Instrumental Solo Set |
| 1 x 60 minute set: £375 |
| 2 x 45 minute sets: £620 |
Wedding Sets |
| Ceremony Package Guest arrival music • Bridal entrance • Signing of the register • Exit: £558 |
| Wedding Breakfast Ambience : £325 |
| Reception Package: £375 |
| Full Day Coverage Package Ceremony music • Drinks reception • 2 x 45 min evening sets: £786 |
Rick Vale is a dynamic piano vocalist whose sound bridges the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll with the energy of today’s hits. From the driving rhythms of 1950s boogie-woogie to modern chart-toppers reimagined at the keys, Rick delivers every song with grit, soul, and unmistakable style. Rooted in classic rock ‘n’ roll and blues piano traditions, his performances channel the raw pulse of early rhythm & blues while blending smooth, contemporary vocals and commanding stage presence. Whether he’s pounding out high-octane boogie patterns or stripping a modern anthem down to its emotional core, Rick turns every performance into an experience. With nothing but a piano and a voice, he fills the room.
Experience (20+ years)
Based in Rochford, Essex
= areas covered (up to 100 miles)
50 Ways Paul Simon
9 To 5 Dolly Parton
A Thousand Miles Vanessa Carlton
A Thousand Years Christina Perry
A Whole New World Disney
Abracadabra Steve Miller Band
Accentuate The Positive Bing Cosby
Accidentally In Love Counting Crows
Achy Breaky Heart Billy Ray Cyrus
Across The Universe The Beatles
Ain’t How It Ends Post Malone
Ain't Misbehavin' Fats Waller
Ain’t No Sunshine Bill Withers
Ain’t That A Shame Fats Domino
Ain’t Too Proud The Temptations
Alice Smokie
All About The Bass Megan Trainor
All I Want To Do Sugarland
All Of Me Billie Holiday
All Of Me John Legend
All Shook Up Elvis Presley
All You Need Is Love The Beatles
Almost Like Being In Love Nat King Cole
Always On My Mind Roy Orboson
Always Remember Us This Lady Gaga
Amarillo Tony Christie
Amazed Lonestar
Amazed Paul Mccartney
American Pie Don Mclean
Angel Lionel Richie
Annies Song John Denver
Are You Lonesome Tonight? Elvis Presley
Are You On The Road Debby Boone
At Last Aretha Franklin
Austin Blake Shelton
Austin Dasha
Autumn Leaves Eva Cassidy
Babara Anne The Beach Boys
Baby Can I Hold You Tracy Chapman
Baby Face Little Richard
Baby One More Time Britney Spears
Bad Moon Rising CCR
Bad Romance Lady Gaga
Bad Things Jace Everett
Bare Necessities Disney
Basin Street Blues Ella Fitzgerald
Be My Baby The Ronettes
Be My Guest Fats Domino
Beautiful Crazy Luke Combs
Believe Cher
Bennie And The Jets Elton John
Beyond The Sea Frank Sinatra
Big Bad Leroy Brown
Billie Jean Michael Jackson
Black Magic Woman Santana
Blackbird The Beatles
Blame It On Me George Ezra
Blowin' In The Wind Bob Dylan
Blue Ain’t Your Colour Keith Urban
Blue Moon The Marcels
Blue Suede Shoes Elvis Presley
Blueberry Hill Fats Domino
Boogie Woogie Country Girl Big Joe Turner
Boot Scootin Boogie Brooks And Dunn
Breakfast At Tiffanys Deep Blue Something
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon And Garfunkel
Bright Side Of The Road Van Morisson
Bring It On Home Sam Cooke
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Budapest George Ezra
Bumble Boogie Jools Holland
Call Me The Breeze John Mayor
Can You Feel The Love Elton John
Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Andy Williams
Candle In The Wind Elton John
Captain Jack Billy Joel
Castle On The Hill Ed Sheeran
Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin
Chattahoochie Alan Jackson
Cheek To Cheek Irving Berlin
Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band
Come Away With Me Norah Jones
Come Fly With Me Framk Sinatra
Come Together The Beatles
Crazy Arms Jerry Lee Lewis
Crazy Little Thing Called Queen
Crazy Love Van Morrison
Crazy Patsy Cline
Creep Radiohead
Crocodile Rock Elton John
Cry Me A River Arthur Hamilton
Cupid Sam Cooke
Dance The Night Away The Mavericks
Dance With My Father Luther Vandross
Dancing In The Moonlight Toploader
Daniel Elton John
Daydream Believer The Monkees
Desperado The Eagles
Does Your Mother Know ABBA
Don’t Be Cruel Elvis Presley
Don't It Make My Brown Crystal Gayle
Don’t Know Why Norah Jones
Don't Rock The Jukebox Alan Jackson
Don’t Stop Fleetwood Mac
Don’t Think Twice Bob Dylan
Down The Road Apiece Chuck Berry
Dream A Little Dream Doris Day
Dream Lover Bobby Darin
Dream The Everly Brothers
Driftaway Dobie Gray
Earth Angel The Penguins
Easy Lionel Richie
Eight Days A Week The Beatles
Every Little Honky Tonk Bar George Strait
Everything Michael Buble
Faith George Michael
Fall For You Second Hand
Family Tradition Hank Williams Jr
Fancy Like Walker Hayes
Fast Car Tracy Chapman
Father And Son Cat Stephens
Feeling Good Nina Simone
Feels Like Home Linda Rondstadt
Fever Peggy Lee
Fields Of Gold Eva Cassidy
Flip Flop Fly Big Joe Turner
Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra
Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder
Forget You The Noisettes
Frankie And Johnny Sam Cooke
Free Falling Tom Petty
Friends In Low Places Brooks Jefferson
Games People Play Inner Circle
Georgia Ray Charles
Get Back The Beatles
Get Ready The Temptations
Glory Of Love Dean Martin
Golden Slumbers The Beatles
Gone Country Alan Jackson
Good Golly Miss Molly Little Richard
Gravity John Mayer
Great Balls Of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
Hallelujah I Love Her So Ray Charles
Hallelujah Leonard Cohen
Have I Told You Lately? Van Morisson
He’ll Have To Go Willie Nelson
Heartache Tonight The Eagles
Heaven Bryan Adams
Here Comes My Baby Cat Stephens
Here Comes The Sun The Beatles
Hey, Good Looking Hank Williams
Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson
Hippy Hippy Shake The Swinging Blue Jeans
Home Michael Buble
Honey Bee Blake Shelton
Honeysuckle Rose Fats Waller
Honky Cat Elton John
Hot Stuff Donna Summer
Hotel California The Eagles
Hound Dog Elvis Persley
House Of The Rising Sun The Animals
How Sweet It Is Paul Simon
How Sweet It Is/Sugar Pie The Four Tops
Human Rag And Bone Man
Human The Killers
Hunk Of Burning Love Elvis Presley
I Brake For Brunettes Rhett Atkins
I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash
I Don't Want To Talk About Rod Stewart
I Feel Good James Brown
I Got My Mojo Working Muddy Waters
I Gotta Woman Ray Charles
I Heard It Through The Marvin Gaye
I Just Called To Say Stevie Wonder
I Just Want To Make Love Etta James
I Need A Dollar Aloe Blacc
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
I Will Wait For You Michel Legrand
I Wish Stevie Wonder
I Won’t Say I’m In Love Hercules
I'm A Believer The Monkees
I’m Gonna Miss Her Brad Paisley
I'm Ready Fats Domino
I’m Walkin’ Fats Domino
I'm Yours Jason Mraz
If I Ain’t Got You Alicia Keys
If Tomorrow Never Comes Ronan Keating
Imagine John Lennon
In Case You Didn’t Know Brett Young
Isn't She Lovely Stevie Wonder
It’s Five O’Clock Alan Jackson
Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley
Jealous Guy The Beatles
Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry
Just The Two Of Us Bill Withers
Just The Way You Are Barry White
Kansas City The Beatles
King Of The Road Roger Miller
King Of The Swingers Louis Prima
Knock Three Times
L.O.V.E Nat King Cole
Lady In Red Chris De Burgh
Lady Is A Tramp Frank Sinatra
Lady Madonna The Beatles
Landslide Fleetwood Mac
Last Request Paulo Nutini
Lately Stevie Wonder
Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton
Lean On Me Bill Withers
Leaving On A Jet Plane Cat Stephens
Let The Good Times Roll Shirley And Lee
Let There Be Love Nat King Cole
Let’s Face The Music Nat King Cole
Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye
Let's Have A Party Wanda Jackson
Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker
Livin’ On Love Alan Jackson
Long Tall Sally Little Richard
Long Train Running The Doobie Brothers
Love Me Tender Elvis Presley
Love Really Hurts Without Billy Ocean
Lovely Day Bill Withers
Mack The Knife Bobby Darin
Maggie May Rod Stewart
Make You Feel My Love Bob Dylan
Mamma Mia ABBA
Maybe It’s Time Bradley Cooper
Me And Mrs Jones Billy Paul
Melancholy Baby Chas And Dave
Memory I Don’t Mess With Lee Brice
Mess Of Blues Elvis Presley
Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett
Midnight Special CCR
Misty Errol Garner
Moonriver Andy Williams
Moonshadow Cat Stephens
More Than A Number The Drifters
Mr Tambourine Man The Byrds
My Baby Just Cares Nina Simone
My Funny Valentine Frank Sinatra
My Girl The Temptations
Mysterious Girl Peter Andre
Neon Moon Brooks & Dunn
Nikita Elton John
Nothing Can Change This Sam Cooke
Oh Boy Buddy Holly
Oh, Mandy Barry Manilow
Old Time Rock And Roll Bob Seger
Olivia Mae Brett Young
On A Slow Boat To China
On The Road Again Willie Nelson
Ordinary People John Legend
Peaceful Easy Feeling The Eagles
Pebbles On A Beach Paul Weller
Penny Lover Lionel Richie
Perfect Ed Sheeran
Perfect Fairground Attraction
Piano Man Billy Joel
Pina Colada Song Rupert Holmes
Please Release Me Engelbert
Pretty Woman Roy Orboson
Proud Mary Tina Turner
Remeber When Alan Jackson
Rescue Me Fontella Bass
Return To Sender Elvis
Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash
Rock And Roll Ruby Johnny Cash
Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley
Rock This Town Stray Cats
Rocket Man Elton John
Rockin Robin Jackson 5
Rocking All Over The World Status Quo
Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry
Route 66 Nat King Cole
Same Boat Zac Brown Band
Save The Last Dance The Difters
Saw Her Standing There The Beatles
Say You Say Me Lionel Richie
See You Later Alligator Bill Haley
Sentimental Journey Doris Day
Shake It Off Taylor Swift
Shake Rattle And Roll Big Joe Turner
Shape Of You Ed Sheeran
She’s Always A Woman To Billy Joel
She’s Everything Brad Paisley
She’s Got A Way Billy Joel
Should I Stay Or Should I The Clash
Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder
Simply The Best Tina Turner
Sittin' On The Dock Of The Otis Redding
Skyline Pigeon Elton John
Some Kind Of Wonderful GFR
Somewhere Only We Know Lily Allen
Soul Man Sam And Dave
St James Infirmary Blues
Stand By Me Ben E King
Straighten Up And Fly Right
Strangers In The Night Frank Sinatra
Stuck In The Middle Steelers Wheel
Stuck On You Lionel Richie
Stupid Cupid Connie Francis
Such A Night Dr Jon
Such A Night Elvis Presley
Summertime Ella Fitzgerald
Sunny Bobby Hebb
Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley
Swanee River Stephen Foster
Sway Dean Martin
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sweet Home Chicago Status Quo
Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley
Take It Easy The Eagles
Take It To The Limit The Eagles
Take Me Home, Country John Denver
Take These Chains Hank Williams
Tears In Heaven Eric Clapton
Teddy Bear Elvis Presley
Teenager In Love Dion
Tennessee Waltz Patti Page
Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton
Tequila Sunrise The Eagles
That'll Be The Day Buddy Holly
That’s Alright Elvis Presley
That's Life Frank Sinatra
The Dance Garth Brooks
The First Cut Is The Cat Stephens
The Gambler Kenny Rogers
The Joker Steve Miller Band
The Long And Winding The Beatles
The Weight The Band
The Wonder Of You Elvis Presley
The World Ain’t Slowing Ellis Paul
These Boots Are Made For Walking Nancy Sinatra
Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran
Three Little Birds/Bob Marley
Three Times A Lady Lionel Richie
Time After Time Cindi Lauper
To Love Somebody The BeeJees
True Colours Cyndi Lauper
Truly Madly Deeply Savage Garden
Turn Me On Norah Jones
Tutti Frutti Little Richard
Twist And Shout The Isley Brothers
Twisting The Night Away Sam Cooke
Two Out Of Three Meatloaf
Unchain My Heart Ray Charles
Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Uptown Funk Bruno Mars
Valerie Amy Winehouse
Wagon Wheel Darius Rucker
Walk Of Life Dire Straits
Walking After Midnight Patsy Cline
Walking In Memphis Leonard Cohen
Walking To New Orleans Fats Domino
Watermelon Crawl Tracy Byrd
Way You Look Tonight Errol Garner
What A Difference A Day Jamie Cullum
What Am I To You Norah Jones
What’d I Say Ray Charles
When I Fall In Love Nat King Cole
When The Saints Louis Armstrong
When The Sun Goes Down Kenny Chesney
When You Say Nothing At All Keith Whitley
When You’re Smiling Frank Sinatra
Wherever You Will Go The Calling
Whiskey Glasses Morgan Wallen
Whole Lotta Shaking Jerry Lee Lewis
Why Don’t We Just Dance Josh Turner
Why Don't You Do Right Peggy Lee
Will You Still Love Me The Shirelles
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
Wonderful World Sam Cooke
Yesterday Once More The Carpenters
Yesterday The Beatles
You Are So Beautiful Billy Preston
You Don't Know Me Ray Charles
You Got A Friend Carole King
You Keep Knockin’ But You Little Richard
You Make Me Feel So Young Frank Sinatra
You Never Can Tell Chuck Berry
You Send Me Sam Cooke
You Should Probably Leave Chris Stapleton
You’re My Home Billy Joel
You're Still The One Shania Twain
You've Got A Friend In Me Randy Newman
Your Song Elton John
I need to be within 3 metres of a power supply.
I do not provide a lighting rig, so that will need to provided if that is something that the client wants.
I do have a Yamaha StagePass MK2 PA system which I can provide which is suitable for small to medium size venues. Venues with an in house PA / acoustic piano are preferable.
Accurate directions to the venue and size of venue.
Yes, I'm happy to play music from Spotify before, after and between my sets. I'm happy to choose the music or let the client choose the music.
I played alongside one of Jools Hollands best friends in a beautiful barn which was a very memorable and special moment!
Elton John, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, Jools Holland, Darius Rucker, Gavin DeGraw to name a few.
I'm highly influenced by Jools Holland's piano playing and stylings! I've always found that this style of music is infectious and is a favourite amongst crowds of all ages.
I started gigging at age 15 in pubs and since then played hundreds of weddings and parties as a solo artist as well as part of duos, trios and bands. I have also performed internationally for major cruise lines.
I love playing weddings and parties
Yes - Let me know what you would like and I'll do my best to accommodate. I'm always learning and adding new material.
This depends on the specific booking -
I normally arrive 1-2 hours before the performance to set up.
- 2 x 45 minute sets i find works best
- 1 x 60 minute instrumental set during lunch/dinner (if required)
I'm happy to play outside but I ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.
The clients are welcome to pick a set list from my repertoire or let me choose the music for them. The client can request up to 5 songs and I will let them know if they are possible.
High energy, foot tapping and infectious.
Yes, absolutely - please get in touch with what you have in mind and if it's possible, I'll accommodate whatever your requirements may be.
Unfortunately not - sorry! Certain exceptions may apply if discussed and arranged during the booking process.
Princess Cruises
P&O Cruise Lines
Cunard
Norwegian Cruise Lines
Trinity Buoy Wharf, London
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Wedding Proposal
Recording Session
Virtual Event
Charity Event
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
1950s Music
Rockabilly
Blues
Dixieland / Ragtime
Postmodern Jukebox Jazz
Easy Listening
Background Music
Country
Acoustic
Covers
Vintage
Rock 'n' Roll
PAT tested
Instrumental
100% acoustic (no power)
Public liability insurance
PA / sound system included
Male vocalist
Uses backing tracks