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“A guy said, ‘You ruined a classic song.’ Another said, ‘He wrote it!’”: Keith Emerson’s disastrous karaoke incident

By Malcolm Dome Published

The keyboard legend’s jam-packed career saw interactions with a varied cast from the ‘strange’ Dario Argento to Motörhead’s Lemmy

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BBC's 2026 Proms season to feature a Prog Prom for the very first time!

By Jerry Ewing Published

"Prog is simply great music," says this year's Prog Prom curator and 6 Music Freak Zone presenter Stuart Maconie

Concerts & Shows
Rock musicians (from left to right) Greg Lake (1947 - 2016), Keith Emerson (1944 - 2016), and Carl Palmer, of the group Emerson Lake And Palmer receive their awards at the 1972 Melody Maker Pop Poll; readers of the weekly music paper voted ELP the World's Top Group, and between then they won seven awards, 30th September 1972. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
“We made bad albums. Two should be melted down into flowerpots”: What Carl Palmer really thinks of ELP

By Philip Wilding Published

Comparing his band to Yes and Pink Floyd, the sole surviving member looks back on OTT productions, getting carried away with overdubs and constant criticism – but insists: “We were setting a standard”

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Jim Morris and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
When Balaam And The Angel tried to emulate ELP, it didn’t go well

By James McNair Published

Spectacular live disaster hasn’t killed guitarist Jim Morris’ passion for Pictures At An Exhibition

Interviews
Keith Emerson
Fan group petitions BBC for a Keith Emerson Prom

By Jerry Ewing Published

Emerson, Lake & Palmer fan group is spearheading a move to get Keith Emerson. and ELP recognised by the BBC's annual proms programme

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Derek Forbes and ELP
“Our music teacher would belt us if we didn’t know all the musical signs and notes. She used to play Mussorgsky… so I love ELP’s version of Pictures At An Exhibition”: Simple Minds’ Derek Forbes names his prog heroes

By Julian Marszalek Published

Bassist explains new wave outfit were massive Genesis fans when they started out – and he used to sing the whole of Foxtrot while working as a painter and decorator

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Keith Emerson
Keith Emerson book to be published in November

By Jerry Ewing Last updated

Keith Emerson: The Official Illustrated Story by Chris Welch chronicles the life of the prog great

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1970: Photo of Emerson Lake & Palmer
ELP's Tarkus: The Story Behind The Album

By Malcolm Dome Last updated

Keith Emerson on the making of ELP's landmark sophomore album and why it was always his live favourite...

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Watch Keith Emerson's grandson play the first piece of music he ever wrote

By Jerry Ewing Last updated

Ethan Emerson plays Quatermass Boogie Woogie, written by Keith Emerson when he was aged 12

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Greg Lake
Greg Lake's I Believe In Father Christmas is prog's favourite Xmas song ever!

By Jerry Ewing Last updated

Greg Lake's 1975 single I Believe In Father Christmas tops Prog's online poll for best Christmas song

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