Keith Emerson

Keith Emerson remembered by PP Arnold, who named his band The Nice – and had them stolen from her

By Rob Hughes published 11 May 26

The soul singer who named The Nice – and had them stolen from her – still recalls the keyboard wizard with great affection

“He cannot do that – it’s criminal!”: Orchestral players were horrified by Keith Emerson

By Johnny Sharp published 5 May 26

Terje Mikkelsen was once told to avoid the ELP icon’s material. He ignored that advice, and went on to collaborate with Emerson himself

Keith Emerson’s manager wanted to ditch plans for a flying piano. Emerson proved him wrong

By Dave Everley published 28 April 26

Backstage boss Stewart Young took one look at the prototype in 1974 and decided to walk away – but the keyboard maestro wouldn’t have it

“Professional pianists are the only ones who say, ‘I understand why he wanted to kill himself’” – Keith Emerson’s partner

By David West published 21 April 26

Mari Kawaguchi remembers hearing his best-ever performance of Tarkus in a Japanese dive bar, where the critics couldn’t hurt him

Carl Palmer: Keith Emerson’s death wasn’t the worst part of losing him

By Dave Everley published 14 April 26

They met when Palmer stood in with Fleetwood Mac for a show with The Nice. Half a century of amazing music and friendship followed. The drummer reveals what they’d be doing today if Emerson was still alive

Why Steve Howe didn’t join The Nice or Atomic Rooster, and didn’t even go to his Jethro Tull audition

By Sid Smith published 3 April 26

Yes guitarist looks back on starting to play without learning to read music, the wide range of career options he had, and names the album he regards as his greatest achievement

“What Keith Moon did on drums, he did on keyboards”: When Geoff Downes first saw Keith Emerson live

By Malcolm Dome published 1 March 26

The Yes man hails ELP counterpart as a musician and entertainer

How Emerson, Lake and Palmer charted with Aaron Copland’s Fanfare For The Common Man in the year of punk

By Malcolm Dome published 29 December 25

Even cut down to a third of its length, the 1977 track became their biggest hit, and one of the most successful instrumental single of all time

In 1971 Greg Lake enraged Keith Emerson, who immediately quit ELP. The result was acclaimed album Tarkus

By Sid Smith published 10 November 25

Carl Palmer recalls a crisis meeting, arguments over time signatures, and playing the whole album top to bottom in the studio – only to discover their engineer had taken a break