List of keyboardists explained
The following are notable keyboard players, mostly in the fields of metal, rock, and jazz.
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- Guy Babylon (Elton John Band)
- Burt Bacharach
- Wally Badarou (Compass Point All Stars)
- Anita Baker
- Bam Margera (Gnarkill)
- Nick "Peanut" Baines (Kaiser Chiefs)
- Alex Band (The Calling)
- Marcia Ball
- Louis Banks
- Tony Banks (Genesis)
- Robert Banks
- Hugh Banton (Van der Graaf Generator)
- Tommy Barbarella (The New Power Generation)
- Richard Barbieri (Japan, Porcupine Tree)
- Peter Bardens (Camel)
- H. B. Barnum
- Mike Barson (Madness)
- Mark Batson (Aftermath Entertainment, Hollywood Records)
- Paul Beaver
- Beck
- Barry Beckett (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Traffic)
- Brian Bell (Weezer, Space Twins, The Relationship)
- Richard Bell (Janis Joplin, The Band)
- Thom Bell (MFSB, Elton John)
- Matt Bellamy (Muse)
- Marco Benevento (Benevento/Russo Duo)
- Diane Birch
- Roy Bittan (E Street Band)
- David Bowie
- David Briggs (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Area Code 615, Elvis Presley, The Nashville A-Team)
- Tom Brislin (Spiraling)
- Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
- Dudley Brooks (Elvis Presley)
- Drew Brown (OneRepublic)
- James Brown
- Michael Brown (The Left Banke)
- Tony Brown (Elvis Presley, The Notorious Cherry Bombs)
- Jackson Browne
- Dave Brubeck
- Jack Bruce (Cream)
- David Bryan (Bon Jovi)
- Kate Bush
- Ray Buttigieg
- Joseph Byrd (The United States of America)
- David Byrne (Talking Heads)
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- Bobby Dall (Poison)
- Jerry Dammers (The Specials)
- Jay Darlington (Kula Shaker, Oasis)
- Jeremy Dawson (Shiny Toy Guns)
- Ray Davies (The Kinks)
- Rick Davies (Supertramp)
- Paul Davis
- deadmau5
- El DeBarge
- Austin de Lone
- Tom DeLonge (Blink-182)
- Al De Lory
- Jay DeMarcus (Rascal Flatts)
- Ian Dench (EMF, Stargate)
- Sandy Denny
- Jimmy Destri (Blondie)
- Dennis DeYoung (Styx)
- Travis Dickerson (Buckethead)
- Jim Dickinson (The Dixie Flyers, Mud Boy and the Neutrons)
- Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
- Vince DiFiore (Cake)
- Craig Doerge (Judy Henske, Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Section, James Taylor, Jackson Browne)
- Thomas Dolby
- Fats Domino
- Dan Donovan (Big Audio Dynamite, Dreadzone)
- Neal Doughty (REO Speedwagon)
- Chip Douglas (The Monkees, The Turtles)
- Geoff Downes (Yes, Asia, The Buggles)
- Tyrone Downie (Bob Marley and the Wailers, Compass Point All Stars)
- Candida Doyle (Pulp)
- Dr. John
- Dr. Luke
- Daryl Dragon (Captain & Tennille)
- Dennis Drew (10,000 Maniacs)
- Christopher Dudley (Underoath)
- George Duke (Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention)
- Larry Dunn (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Stacy DuPree (Eisley)
- Ruth Dyson
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- Geir Bratland (Dimmu Borgir)
- Peter Gabriel
- Madonna Wayne Gacy (Marilyn Manson)
- Lady Gaga
- Mick(ey) Gallagher (Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Peter Frampton, The Clash)
- Mike Garson
- Boom Gaspar (Pearl Jam)
- Bob Gaudio (The Royal Teens, The Four Seasons)
- Marvin Gaye
- Chris Geddes (Belle and Sebastian)
- Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)
- Ian Gibbons (The Kinks)
- Richard Gibbs (Oingo Boingo)
- Jon Gibson
- Gillian Gilbert (New Order)
- Charlie Gillingham (Train, Counting Crows)
- Charles Giordano (E Street Band, The Sessions Band, Pat Benatar)
- Gregg Giuffria (Angel, Giuffria, House of Lords)
- Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead)
- Dwayne Goettel (Skinny Puppy, Download, Doubting Thomas)
- Andrew Gold
- Loren Gold (The Who, Roger Daltrey)
- Barry Goldberg (Electric Flag)
- Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)
- Lawrence Gowan (Styx)
- Kamal Gray (The Roots)
- Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers)
- Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night)
- Al Greenwood (Foreigner)
- Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
- Peter Griesar (Dave Matthews Band)
- Franny Griffiths (Space)
- Don Grolnick
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- Janet Jackson
- Rami Jaffee (The Wallflowers, Foo Fighters)
- Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)
- Bob James (Fourplay, Phil Collins, Quincy Jones, Paul Simon)
- Rick James
- Chas Jankel (Ian Dury and the Blockheads)
- Keith Jarrett
- John Barlow Jarvis
- Chris Jasper (The Isley Brothers)
- Jonas Jeberg
- Billy Joel
- Jens Johansson (Yngwie Malmsteen, Stratovarius)
- Elton John
- Matt Johnson (Jamiroquai)
- Bruce Johnston (The Beach Boys)
- Joakim Svalberg (Opeth)
- Nick Jonas (Jonas Brothers)
- Howard Jones
- John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin, Them Crooked Vultures)
- Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & the M.G.'s)
- Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
- Craig Jones (Slipknot)
- Melvyn "Deacon" Jones (Baby Huey & the Babysitters, Curtis Mayfield, John Lee Hooker, Freddie King)
- Norah Jones
- Lonnie Jordan (War)
- Bradley Joseph (Sheena Easton, Yanni)
- Jascha Richter (MLTR)
- Tyler Joseph (Twenty One Pilots)
- Seth Justman (The J. Geils Band)
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- Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica)
- Artie Kane
- Tony Kaye (Yes, Flash, Badger, Detective, David Bowie, Badfinger, Yoso, Circa)
- Howard Kaylan (The Turtles)
- Jeff Kazee (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Jon Bon Jovi)
- Mark Kelly (Marillion)
- R. Kelly
- Chris Kilmore (Incubus)
- Carole King
- Robbie King (Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, Skylark, The Hometown Band, Bryan Adams)
- Henrik Klingenberg (Sonata Arctica)
- Larry Knechtel (The Wrecking Crew, Bread, Paul Simon, Smith, Los Angeles musicians)
- Holly Knight (Device, Spider)
- Steve Knight (Mountain)
- Josh Klinghoffer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Al Kooper (Bob Dylan, The Royal Teens, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mike Bloomfield, The Blues Project)
- Kornelije Kovač (Indexi, Korni Grupa)
- Dave Kikoski
- Lenny Kravitz
- Chantal Kreviazuk
- Greg Kuehn (T.S.O.L.)
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- Tony MacAlpine
- Brian "Too Loud" MacLeod (Chilliwack, Headpins)
- Ron Mael (Sparks)
- Les Maguire (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
- Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace)
- Fred Mandel (Queen, Elton John Band, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper)
- Manfred Mann (Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann Chapter Three, Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (Jellyfish, Blink-182, Imperial Drag, TV Eyes)
- Richard Manuel (The Band)
- Ray Manzarek (The Doors)
- Anthony Marinelli (Michael Jackson, Kenny Loggins)
- Chris Marion (Little River Band)
- Bruno Mars
- Tommy Mars (Frank Zappa)
- Chris Martin (Coldplay)
- Brian May (Queen)
- Bob Mayo (Peter Frampton)
- Lincoln Mayorga
- Lyle Mays (Pat Metheny Group)
- Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand)
- Linda McCartney (Wings)
- Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings, The Fireman)
- Glenn McClelland (Ween, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
- Page McConnell (Phish)
- Michael McDonald (The Doobie Brothers)
- Richie McDonald (Lonestar)
- Jimmy McGriff
- Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
- Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf, Janis Joplin)
- Bonnie McKee
- Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead)
- Brian McKnight
- Sarah McLachlan
- Ian McLagan (The Rolling Stones, The Faces, Rod Stewart)
- Gabrial McNair (No Doubt)
- Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
- Jonathan Melvoin (The Smashing Pumpkins, The Revolution)
- Mike Melvoin (The Wrecking Crew)
- Bridgit Mendler
- Freddie Mercury (Queen)
- Augie Meyers (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados)
- Mic Michaeli (Europe, Brazen Abbot)
- Lee Michaels
- Max Middleton (Jeff Beck, Hummingbird)
- Amos Milburn
- Mike Mills (R.E.M.)
- Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
- Paul Mirkovich
- Joni Mitchell
- Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil)
- Money Mark (Beastie Boys)
- Kevin Moore (Dream Theater)
- Brian Molko (Placebo)
- Patrick Moraz (The Moody Blues, Yes)
- Gordon Mote
- Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo)
- Jamie Muhoberac
- Larry Muhoberac (Elvis Presley)
- Stan Munsey (Shenandoah)
- Mustis (ex-Dimmu Borgir)
- Brent Mydland (Grateful Dead)
- Thelonious Monk
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- Graham Nash (The Hollies, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
- Steve Nathan (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, The Nashville A-Team)
- Bobbie Nelson (The Family, The Strangers)
- Art Neville (The Meters, Allen Toussaint, The Neville Brothers)
- Ivan Neville (The Neville Brothers, Keith Richards, Spin Doctors)
- Randy Newman
- Takahiro Nishikawa (formerly of Dreams Come True)
- Jack Nitzsche (The Wrecking Crew, The Rolling Stones, Crazy Horse, Willy DeVille)
- Erik Norlander
- Christopher North (Ambrosia)
- Aldo Nova
- Krist Novoselic (Nirvana, Flipper, Eyes Adrift, Mike Watt)
- Geoff Nicholls (Black Sabbath)
- Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits)
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- Augustus Pablo
- David Paich (Toto)
- Amanda Palmer
- Oliver Palotai (Kamelot, Sons of Seasons)
- Lou Pardini (Chicago)
- Ian Parker (The Hollies, Tom Robinson Band)
- Van Dyke Parks
- Alan Parsons (The Alan Parsons Project)
- Alan Pasqua (Damn Yankees)
- Bill Payne (Little Feat, Leftover Salmon, Linda Ronstadt, Phil Lesh and Friends, The Doobie Brothers)
- Ryan Peake (Nickelback)
- Freddie Perren (The Corporation, The Jackson 5, The Sylvers, Dino Fekaris)
- Jerry Peters
- Leena Peisa (Lordi)
- Leon Pendarvis (Saturday Night Live Band, The Blues Brothers)
- Alex Pennie (The Automatic)
- Jim Peterik (Survivor)
- Greg Phillinganes (Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, The Pussycat Dolls, Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson, Toto)
- Scott Phillips (Creed, Alter Bridge)
- Mike Pinder (The Moody Blues)
- Michael Pinnella (Symphony X)
- Dan Pinto
- Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum)
- Chris Pitman (Guns N' Roses)
- Tuomas Planman (Norther)
- Morris Pleasure
- Steve Porcaro (Toto)
- Grace Potter (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Kenny Chesney)
- Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Martin Powell (ex-Cradle of Filth)
- Roger Powell (Todd Rundgren, David Bowie)
- Vlado Pravdić (Bijelo Dugme)
- Alan Price (The Animals)
- Vadim Pruzhanov (DragonForce)
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- A. R. Rahman
- Ronnie Rancifer (The Jackson 5)
- Don Randi (The Wrecking Crew)
- Mike Ratledge (Soft Machine)
- Allen Ravenstine (Pere Ubu)
- Paul Raymond (UFO, Savoy Brown, Plastic Penny)
- Eddie Rayner (Split Enz, The Makers)
- Jason Rebello (Jeff Beck, Sting)
- Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses)
- Ellen Reid (Crash Test Dummies)
- Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
- Doug Rhodes (The Music Machine, The Millennium)
- Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
- Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane)
- Billy Ritchie (Clouds)
- Tyson Ritter (The All-American Rejects)
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins (The Nashville A-Team)
- Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey, Ringo Starr)
- Matt Rollings (Mark Knopfler, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Alison Krauss)
- David Rosenthal (Rainbow, Billy Joel Band)
- Chris Ross (Wolfmother)
- Share Ross (The Dogs D'Amour)
- Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater, The Dixie Dregs)
- Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers)
- Patrice Rushen (CAB)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
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- Stian Aarstad (ex-Dimmu Borgir)
- Joe Sample (The Crusaders, B.B. King, George Benson, Eric Clapton, L.A. Express, Joni Mitchell, Los Angeles musicians)
- David Sancious (E Street Band, Santana, Jeff Beck, Sting)
- Merl Saunders (Grateful Dead)
- Satyr (Satyricon, Wongraven)
- Rick Savage (Def Leppard)
- Tony Scalzo (Fastball)
- Falk Maria Schlegel (Powerwolf)
- Klaus Schulze (Ash Ra Tempel, Tangerine Dream)
- James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders)
- Brady Seals (Little Texas)
- Pete Sears (Rod Stewart, Jefferson Starship)
- John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful)
- Neil Sedaka
- Bob Seger
- John Shanks
- Lee Shapiro (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons)
- Greg Sherman (Glass)
- Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
- Ben Sidran (Steve Miller Band)
- Bunny Sigler (Gamble and Huff, Curtis Mayfield, Curtom Records, MFSB, Salsoul Orchestra)
- Erna Siikavirta (Lordi)
- Josh Silver (Type O Negative)
- Dave Sinclair (Caravan)
- Ray Singleton
- Matt Skiba (Blink-182, Alkaline Trio)
- Jocke Skog (Clawfinger)
- Martin Slattery (The Mescaleros, The Hours)
- Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)
- George Small (John Lennon, Carl Perkins, John Phillips, Eric Clapton)
- Mike Smith (The Dave Clark Five)
- Robert Smith (The Cure)
- Rosie Smith (Cradle of Filth)
- Toby Smith (Jamiroquai)
- Tom Snow
- Richard Sohl (Patti Smith Group)
- Zsa Zsa Speck (Marilyn Manson)
- Martijn Spierenburg (Within Temptation)
- Chris Stainton (Joe Cocker's Grease Band)
- Mark Stanway (Magnum, Grand Slam)
- Alex Staropoli (Rhapsody of Fire)
- Margita Stefanović (Ekatarina Velika)
- Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge)
- Louie Stephens (Rooney)
- William "Mickey" Stevenson
- Ian Stewart (The Rolling Stones)
- Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
- Sting (The Police)
- Rose Stone (Sly and the Family Stone)
- Sly Stone (Sly and the Family Stone)
- Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division, Electronic)
- David Sylvian (Japan)
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- Mick Talbot (The Merton Parkas, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Bureau, The Style Council)
- Richard Tandy (Electric Light Orchestra)
- Serj Tankian (System of a Down)
- Butch Taylor (Dave Matthews Band, Secrets)
- Roger Taylor (Queen)
- Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic)
- Joey Tempest (Europe)
- Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Stevie Nicks, Don Henley, Jon Bon Jovi, Works Progress Administration)
- Matt Thiessen (Relient K, Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes)
- Chris Thomas
- Marvell Thomas (The Mar-Keys, The Bar-Kays)
- Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
- Sonny Thompson
- Justin Timberlake
- Keith Tippett (King Crimson)
- Lol Tolhurst (The Cure)
- Peter Tork (The Monkees)
- Archie Turner (Hi Rhythm Section)
- Ike Turner (Kings of Rhythm)
- Aphex Twin
- Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
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- Jason Wade (Lifehouse)
- Tom Waits
- Adam Wakeman (Black Sabbath, Headspace, Strawbs, Ozzy Osbourne)
- Oliver Wakeman (Yes, Strawbs)
- Rick Wakeman (Yes, David Bowie, Strawbs, Elton John, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman)
- Randy Waldman (Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Michael Bublé, George Benson)
- Butch Walker
- Don Walker (Cold Chisel)
- Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
- Joe Walsh (The Eagles, Barnstorm)
- Steve Walsh (Kansas)
- Harry Waters (Roger Waters)
- Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads)
- Pete Wingfield
- Nick Wheeler (The All-American Rejects)
- Barry White
- Jack White (The White Stripes)
- Carson Whitsett (Malaco Records, The MG's, The Imperial Show Band, Kathy Mattea)
- Per Wiberg (ex-Opeth)
- Paul Wickens (Paul McCartney)
- Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode, Recoil)
- Hayley Williams (Paramore)
- Ann Wilson (Heart)
- Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
- Dan Wilson (Semisonic)
- Mark Wilson (Jet)
- Steven Wilson (Storm Corrosion)
- Kip Winger (Winger)
- Edgar Winter
- Steve Winwood (The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Joel, Phil Collins, Blind Faith, Go)
- Janne Wirman (Children of Bodom)
- Bill Withers
- Peter Wolf (Frank Zappa, Starship)
- Chris Wolstenholme (Muse)
- Stevie Wonder
- Eric Woolfson (The Alan Parsons Project)
- Bernie Worrell (Talking Heads, Funkadelic, The Pretenders)
- Gary Wright (Spooky Tooth, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr)
- Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)
- Winston Wright (Toots and the Maytals)
- Howard Wyeth
- Richard "Popcorn" Wylie
- Reese Wynans (Double Trouble, Carole King, Captain Beyond, Los Lonely Boys)
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