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Also known as Keith Noel Emerson

British recording artist; keyboard player and composer (1944–2016)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Pictures of an Exhibitionist

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Sound · Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Keith Noel Emerson was a keyboardist and founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), the acclaimed English progressive rock group. The musician was responsible for writing and arranging much of the music for the band, which also included singer, bassist, and producer Greg Lake and drummer and percussionist Carl Palmer. Prior to ELP, Emerson was in a number of other bands, including The Nice,…

Known for

  • The Rhythm of Life2023
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Fanfare (1970-1997)2017
  • Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties2017
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 40th Anniversary Reunion Concert2011
  • Keith Emerson Band - Moscow — Himself2010
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer: C'est La Vie — Keyboards2010
  • Prog Rock at the BBC — Self2009
  • Keith Emerson Band Featuring Marc Bonilla — self2008
  • Moogfest 2006: Live2007
  • Emerson, Lake and Palmer: The Live Broadcasts — Himself2006

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1944
Active to
2016
crossover progelectronicenglishfilm scorefilm soundtrackpiano rock

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Progressive rockclassic rockSoundtrackProgressiveFusion

Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 11 March 2016) was an English musician and composer. He played keyboards in several bands before finding his first commercial success with the Nice in the late 1960s. He became internationally famous for his work with the Nice, which included writing rock arrangements of classical music. After leaving the Nice in 1970, he was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), one of the early progressive rock super-groups. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Born
Keith Noel Emerson , ( 1944-11-02 ) 2 November 1944, Todmorden , West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died
11 March 2016 (2016-03-11) (aged 71), Santa Monica , California, U.S.
Cause of death
Suicide by gunshot
Resting place
Lancing and Sompting Cemetery, Lancing, West Sussex , England
Occupations
Musician songwriter composer
Years active
1964–2016
Genres
Progressive rock classical
Instrument
Keyboards
Labels
Edel Victor Shout! Factory Varèse Sarabande Rhino Manticore J!MCO Records Sanctuary EMI Marquee Inc. Charly Gunslinger Records Cinevox

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.keithemerson.com
Image
Keith Emerson StPetersburg Aug08.jpg
Number of children
2
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Keith Emerson
date of birth
1944-11-02
date of death
2016-03-11
start of work period
1964-00-00
end of work period
2016-00-00
name in native language
Keith Emerson
birth name
Keith Noel Emerson
pseudonym
Emo
social media followers
16964
number of viewers/listeners
844604
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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. He became internationally famous for his work with the Nice, which included writing rock arrangements of classical music. After leaving the Nice in 1970, he was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), one of the early progressive rock supergroups.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer were commercially successful through much of the 1970s, becoming one of the best-known progressive rock groups of the era. Emerson wrote and arranged much of ELP's music on albums such as Tarkus (1971) and Brain Salad Surgery (1973), combining his own original compositions with classical or traditional pieces adapted into a rock format. Following ELP's break-up at the end of the 1970s, Emerson pursued a solo career, composed several film soundtracks, and formed the bands Emerson, Lake & Powell and 3 to carry on in the style of ELP. In the early 1990s, ELP reunited for two more albums and several tours before breaking up again in the late 1990s. Emerson also reunited The Nice in 2002 and 2003 for a tour.

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