Keith Emerson
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2010) Keith Emerson Keith Emerson performing in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 2008 Background information Birth name Keith Noel Emerson Born (1944-11-02) 2 November 1944 (age 70) Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England Genres Rock, progressive rock, jazz, jazz fusion, European classical music Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, composer Instruments Piano, keyboards, accordion, harmonica Years active 1966–present Labels Edel Records Victor Entertainment Shout! Factory Varèse Sarabande Rhino Entertainment Manticore Records J!MCO Records Sanctuary Records EMI Marquee Inc. Charly Records Gunslinger Records Cinevox Records Associated acts Gary Farr & The T-Bones, The V.I.P.'s, P.P. Arnold, The Nice, Free Creek, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Emerson, Lake & Powell, 3, Keith Emerson Band, Ayreon Website keithemerson.com Keith Noel Emerson (born 2 November 1944) is an English keyboardist and composer. He was formerly a member of the Keith Emerson Trio, John Brown's Bodies, The T-Bones, The V.I.P.'s, P.P. Arnold's backing band, The Nice, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), one of the early supergroups. Emerson first found success with The Nice in the late 1960s before going on to become a founding member of ELP in 1970. ELP were critically and commercially successful through much of the 1970s, becoming one of the best-known progressive rock groups of the era. Following the break-up of ELP, circa 1979, Emerson had modest success with Emerson, Lake & Powell in the 1980s as well as with 3, with the album To the Power of Three. ELP reunited during the early 1990s, releasing the album Black Moon. Emerson also reunited The Nice in 2002 for a tour. His latest album, The Three Fates Project, was released in 2012. Along with contemporaries Richard Wright of Pink Floyd, Tony Banks of Genesis, Billy Ritchie of Clouds, Rick Wakeman of Yes, and Jon Lord of Deep Purple, Emerson is widely regarded as one of the top keyboard players of the progressive rock era. Allmusic refers to Emerson as "perhaps the greatest, most technically accomplished keyboardist in rock history".