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Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake and Palmer Dies
Ultimate Classic Rock ^
| 3/11/2016
| Nick DeRiso
Posted on 03/11/2016 12:23:43 PM PST by Borges
Keith Emerson, the outsized co-founding keyboardist in Emerson Lake and Palmer has died. Long-time bandmate Carl Palmers publicist has posted a message that confirms Emersons passing last night (March 10) in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 71. Keith was a gentle soul whose love for music and passion for his performance as a keyboard player will remain unmatched for many years to come, Palmer said. He was a pioneer and an innovator whose musical genius touched all of us in the worlds of rock, classical and jazz.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: briandavison; california; carlpalmer; daveyolist; elp; emersonlakeandpalmer; emersonlakepalmer; greglake; keithemerson; leejackson; losangeles; marikawaguchi; music; obituaries; obituary; santamonica; thenice
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:23:43 PM PST
by
Borges
To: Borges
In my history of rock, written with Mark Stein (”You Keep Me Hangin’ On”) we researched KE-—was one of the few rockers whose primary influence was NOT the Beatles.
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:26:02 PM PST
by
LS
("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
To: Squawk 8888; WhiskeyX
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:26:52 PM PST
by
EveningStar
(It's a cult.)
To: Borges
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:27:00 PM PST
by
Hugin
(Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
To: Borges
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:28:14 PM PST
by
newfreep
(TRUMP & <S>Cruz</S> 2016 - "Evil succeeds when good men do nothing" - Edmund Burke)
To: Borges
A lucky man he was not.
(A little black humor for one of my favorite artists — rest in peace.)
To: Borges
He had white horses
And ladies by the score
All dressed in satin
And waiting by the door
Ooh, what a lucky man he was
White lace and feathers
They made up his bed
A gold covered mattress
On which he was laid
He went to fight wars
For his country and his king
Of his honor and his glory
The people would sing
A bullet had found him
His blood ran as he cried
No money could save him
So he laid down and he died
RIP
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:29:12 PM PST
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
To: Borges
A wild, often self indulgent, incredibly talented keyboardist. I was fortunate enough to see him a few times. Even if I was really there for CP.
Keep it on a Knife Edge
To: Borges
Yes, I just heard that elsewhere. I saw ELP when they were touring in support of the Brain Salad Surgery LP; it was awesome stuff. He and Rick Wakeman of Yes were the two masters of keyboards in that era.
I’ve seen Greg Lake with an iteration of Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band in the last 8-10 years. He belted out Lucky Man and The Court of the Crimson King, still very much had it.
RIP Keith.
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:29:23 PM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:29:43 PM PST
by
Vermont Lt
(Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who died.)
To: Borges
Cause? 71 not old these days.
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:29:51 PM PST
by
luvbach1
(We are finished. It will just take a while before everyone realizes it.)
To: Borges
Aw, damn. I went to an ELP concert in 72. Best one of my life.
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:30:10 PM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Rubio: All the slipperiness of Bill Clinton, with none of the smarts.)
To: newfreep
As an aside, Carl Palmer later joined Asia with former YES guitarist, the great Steve Howe.
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:30:32 PM PST
by
newfreep
(TRUMP & <S>Cruz</S> 2016 - "Evil succeeds when good men do nothing" - Edmund Burke)
To: luvbach1
Rumor was that he was having issues with Carpal Tunnel. The official notice released about his death was kinda sketchy. Basically it was like “Leave the family alone”.
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:31:49 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
To: Borges
“Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends....”
Well, apparently, it does.
RIP Mr. Emerson
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:36:25 PM PST
by
hoagy62
(Timid Men prefer the 'Calm of Despotism' to the 'Tempestuous Sea of Liberty'. ~ T. Jefferson)
To: AppyPappy
I have never heard of carpal tunnel syndrome being fatal-just a repetitive motion injury of the wrist/hand, corrected with PT or surgery...
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:37:17 PM PST
by
Texan5
("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
To: AppyPappy
Sorry to hear that...
ELP were among my favorites back in the 8-track days...
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:37:23 PM PST
by
OKSooner
(Eh?)
To: LS
In my history of rock, written with Mark Stein (You Keep Me Hangin On) we researched KE-was one of the few rockers whose primary influence was NOT the Beatles. I hadn't realized that, but it makes sense.
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:38:01 PM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: newfreep
I never saw them in concert but liked their music. We are losing quite a few musicians lately.
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:39:30 PM PST
by
Rusty0604
(oh the stories I could tell. but I really don't think scalia's death is suspiciou.)
To: LS
The Nice was certainly influenced by the breakthroughs the Beatles made on Revolver and Sgt Peppers.
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posted on
03/11/2016 12:39:43 PM PST
by
Borges
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