Richard Oakes (born Richard John Oakes 1 October 1976 in Perivale, west London) is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the guitarist and occasional pianist and backing vocalist of the English band, Suede.
Richard Oakes was born in Perivale, West London, and grew up in the Parkstone area of Poole, Dorset, in the southwest of England. He first started playing when he came across a Spanish guitar that his sister owned. The album that i...
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Richard Oakes (born Richard John Oakes 1 October 1976 in Perivale, west London) is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the guitarist and occasional pianist and backing vocalist of the English band, Suede.
Richard Oakes was born in Perivale, West London, and grew up in the Parkstone area of Poole, Dorset, in the southwest of England. He first started playing when he came across a Spanish guitar that his sister owned. The album that initially influenced him to pursue a career in music was "The Story of the Clash, Volume 1", which he heard when he was 12. Prior to joing Suede, Oakes 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 at the Poole Arts Centre in May 1993. Upon hearing that guitarist Bernard Butler had left the band and that the band were auditioning for a replacement, he recorded versions of Suede songs and...
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