Richard Gordon (Rik) Emmett is a vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Absolutely, was released in 1990 and became a massive hit across North America thanks to the smash hits "When a Heart Breaks" and "Saved by Love". He is also a writer for Guitar Player magazine and teaches a music business course at Humber College.
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- Richard Gordon (Rik) Emmett is a vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Absolutely, was released in 1990 and became a massive hit across North America thanks to the smash hits "When a Heart Breaks" and "Saved by Love". He is also a writer for Guitar Player magazine and teaches a music business course at Humber College. 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. 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 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 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 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.
- Richard Gordon (Rik) Emmett, es un vocalista, guitarrista y miembro fundador de la banda Triumph. Emmett dejó dicha agrupación en 1988 para dedicarse a su carrera en solitario. Su primer disco, Absolutely, fue lanzado en 1990, convirténdose en un gran éxito en Canadá gracias a canciones como "When A Heart Breaks" y "Saved By Love". En 2007, Rik Emmett se unió a Gil Moore y Mike Levine, antiguos compañeros en Triumph, para su introducción al Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame.
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- Richard Gordon (Rik) Emmett is a vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Absolutely, was released in 1990 and became a massive hit across North America thanks to the smash hits "When a Heart Breaks" and "Saved by Love". He is also a writer for Guitar Player magazine and teaches a music business course at Humber College.
- Richard Gordon (Rik) Emmett, es un vocalista, guitarrista y miembro fundador de la banda Triumph. Emmett dejó dicha agrupación en 1988 para dedicarse a su carrera en solitario. Su primer disco, Absolutely, fue lanzado en 1990, convirténdose en un gran éxito en Canadá gracias a canciones como "When A Heart Breaks" y "Saved By Love". En 2007, Rik Emmett se unió a Gil Moore y Mike Levine, antiguos compañeros en Triumph, para su introducción al Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame.
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