R.I.P Keith Emerson

BluesBrother

Keith Emerson , the virtuoso keyboard player of ELP has sadly passed.

Another good one gone

BB, it's sad to hear. And it makes me realize, I am getting old. Remembering having an ELP album in my youth; ah, the craft! It reminds me of Eric Clapton's box set, entitled "Journeyman" - the journeymen of R&R are dying off. xx RIP Keith Emerson.

littlerockguy

I hate to hear that! My favorite ELP song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47S-lRwoK7c

LRG

flipper

Oh my god ! Keith Emerson dead also ? WTF is happening to all of our rock legends ? Who the hell is next on the list ? Bowie, Glenn Frey, Keith Emerson , then who ?

I really enjoyed listening to Emerson, Lake, and Palmer as a teenager. I still have several of their CD's. Kind of a harder edge Moody Blues sound mixing classical, blues, and rock sounds together. They termed it " progressive " rock I believe at the time in the 1970's. I think the album " Works Volume 1 " was my favorite . Emerson was one hell of a keyboardist. One of the best in rock music - if not THE best . What a sad day. The music world has definitely lost an original talent for sure. RIP Keith you brightened my teenage years with your groups music

flipper

In googling this death- it's stating that Emerson died of a self inflicted gunshot ! Looks like a suicide. So terribly sad. I'm interested to know what the back story is on this. This sucks horribly

JRK

Very sad news! May he rest in peace.

JK

ShirleyW

Seems like 2016 is not a good year for the musicians I remember from my teenage-young adulthood years.

finallysomepride

RIP Keith

Loved your music esp 'Fanfare To A Common Man' a cover of the same-titled orchestral piece by Aaron Copland

This is from Wikipedia:

In September 2010, Emerson released a message stating: "During a routine medical examination, a colonoscopy revealed a rather dangerous polyp in my lower colon. It is the conclusion of the doctors here in London that I must undergo surgery immediately. Unfortunately, the timing of this urgent surgery does not allow me to start touring in early October because of the required period of hospitalization and recuperation. I must remain optimistic that all will turn out well".[21]

Emerson died on 10 March 2016 in Santa Monica, California of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.[22]