g, voc, *1953 CA, Toronto
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Rock
Richard Gordon "Rik" Emmett (born July 10, 1953 in Toronto) 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 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.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Then Again: Acoustic Selections From The Triumph Catalogue | Rik Emmett | 2012 | Album |
Trifecta | Pavlo, Rik Emmett, Oscar Lopez | 2009 | Album |
Push & Pull | Strung-Out Troubadours, Rik Emmett, Dave Dunlop | 2009 | Album |
Good Faith | Rik Emmett | 2003 | Album |
The Best Of Rik Emmett | Rik Emmett | 2002 | Compil. |
Handiwork | Rik Emmett | 2002 | Album |
Live At Berklee | Rik Emmett | 2000 | Album |
The Spirit of Christmas | Rik Emmett, Sam Reid | 1999 | Album |
The GUITAR TRILOGY Sampler | Rik Emmett | 1999 | Album |
Raw Quartet | Rik Emmett | 1999 | Album |
The Spiral Notebook | Rik Emmett | 1995 | Album |
Anything You Say | Rik Emmett | 1995 | Single |
Anything You Say | Rik Emmett | 1995 | Single |
Bang On / Interview | Rik Emmett | 1992 | Single |
Ipso Facto | Rik Emmett | 1992 | Album |
Westwood One In Concert: An Evening With Rik Emmett I 91-14 | Rik Emmett | 1991 | Album |
Saved By Loved | Rik Emmett | 1990 | Single |
When A Heart Breaks / Interview | Rik Emmett | 1990 | Single |
Absolutely | Rik Emmett | 1990 | Album |
Hands Of Man | The Big Picture, Liona Boyd, Rik Emmett, Alex Lifeson | 1988 | Single |
Untitled | Ed Bickert - Liona Boyd - Rik Emmett - Alex Lifeson - Racer X - Paul Gilbert | 1987 | Album |
In Concert | Rik Emmett, Lita Ford | 1984 | Album |
Rik Emmett & RESolution9 Rock |
Rik Emmett & The Open House Collective Blues, Jazz, Latin and Classical |