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Richard Clive Bailey (b.1950 Solihull, England)

More interested in music than academics, Richard Bailey spent his school years learning the piano, guitar, saxophone and flute. Following that, he embarked upon a full-time musical career, forming the band White Rabbit in the early 1970s. By 1973, he had joined an early version of the Birmingham, UK rock band Magnum. He stayed with the band long enough to play on their 'Sweets for my Sweet' single, but left the band shortly afterwards. He then went to live in South Africa for some time. By 1977, he had returned to England and to Magnum. He stayed with the band from 1977-1980, contributing keyboards and flutes. His distinctive playing is a key part of the band's first three albums, "Kingdom of Madness", "Magnum II", and "Marauder". His desire to pursue a more progressive musical direction and the limited writing opportunities within the band led to his depart

Subsequently he became involved in the 'Phenomena' project featuring musicians such as Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley (Trapeze/Whitesnake) and Neil Murray (Whitesnake/Black Sabbath). He both played keyboards and wrote many of the songs. Although some of his songs feature on the follow-up album, 'Dreamrunner' he himself does not play on it. He also joined the band Alaska and played on their album 'Heart of the Storm' (Featuring Bernie Marsden). Other musical appearances include guesting on Dave Morgan's Earthrise album, before he played briefly for Whitesnake (replacing Jon Lord). He did not feature on any of their records, leaving after just one tour. (Although bootlegs exist)

It seems that since this project, he has kept a low musical profile.