Rick Vale Piano vocalist performing popular hits from the '50s to current day

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The guide prices below are for events in Rochford, Essex. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.

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
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About / Biography

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.

Rick provides refined, instrumental piano performances crafted for elegant spaces and unforgettable occasions. Specialising in laid-back, atmospheric arrangements, he blends timeless classics with contemporary favourites, creating a soundtrack that feels both sophisticated and warmly familiar. In luxury hotels, Rick’s playing enhances the ambience — never intrusive, always elevating the room. For weddings, his music adds grace and emotion to every moment, from guest arrivals and ceremonies to cocktail receptions and evening celebrations. With a smooth touch and impeccable musical taste, Rick Vale delivers a polished piano experience that feels intimate and distinguished.
Styles/Genres
  • Blues
  • Jazz
  • Rock n Roll
  • Rhythm and Blues
  • Soul
  • Motown
  • Pop
  • Country

Experience (20+ years)

  • Weddings
  • Corporate events
  • Parties
  • Cruise Lines

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Location

Based in Rochford, Essex

Will travel up to 100 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 100 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

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

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

I need to be within 3 metres of a power supply.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

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.


What information do you require about a venue?

Accurate directions to the venue and size of venue.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

I played alongside one of Jools Hollands best friends in a beautiful barn which was a very memorable and special moment!


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

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.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

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.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

I love playing weddings and parties


Would you learn specific songs that aren't included in your repertoire?

Yes - Let me know what you would like and I'll do my best to accommodate. I'm always learning and adding new material.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

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)


Are you happy to perform outside?

I'm happy to play outside but I ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

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.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

High energy, foot tapping and infectious.


Would you provide a line up that isn't shown?

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.


Are people allowed to sing / play a few songs?

Unfortunately not - sorry! Certain exceptions may apply if discussed and arranged during the booking process.

Recent Clients

Rick Vale has performed for these clients:

Princess Cruises

P&O Cruise Lines

Cunard

Norwegian Cruise Lines

Venues

Rick Vale has performed at these venues:

Trinity Buoy Wharf, London

More Info

Events types:

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

Genres:

1950s Music

Rockabilly

Blues

Dixieland / Ragtime

Postmodern Jukebox Jazz

Easy Listening

Background Music

Country

Acoustic

Covers

Vintage

Rock 'n' Roll

Features:

PAT tested

Instrumental

100% acoustic (no power)

Public liability insurance

PA / sound system included

Male vocalist

Uses backing tracks

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