Rick van der Linden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rick van der Linden

Dutch composer

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1946

Place of Birth: Badhoevedorp, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 22-Jan-2006

Profession: composer, pianist, songwriter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.