5 or so.

 

[Nosferatu]

Rick Wakeman
Jon Lord
Tony Banks
Ray Manzarek
Richard Wright

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Ray Manzareck

I like his style. Not enough of a musician to state whether he's technically better than the vast majority of other keyboardists, but I enjoy listening to his chops.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

I'll post my list by friday.....and it'll be more than just 5 or so.

N B 4 Herbie Hancock

 

[Carnzo]

Leon Russel?

 

[BigKen]

Great lists guys, I'm impressed.

I'm a bit weird and I'm always amazed by blind keyboardists. Considering that they really have to learn and know where certain keys are, I'm always stunned by the music they produce.

Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder

 

[packerzrule]

In no peculiar order...

Josef Zawinul
Keith Emerson
Rick Wakeman
Jan Hammer
Tony Banks

good call

very underrated

 

[jakedog56]

Great lists guys, I'm impressed.

I'm a bit weird and I'm always amazed by blind keyboardists. Considering that they really have to learn and know where certain keys are, I'm always stunned by the music they produce.

Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder

Those guys are great but I do want to note that being blind is not a major hinderance to being a keyboard player. It might impede a person that is first learning how to play but once you pick it up and can follow by ear it might actually be an advantage in the sense that their hearing is typically more refined.

It is not as if good keyboard players look at the keys while they are playing. If you put a blindfold on any good keyboard player they could play just as well as always (with perhaps a momentary adustment period).

I could see how it could be a problem if you have like 3 or 4 different keyboards set up. Switching from one to the other might be a bit difficult.

 

[mannyz]

Rick Wakeman
Richard Wright
Keith Emerson
Brent Midland
Tony Banks

 

[BigKen]

Those guys are great but I do want to note that being blind is not a major hinderance to being a keyboard player. It might impede a person that is first learning how to play but once you pick it up and can follow by ear it might actually be an advantage in the sense that their hearing is typically more refined.

It is not as if good keyboard players look at the keys while they are playing. If you put a blindfold on any good keyboard player they could play just as well as always (with perhaps a momentary adustment period).

I could see how it could be a problem if you have like 3 or 4 different keyboards set up. Switching from one to the other might be a bit difficult.

Good point. I'm not that familiar with keyboards or playing them but I do love to listen.
Ever watch those 4 year olds on YouTube that play Mendelsson's 6th in G Minor or whatever.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Here's a "small partial" list for y'all....in no peculiar rank whatsoever....

Keith Emerson
Billy Preston
Rick Wakeman
Chick Corea
Rod Argent
Brian Eno
Rick Wakeman
Herbie Hancock
Ray Manzarek
Bernie Worrell
Steve Winwood
Joe Zawinul
Jan Hammer
Brent Mydland
Tony Banks
Booker T. Jones
Jimmy Smith
Page McConnell
Donald Fagan
Sly Stone
George Duke
Tony Kaye
Roy Bittan
Tomita
Ramsey Lewis
John Medeski
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Joe Sample
Gregg Rolie
Nicky Hopkins
Stevie Wonder

 

[mannyz]

How could I forget Charlie Kelly

 

[handicappers]

Kyle Hollingsworth
Page McConnel
Chris Martin
Herbie Hancock
Stevie Wonder