Richard Darryl Way (born 17 December 1948 in Taunton, Somerset, England)[1] is an English rock and classical musician who was a founding member of Curved Air and co-writer of their Progressive Rock seminal albums from 1970 to 1976.
When he met Francis Monkman, they formed the band Sisyphus, which evolved into Curved Air.
His next band, Stark Naked & the Car Thieves, went on hiatus when Curved Air reformed in late 1974.
He then went on to release several solo albums, including Concerto for Electric Violin, which premiered on the South Bank Show with the Royal Philharmonia Orchestra in 1978.
Curved Air reunited briefly in 1990 and a live recording of their reunion concert was released in 2000.