Rick van der Linden

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Rick van der Linden
Van der Linden (right) (1974)
Background information
Born	(1946-08-05)5 August 1946 Badhoevedorp, Netherlands
Died	22 January 2006(2006-01-22) (aged 59) Groningen, Netherlands
Genres	Rock, progressive rock, symphonic rock
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Several keyboards
Years active	1967–2006
Labels	Philips, Atco
Formerly of	Ekseption, Trace
Website	Official website

Rick van der Linden (5 August 1946, Badhoevedorp, North Holland - 22 January 2006, Groningen) was a Dutch composer and keyboardist. Van der Linden first gained fame as a member of Ekseption, but he played in several other bands including most notably Trace, as well as solo. Van der Linden was best known for his reworkings of classical music in a pop music domain, often with jazz improvisations.