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Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 11 March 2016) was an English keyboardist, songwriter, composer and record producer. He played keyboards in a number of bands before finding his first commercial success with the Nice in the late 1960s. [ 1 ]
The Nice were an English progressive rock band active in the late 1960s. They blended rock, jazz and classical music.. Keyboardist Keith Emerson, bassist Lee Jackson, guitarist David O'List, and drummer Ian Hague originally formed in 1967 to be the backing band of soul singer P. P. Arnold.
By the end of 1969, the Nice keyboardist Keith Emerson and King Crimson bassist/vocalist Greg Lake were looking to leave their respective groups and form a new band. The pair first met in New York City and discussed the possibility of forming one together; they met again in December 1969 when the Nice and King Crimson were billed together for concerts at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.
The Best were an English–American supergroup originally formed in London in 1990, featuring Keith Emerson (of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) on keyboards, John Entwistle (of the Who) on bass and vocals, Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang, and solo fame) on guitar and vocals, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers) on guitar, and Simon Phillips (the Jack Bruce band, 801, the Jeff Beck Group ...
Emerson performed "Fanfare" in 1990 with John Entwistle, Joe Walsh, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and Simon Phillips on tour in Japan as the supergroup The Best; [25] with his old band The Nice in Glasgow on a tour in 2002; [26] at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert in 2007 with Yes band members Chris Squire and Alan White; [27] and most recently with the ...
The song was written in the key of A minor. [2] It is driven by an acoustic guitar line with layers of electric guitar (both rhythm and lead), electric bass guitar, and sung by Lake, with some backing on drums (played by Carl Palmer with congas, tympani mallets and without cymbals), and with a distinctive closing synthesizer solo from Keith Emerson, accompanied by overdubbed synthesizer sounds.
Tarkus is the second studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on 4 June 1971 on Island Records.Following their debut tour across Europe during the second half of 1970, the group paused touring commitments in January 1971 to record a new album at Advision Studios in London.
"Piano Concerto No. 1" is a composition for piano and orchestra by the British musician Keith Emerson. It was released on the 1977 album Works Volume 1, by the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The piece is 18 minutes long, and takes up the whole first side on the album.