(1947-12-05) 5 December 1947 (age 76) Cambridge, England
Genres
Rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Bass, vocals
Years active
1966–present
Musical artist
Richard William Wills (born 5 December 1947) is an English bass guitarist. He is best known for his work with the rock band Foreigner and his associations with the Small Faces, Roxy Music, Peter Frampton, Spooky Tooth, David Gilmour, Bad Company and The Jones Gang.
Frampton, Spooky Tooth, David Gilmour, Bad Company and The Jones Gang. RickWills played in the early days of rock music in Cambridge, from c. 1961 in the...
Double Vision – Gagliardi left the band in April 1979 and was replaced by RickWills, formerly of Small Faces. Following the release and promotion of 1979's...
became a top-ten hit. Lane left shortly thereafter, and was replaced by RickWills (later of Foreigner). This line-up (dubbed Mk-II by Marriott) recorded...
Trouble, the band added ex-Foreigner, Roxy Music and Small Faces bassist RickWills and Colwell, a protégé of Ralphs, was now a full-time member. The band...
Uriah Heep, U.K. and Asia member) on the 1974/75 Country Life tour, and RickWills (future Foreigner member) on the second half of the 1975/76 Siren tour...
spring of 2001, with Rodgers and Kirke joined by Colwell and Wills. Jaz Lochrie replaced Wills in 2002. In 2008, Ralphs joined the pair for a one-off show...
ex-Small Faces and The Who member Kenney Jones, plus ex-Foreigner member RickWills and British vocalist ex-Bad Company member Robert Hart. Kenney Jones –...
Foreigner were joined on stage by original drummer Elliott and former bassist RickWills to play "Hot Blooded". Elliott joined his old mates for two songs at Foreigner's...
with me". Since the death of Jimmy Winston in September 2020, Jones and RickWills are the sole surviving members of the Small Faces. In 2004 The Observer...
more changes in bassist, with John Gustafson, Sal Maida, John Wetton and RickWills all passing in and out of the band during this period. Rolling Stone referred...
Faces releases from "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" (1966) to 78 in the Shade (1978) RickWills 1976–1978 bass backing vocals Playmates (1977) 78 in the Shade (1978)...