Keith Noel Emerson was an English keyboardist, songwriter, composer and record producer. He played keyboards in a number of bands before finding his first commercial success with the Nice in the late 1960s. He became internationally famous for his work with the Nice, which included writing rock arrangements of classical music. After leaving the Nice in 1970, he was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), one of the early progressive rock supergroups.
Emerson performing in Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 2008
Emerson performing in concert with Emerson, Lake & Palmer in 1977
Keith Emerson's customized "Monster Moog" modular synth "Tarkus" Hammond C3 organ
Emerson in the mid-1990s
The Nice were an English progressive rock band active in the late 1960s. They blended rock, jazz and classical music and were keyboardist Keith Emerson's first commercially successful band.
The Nice at the Ernst-Merck-Halle in Hamburg, West Germany on 28 March 1970
The title suite of the Five Bridges album was inspired by five bridges that span the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.
Lee Jackson performing at the 2002 reunion of the Nice.
A Hammond L-100 organ similar to the one used by Keith Emerson with the Nice.
