RIP Keith Emerson

Another Prog Rock founder passes away. Keith was the guy who made the keyboardist the lead musician for the Seventies (I would go with Booker T for the Sixties) but I readily admit to having a blind spot before the Eighties.

To me, his use of the Moog and elaborate solos via “Lucky Man” paved the way for my personal heroes such as Thomas Dolby, Devo, They Might be Giants and obviously the Moog Cookbook/Roger Manning (Jellyfish, Beck and Imperial Drag).

He will be missed and I hope he’ll be respected for his contributions despite it being popular to dump on Prog Rock in these times.

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