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Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett
	Rik Emmett plays at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano. ; Photo: Burns! 2002
Background information
Birth name	Richard Gordon Emmett
Born	July 10, 1953 (age 71); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Rock; hard rock; progressive rock; heavy metal;
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals, synthesizer, piano, bass guitar
Years active	1975–present
Labels	MCA; Universal; Rockit Sounds; Attic; Duke Street; Fontana North;
Website	rikemmett.com

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Richard Gordon "Rik" Emmett (born July 10, 1953) is a vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph.

Career

He left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo 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, Emmett contributed cartoons to Hit Parader magazine satirizing the music industry.

Due to a production error by Gil Moore and Mike Levine on Triumph's first album, Emmett changed the spelling of his first name to "Rik" rather than have the album recalled or cause confusion with fans.

Among his peers, Emmett is considered one of the most proficient and versatile guitarists.^[1] Although he is best known as a 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, he won the Canadian Smooth Jazz Award for Guitarist of the Year.^{[citation needed]}

He's also a proficient singer, splitting lead vocal duties of Triumph with Gil Moore. 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.^{[citation needed]} Emmett's voice also has a noticeable resemblance to Geddy Lee (of Rush),^{[citation needed]} leading to the band's sound itself often being compared to Rush.

In 2007, Emmett joined former Triumph bandmates Gil Moore and Mike Levine for their induction into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. 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 a result of positive audience response to their dual guitar work in live shows, Emmett and guitarist Dave Dunlop formed the duo Strung-Out Troubadours. In 2007, Strung-Out Troubadours won Album of the Year and Group/Duo of the Year at the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, where they were the most heavily nominated act. Both were also nominated for Best Guitarist.

Emmett's 2018 tour with Dunlop may prove to be his last, citing an interest in retirement, or at least an extended break.^[2]

As of 2019, Emmett performs with novelty touring act Jeans 'n Classics. ^[3]

Discography

Solo albums

Absolutely (1990)
Ipso Facto (1992)
The Spiral Notebook (1995)
Ten Invitations from the Mistress of Mr. E. (1997)
Swing Shift (1997)
Raw Quartet (1999)
Handiwork (2002)
2003 – Good Faith (2002)

Live albums

Rik Emmett LIVE at Berklee (2000)

DVDs

One Night in Cinci (2005)
Live at 10 Gigs (2005)

with Triumph

Triumph (1976)
Rock & Roll Machine (1977)
Just a Game (1979)
Progressions of Power (1980)
Allied Forces (1981)
Never Surrender (1982)
Thunder Seven (1984)
The Sport of Kings (1986)
Surveillance (1987)

with Sam Reid

The Spirit of Christmas (1999)

with Strung-Out Troubadours

Strung-Out Troubadours (2006)
Live at Hugh's Room (2007)
Push & Pull (2009)
reCOVERy room 9 (2011)

with Airtime

Liberty Manifesto (2007)

with Pavlo and Oscar Lopez

Trifecta (2009)

with Dave Dunlop

Then Again (2012)
Marco's Secret Songbook (2012)

with RESolution9

RES9 (2016)

Solo singles

Year	Song	CAN
1990	"Big Lie"	47
1990	"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
1992	"Dig a Little Deeper"	66
1993	"Heaven in Your Heart"	44
1995	"Let Me be the One"	31

References

External links

[1] Midwest Beat - Rik Emmett

[2] ttp://www.thedailynewsonline.com/bdn05/could-rik-emmett-retire-from-touring-this-year-20180711

[3] ttp://www.jeansnclassics.com/artists/rik-emmett.asp

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 ==Discography==
+===Solo albums===
-'''With Triumph'''
-* 1976 – ''[[Triumph (Triumph album)|Triumph]]''
+* ''[[Absolutely (Rik Emmett album)|Absolutely]]'' (1990)
-* 1977 – ''[[Rock & Roll Machine]]''
+* ''[[Ipso Facto]]'' (1992)
+* ''[[The Spiral Notebook]]'' (1995)
-* 1979 – ''[[Just a Game (album)|Just a Game]]''
+* ''[[Ten Invitations|Ten Invitations from the Mistress of Mr. E.]]'' (1997)
-* 1980 – ''[[Progressions of Power]]''
-* 1981 – ''[[Allied Forces (album)|Allied Forces]]''
+* ''[[Swing Shift (album)|Swing Shift]]'' (1997)
+* ''Raw Quartet'' (1999)
-* 1983 – ''[[Never Surrender (Triumph album)|Never Surrender]]''
-* 1984 – ''[[Thunder Seven]]''
+* ''[[Handiwork (album)|Handiwork]]'' (2002)
-* 1985 – ''[[Stages (Triumph album)|Stages]]''
+* 2003 – ''[[Good Faith (Rik Emmett album)|Good Faith]]'' (2002)
-* 1986 – ''[[The Sport of Kings]]''
-* 1987 – ''[[Surveillance (Triumph album)|Surveillance]]''
-* 2012 - ''Live at Sweden Rock Festival''
+===Live albums===
-'''With Strung-Out Troubadours'''
+* ''Rik Emmett LIVE at Berklee'' (2000)
-* 2006 – ''[[Strung-Out Troubadours]]'' (with [[Dave Dunlop]])
-* 2007 – ''Live at Hugh's Room'' (with Dave Dunlop)
-* 2009 –  ''Push & Pull'' (with Dave Dunlop)
-* 2011 – ''reCOVERy room 9''
+===DVDs===
-'''Solo'''
+* ''One Night in Cinci'' (2005)
-* 1990 – ''[[Absolutely (Rik Emmett album)|Absolutely]]''
+* ''Live at 10 Gigs'' (2005)
-* 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 – ''[[Handiwork (album)|Handiwork]]''
-* 2003 – ''[[Good Faith (Rik Emmett album)|Good Faith]]''
-* 2007 – Airtime – ''[[Liberty Manifesto]]'' (with Michael Shotton of Von Groove)
-* 2009 – ''[[Trifecta (album)|Trifecta]]'' (with [[Pavlo Simtikidis|Pavlo]], [[Oscar Lopez (guitarist)|Oscar Lopez]])
-* 2012 – ''Marco's Secret Songbook''
-* 2012 – ''Then Again'' (with Dave Dunlop)
+===with Triumph===
-'''RESolution9'''
+* ''[[Triumph (Triumph album)|Triumph]]'' (1976)
-* 2016 – ''RES9''
+* ''[[Rock & Roll Machine]]'' (1977)
+* ''[[Just a Game (album)|Just a Game]]'' (1979)
+* ''[[Progressions of Power]]'' (1980)
+* ''[[Allied Forces (album)|Allied Forces]]'' (1981)
+* ''[[Never Surrender (album)|Never Surrender]]'' (1982)
+* ''[[Thunder Seven]]'' (1984)
+* ''[[The Sport of Kings]]'' (1986)
+* ''[[Surveillance (Triumph album)|Surveillance]]'' (1987)
-===Video===
+===with Sam Reid===
-* 2005 – ''One Night in Cinci'' DVD
+* ''The Spirit of Christmas'' (1999)
-* 2005 – ''Live at 10 Gigs'' DVD
+===with Strung-Out Troubadours===
-===Singles===
+* ''[[Strung-Out Troubadours]]'' (2006)
+* ''Live at Hugh's Room'' (2007)
+* ''Push & Pull'' (2009)
+* ''reCOVERy room 9'' (2011)
+===with Airtime===
+* ''[[Liberty Manifesto]]'' (2007)
+===with Pavlo and Oscar Lopez===
+* ''[[Trifecta (album)|Trifecta]]'' (2009)
+===with Dave Dunlop===
+* ''Then Again'' (2012)
+* ''Marco's Secret Songbook'' (2012)
+===with RESolution9===
+* ''RES9'' (2016)
+===Solo singles===
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Year

v t e Triumph
Rik Emmett Mike Levine Gil Moore Phil X
Studio albums	Triumph (1976) Rock & Roll Machine (1977) Just a Game (1979) Progressions of Power (1980) Allied Forces (1981) Never Surrender (1983) Thunder Seven (1984) The Sport of Kings (1986) Surveillance (1987) Edge of Excess (1992)
Compilations	Classics (1989) Livin' for the Weekend: The Anthology (2005) Extended Versions: Triumph (2006)
Live albums	Stages (1985) King Biscuit Flower Hour (In Concert) (1995) Live at the US Festival (2003) Live At Sweden Rock Festival (2012)
Videos and DVDs	A Night of Triumph (2004) Live at the US Festival (2003) Live At Sweden Rock Festival (2012)
Songs	"Rock & Roll Machine" (1977) "Hold On" (1979) "Follow Your Heart" (1984)
Related articles	Discography

v t e Rik Emmett
Studio albums	Absolutely (1990) Ipso Facto (1992) The Spiral Notebook (1995) Ten Invitations (1997) Swing Shift (1997) Handiwork (2002) Good Faith (2003) Strung-Out Troubadours (2006) Liberty Manifesto (2007)
Related articles	Discography Dave Dunlop Randy Cooke

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