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"Works, Volume 1 was a double album with Keith Emerson the focus of the first side, Greg Lake the second, Carl Palmer the third, and the entire band sharing equally on Side 4. "C'est La Vie" was one of the songs Lake wrote for his side with help from lyricist Pete Sinfield, who was his bandmate in King Crimson. Telling the story of the song, Lake said: "I used to live in Paris for a while. A very beautiful city. I sometimes would go out walking in the streets there, and you'd often hear this instrument playing. I don't know...

Released on: 1976-04-30It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) | July 2, 2015 | AC/DC |

Drums, Marimba, Percussion: Barrie BarlowOrchestral Arranger: Dee PalmerConductor: Dee PalmerFlute, Producer, Saxophone: Ian AndersonAcoustic Guitar: Ian AndersonLead Vocals: Ian AndersonBacking Vocals: Ian AndersonBass Guitar: Jeffrey HammondAccordion, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer: John EvanElectric Guitar: Martin BarreGuitar: Martin BarreOrchestra Leader: Patrick HallingUnknown: Robin BlackProducer: Terry EllisWriter: Ian AndersonMarch, the Mad Scientist (2002 Remaster)November 6, 2014 | Jethro Tull

Heard this today and though it was appropriate to post. Always admired how Greg Lake was able to sing these great songs in concert and chew gum at the same time

If you remember guys like Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman and Rick Wright playing keyboard devices the size of refrigerators, you’ll love that Moog, the pioneering synth company, has gone back to making some of those monsters. Behold this glorious synthesizer porn.

Rock star Keith Emerson killed himself because he feared he was no longer good enough as a musician, his girlfriend exclusively told The Mail on Sunday last night. The 71-year-old founder and keyboard player of Emerson, Lake and Palmer was 'tormented with worry' about upcoming concerts in Japan because nerve damage to a hand had affected his playing, said Mari Kawaguchi. She found Emerson's body when she returned to the apartment the couple shared in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, early on Friday morning. He had shot himself with a gun he kept for protection. 'Keith wasn't feeling well on Thursday...

Not sure if this has been posted here yet but Keith Emerson of the 70's band Emerson, Lake and Palmer has been found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71 and living in California.

When I was in high school, none of us had ever heard anything like this music. It was life changing. I will never forget sitting in Bill Barret's trailer in Plainview TX listening to this album over and over. RIP Keith.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Piano Concerto No.1 First Movement From ELP's 1977 album "Works Volume 1" Written by Keith Emerson.

Emerson, Lake and Palmer perform their Jazz-rock interpretation of Copland's piece at Olympic Stadium, Montréal, winter 1977.

Keith Emerson, the outsized co-founding keyboardist in Emerson Lake and Palmer has died. Long-time bandmate Carl Palmer’s publicist has posted a message that confirms Emerson’s 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.”

Live performance, date unknown.