Just Sharing This Keith Emerson Keyboardist Dies at 71

[Analoguesat]

Progressive rock legend Emerson dies - BBC News

I picked this up an hour before the Beeb from a post on facebook by rock drummer Carl Palmer who I follow.

So we lose another legend

 

[william-1]

Keith Emerson, founding member and keyboardist of Emerson, Lake and Palmer and a prog rock legend, died Friday. He was 71. While the cause of death was not announced, both his bandmate Carl Palmer and the trio's official Facebook confirmed Emerson's death. "We regret to announce that Keith Emerson died last night at his home in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, aged 71. We ask that the family’s privacy and grief be respected," the band wrote.

Keith Emerson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer Keyboardist, Dead at 71

 

[Analoguesat]

We posted this almost simultaneously so Ive merged the threads.

 

[sonnetpete]

RIP Keith......The Nice, then ELP were one of my favourite bands during the 70's...only sad news so far this year....

 

[Channel Hopper]

 

[Topper]

Yes RIP Keith, very sad to hear of his passing, yet again his legacy will be the music he has left behind for others to enjoy

 

[Llew]

By his own hand apparently.

R.I.P. Keith

 

[Vipersan]

Seriously ...
Ouch ..that hurts.
A hero of mine from the early days of Prog Rock ..
The Nice ..through ELP ..
His keyboard contributions were exceptional...

Any news as to why he took his own life ?
illness perhaps..?
RIP Keith ...another piece of my youth gone but not forgotten..

 

[nelson_b]

Part of my past too .... Evan .
Manchester Magic Village 1968 ...
R.I.P Keith Emerson ...

 

[PaulR]

Another sad passing. Apparently he had been suffering from some (unspecified) health problems and took a firearm to his head. A terrible end.

RIP Keith.