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 Keith Emerson

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Keith Emerson Famous memorial

Birth
Todmorden, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Death
11 Mar 2016 (aged 71)
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Lancing, Adur District, West Sussex, England
Memorial ID
159255246 View Source

Rock Musician. A keyboardist, he was a founding member of the influential progressive rock power trio supergroup, "Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP)". They were best known for the songs "Lucky Man" (1970), "From the Beginning" (1972) and "Karn Evil 9" (1973). Emerson established himself as one of the most influential players of the synthesizer in the Rock Music genre. After learning the piano, he acquired experience playing with several bands before joining the late 1960s progressive-rock band "The Nice."

Rock Musician. A keyboardist, he was a founding member of the influential progressive rock power trio supergroup, "Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP)". They were best known for the songs "Lucky Man" (1970), "From the Beginning" (1972) and "Karn Evil 9" (1973). Emerson established himself as one of the most influential players of the synthesizer in the Rock Music genre. After learning the piano, he acquired experience playing with several bands before joining the late 1960s progressive-rock band "The Nice."

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"You've got to keep things flying", "There goes the neighborhood", "Composer", "Father and Friend".


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: C.S.
  • Added: 11 Mar 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 159255246
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159255246/keith-emerson: accessed ), memorial page for Keith Emerson (2 Nov 1944–11 Mar 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 159255246, citing Lancing and Sompting Cemetery, Lancing, Adur District, West Sussex, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.