Richard Oakes (born Richard John Oakes 1 October 1976 in Perivale, West London) is an English musician and former guitarist, songwriter and occasional pianist and backing vocalist of the English band, Suede.
Richard Oakes was born in London and raised by his parents in Poole, Dorset, in the South-West of England. His first contact with a guitar came when he stumbled upon a Spanish guitar owned by his sister, Katy. The record that influenced him t...
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Richard Oakes (born Richard John Oakes 1 October 1976 in Perivale, West London) is an English musician and former guitarist, songwriter and occasional pianist and backing vocalist of the English band, Suede.
Richard Oakes was born in London and raised by his parents in Poole, Dorset, in the South-West of England. His first contact with a guitar came when he stumbled upon a Spanish guitar owned by his sister, Katy. The record that influenced him to pursue a career in music was "The Story of the Clash, Volume 1", which he heard when he was 12. Before he joined Suede, he played in a band called "TED" along with his friend, Peter. The band was actually originally titled 'PIPATED' - 'Plug in Peter and the Electric Daffodils'.
The first gig Oakes attended was one of Suede's. When he later heard that guitarist Bernard Butler had left the band and that the band were auditioning for a replacement, he recorded a demo using a Yamaha keyboard as backing and sent it to the band along with a letter...
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