Keith Emerson
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Keith Emerson was a pioneering English keyboardist and composer best known for his virtuosic work with Emerson, Lake & Palmer and for helping popularize synthesizers in rock music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Keith Emerson canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ keyboardist ⓘ rock musician ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Brian Davison
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Carl Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Cozy Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Greg Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide by gunshot ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-11-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-03-11 ⓘ |
| familyName | Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Keith Noel Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
classical rock
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jazz fusion ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | progressive rock keyboardists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical music
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jazz ⓘ |
| instrument |
Hammond organ
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Moog synthesizer NERFINISHED ⓘ piano ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering use of synthesizers in rock music
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virtuosic keyboard performance ⓘ |
| memberOf |
3
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Emerson, Lake & Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brain Salad Surgery (album, with Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer (debut album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fanfare for the Common Man (arrangement) NERFINISHED ⓘ Godzilla: Final Wars (film score, with others) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoedown (arrangement) NERFINISHED ⓘ Inferno (1980 film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ Karn Evil 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Murderock (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nighthawks (1981 film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Concerto No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictures at an Exhibition (live album, with Emerson, Lake & Palmer) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarkus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Endless Enigma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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film score composer ⓘ keyboardist ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Monica, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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Manticore Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanctuary Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| yearsActive | 1960s–2016 ⓘ |
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