Richard Edward Tee (born Richard Edward Ten Ryk; November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as "

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", " Slip Slidin' Away", " Just the Two of Us", " I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)", " Crackerbox Palace", "

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", " Don't Give Up" and many others.

Biography

Tee was born in

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, New York to Edward James Ten Ryk (1886–1963), who was from

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, and Helen G. Ford Skeete Ten Ryk (1902–2000), of New York. Tee spent most of his life in Brooklyn and lived with his mother in a

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apartment building. Tee graduated from The High School of Music & Art in New York City and attended the

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. Though better known as a

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and

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, Tee led a jazz ensemble, the Richard Tee Committee, and was a founding member of the band

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. In 1981, he played the piano and

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for Simon and Garfunkel's Concert in Central Park. Tee played with a diverse range of artists during his career, including

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, The Bee Gees,

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Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in '' Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Wit ...

Diane Schuur Diane Joan Schuur (born December 10, 1953), nicknamed "Deedles", is an American jazz singer and pianist. As of 2015, Schuur had released 23 albums, and had extended her jazz repertoire to include essences of Latin, gospel, pop and country musi ...

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, Peter Allen,

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, Duane Allman,

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, Bill Withers, Art Garfunkel, Nina Simone, Juice Newton,

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, Kenny Loggins,

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, David Ruffin,

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, George Benson,

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, Pino Daniele ,

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, Peabo Bryson,

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, Phoebe Snow,

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, Leo Sayer, Herbie Mann and countless others. He also contributed to numerous gold and platinum albums during his long career and joined

led by bassist Gordon Edwards. Other members of the band included guitarist

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, drummer Chris Parker, and later guitarist Eric Gale and drummer Steve Gadd. After a 16-year relationship with Eleana Steinberg Tee of

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, the couple were married in Woodstock, New York, by New York State Supreme Court Justice Bruce Wright. The couple moved to the Chelsea Hotel in 1988, and later to Cold Spring, New York. Tee died on July 21, 1993, in Calvary Hospital (Bronx) aged 49, after suffering from

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. He was survived by his mother Helen Ten Ryk of Brooklyn, six sons, and two stepdaughters. He is buried in the Artist Cemetery in Woodstock, New York.

Equipment

Tee used a diverse range of keyboards during his recording and touring career, notably the

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, piano, Hohner clavinet and synthesizers. His trademark sound, however, was his unique method of playing a Fender Rhodes electric piano and feeding the signal through an Electro-Harmonix Small Stone effect pedal

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Discography

As leader

* ''Strokin' '' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1979) * ''Natural Ingredients'' (Tappan Zee, 1980) * ''The Bottom Line'' (Electric Bird, 1985) * ''Inside You'' (Epic/Sony, 1989) * ''Real Time'' (One Voice, 1992) * ''The Right Stuff'' (P-Vine, 1993) * ''Real Time Live in Concert 1992'' (Videoarts, 2012)

As guest

With George Benson * '' Tell It Like It Is'' (1969) * '' Give Me the Night'' (1980) * ''

'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1990) with the

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* ''Love Remembers'' (1993) With

Hank Crawford Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter whose genres ranged from R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, and soul jazz. Crawford was musical director for Ray Charl ...

* '' It's a Funky Thing to Do'' (Cotillion, 1971) * '' Help Me Make it Through the Night'' (Kudu, 1972) * ''

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'' (Kudu, 1972) * ''

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'' (Kudu, 1973) * ''

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'' (Kudu, 1976) With

* ''Teasin' '' (1974) * ''Coast to Coast'' (1988) * ''Can't Get Through'' (1991) * ''Child's Play'' (1992) * ''Uncle Funky'' (1992) With Steve Gadd * ''Gadd About'' (1984) * ''The Gadd Gang'' (1986) * ''Here & Now'' (1988) * ''Live at the Bottom Line'' (1988) * ''Gadd Gang'' (1991) With

* ''

'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1977) * ''Stuff It'' (1978) * ''Live Stuff'' (1978) * ''Live in New York'' (1980) * ''East'' (1981) * ''Best Stuff'' (1981) * ''Stuff Live in Montreux'' (2008) With

* '' Inner City Blues'' (1971) * '' All the King's Horses'' (1972) * ''

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– Vol. 1 & Vol. 2'' (1973) * '' Feels So Good'' (1975) * '' Winelight'' (1980) * '' Skylarkin''' (1980) * '' Come Morning'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1982) * ''In Concert'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1986) With others * ''

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* '' Soul Drums'' (1968)

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* ''Soul Rebel'' (1968)

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* '' I Heard That'' (1969)

* '' Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes'' (1969) Shirley Scott * '' Lena & Gabor'' (1969)

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and Gábor Szabó * '' Good Vibes'' (1969)

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* '' Cornucopia'' (1969)

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* ''

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* ''Live at Freddie Jett's Pied Piper'' (1970)

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* '' Quiet Fire'' (1971)

* '' Push Push'' (1971) Herbie Mann * ''

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* ''Chuck Rainey Coalition'' (1972)

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* '' Sweet Buns & Barbeque'' (1972) Houston Person * '' Soul Is... Pretty Purdie'' (1972)

* ''Alone Again (Naturally)'' (1972)

* ''

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* ''

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* '' In the Beginning'' (1974)

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* '' Feel Like Makin' Love'' (1975)

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* ''

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'' (1976)

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* ''The Real McCoy'' (1976)

* '' Endless Flight'' (1976) Leo Sayer * '' Native New Yorker'' (1977)

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* ''

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* ''

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'' (1979) Peter Allen * ''

Fate for Breakfast ''Fate for Breakfast'' is the fourth solo studio album by Art Garfunkel, released in March 1979 on Columbia Records. It was his first album to miss the U.S. Billboard Top 40 (charting at a dismal 67) and his first album containing no U.S. Top 40 ...

'' (1979) Art Garfunkel * '' Syreeta'' (1980) Syreeta Wright * ''Connections'' (1980)

Richie Havens Richard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul (both of which he frequently covered), and rhythm and blues. He had a rhythmic guitar styl ...

* '' Aretha'' (1980)

* '' Guilty'' (1980)

* ''

Love Sensation "Love Sensation" is a 1980 song performed by American R&B singer Loleatta Holloway, taken from her album of the same name. The song was produced and written by Dan Hartman, arranged by Norman Harris, and mixed by Tom Moulton. It was a hit on ...

'' (1980) Loleatta Holloway * '' What Cha' Gonna Do for Me'' (1981)

* ''Apple Juice'' (1981) Tom Scott * ''RIT'' (1981)

Lee Ritenour Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. Biography Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started play ...

* '' Living Eyes'' (1981)

Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry Gibb, Barry, Robin Gibb, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in ...

* ''

Blade Runner ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's ...

'' (1982) * ''

Heartbreaker Heartbreaker(s) or The Heart Breaker(s) may refer to: Film and television *''The Heart Breakers'', a 1916 film starring Andrew Arbuckle *'' The Heart Breaker'', a 1925 film directed by Benjamin Stoloff * ''Heartbreaker'' (1983 film), an American ...

'' (1982)

Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles ch ...

* '' I'm the One'' (1982)

* ''

Tantalizingly Hot ''Tantalizingly Hot'' is the sixth album by American recording artist Stephanie Mills, released in 1982 and was produced by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas and Ashford & Simpson. It was her first release, by default, on Casablanca Records. In 1981, oi ...

'' (1982)

Stephanie Mills Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom as " Dorothy" in the original seven-time Tony Award winning Broadway run of the musical '' The Wiz'' from 1974 to 1979. The song "Home" from ...

* ''

Quiet Lies ''Quiet Lies'' is a 1982 album by American pop-country star Juice Newton. It reached #20 on the ''Billboard'' 200, her highest position on the chart, and included three major hits, " Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me", " Break It to Me Gently" ...

'' (1982) Juice Newton * ''Fill Up The Night'' (1983) Sadao Watanabe * '' Hearts and Bones'' (1983)

* '' Escapade'' (1983)

* ''In My Life'' (1983)

* ''

An Innocent Man ''An Innocent Man'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 8, 1983. The concept album is a tribute to the American popular music of Joel's adolescent years with Joel paying homage to a number of di ...

'' (1983)

* '' Born to Love'' (1983) Peabo Bryson,

* '' Merciless'' (1983)

* ''Universal Rhythm'' (1984) Ralph MacDonald * ''Watching You Watching Me'' (1985) Bill Withers * '' Ferryboat''(1985) Pino Daniele * " Underground"

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

(1986) * '' So'' (1986)

* ''10th Avenue'' (1986) Patrick Williams New York Band on "Still Crazy After All These Years" * ''Streamlines'' (1987) Tom Scott * '' Get Close to My Love'' (1987) Jennifer Holliday * ''Sound Investment'' (1987) Flip Phillips & Scott Hamilton * '' Red Hot Rhythm & Blues'' (1987)

* ''At Home'' (1987) Janis Siegel * '' The Camera Never Lies'' (1987) Michael Franks * ''Close Up'' (1988) David Sanborn * ''Talkin' 'Bout You'' (1988)

* '' The Real Me'' (1988)

* '' Hot Water'' (1988)

Jimmy Buffett James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffe ...

* ''At Last'' (1989)

* ''Street Smarts'' (1989) Eddie Gomez * '' Journeyman'' (1989)

* ''

Soul Provider ''Soul Provider'' is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The album was released on June 19, 1989 by Columbia Records/CBS. To date, the album has sold 12.5 million copies worldwide. Containing five US top 40 hits ( ...

'' (1989)

Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...

* ''Midnight in San Juan'' (1989) Earl Klugh * ''Bottom's Up'' (1989) Victor Bailey * ''

'' (1990)

* '' Leap of Faith'' (1991) Kenny Loggins * ''Star Time'' (1991)

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the hono ...

* ''

Upfront ''UpFront'' is a current affairs discussion, debate and analysis programme on Al Jazeera English. The show premiered on 4 September 2015 shortly after Al Jazeera moved into their new Washington D.C. hub. The show has a politics focus although othe ...

'' (1992) David Sanborn * '' Am I Not Your Girl?'' (1992)

Sinéad O'Connor Shuhada Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor on 8 December 1966; ) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Her debut album, '' The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and charted internationally. Her second album, ''I Do Not Want Wha ...

* '' I'll Take Care of You'' (1992)

, Chuck Jackson * ''Evolution of Herbie Mann'' (1993) Herbie Mann * '' Black Tie White Noise'' (1993)

* ''Friends Can Be Lovers'' (1993)

* ''Don't Look Back'' (1993)

Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...

* ''Skyline'' (1993)

Phil Carmen Phil Carmen (born ''Herbert Hofmann'', February 14, 1953 in Lucerne, Switzerland) is a Swiss musician and producer of Canadian heritage. Early career Carmen grew up in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and in Lucerne, Switzerland. In Lucerne, he went to ...

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“My Life On The Wild Side of The Music Business”–Part Two, Chapter Two: Ha! As A Kid, I Beat Richard Ten-Ryk in Handball! By Winston Munford
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