NEW post:  The Nice … "When these great musicians were in full flight they were simply breathtaking"

We select 10 of the best by #TheNice (#KeithEmerson #LeeJackson #BrianDavison #DavidOlist)

https://www.toppermost.co.uk/nice-the/

There is something truly #magic when your name appears in the same #magazine where they talk about #DavidGilmour, #KeithEmerson, #RickWright, #JonLord and #GeorgeHerrison :) #eclipsed

Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 21

Lucky Man

Remembering Keith Emerson and Greg Lake through this celebrated progressive rock song.

“A bullet had found him
His blood ran as he cried
No money could save him
So he laid down and he died”

#EmersonLakeandPalmer #KeithEmerson #GregLake #CarlPalmer

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/lucky-man-nobody-could-save-him-musicislife-tedtockscovers-emersonlakeandpalmer-keithemerson-greglake-carlpalmer/

Lucky Man – Nobody could save him. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #EmersonLakeandPalmer #KeithEmerson #GregLake #CarlPalmer

Pete Townshend once said “the simple things are now complicated”. This line came to mind as I was reflecting on the Emerson Lake and Palmer masterpiece ‘Lucky Man’. Greg Lake wrote this timeless tr…

Ted Tocks Covers
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Footprints In The Snow (Official Audio)

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#NP: #NowPlaying:

Keith Emerson - 'Beyond The Stars' (2019)

Posthumous and wonderful #KeithEmerson album with #MarcBonilla and #TerjeMikkelsen and orchestra. First recording of the glorious orchestra piece 'Beyond The Stars'. Plus guests #RachelFlowers (in Toccata Con Fuoco, the third part of the Piano Concerto No. 1', and 'Fugue', and grandson #EthanEmerson (in 'The Dreamer') on piano. #Emersthon #EndOfEmersthon

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The Keith Emerson Trio - 'The Keith Emerson Trio' (2015)

The #KeithEmersonTrio consisted of #KeithEmerson on piano, bassist #GodfreySheppard and drummer #DavidKeene. These are very early recordings, made in December 1963 (when Emerson was 19 years old). Fun piano jazz. #Emersthon

"Fanfare for the Common Man" is an instrumental piece of music adapted and played by the English #progressiveRock band #EmersonLakeAndPalmer, from the group's 1977 #WorksVolume1 album. Adapted by #KeithEmerson from #AaronCopland's 1942 piece of the same name, it is one of their most popular and enduring pieces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dljTJ9qJ4U
Fanfare for the Common Man

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#NP: #NowPlaying:

Keith Emerson, Marc Bonilla, Terje Mikkelsen - 'Three Fates Project' (2012)

Marvellous #KeithEmerson, #MarcBonilla and the Münchner Rundfunkorkester conducted by #TerjeMikkelsen orchestral album. Some old and new works, including a fine 'Tarkus'. #Emersthon

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Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc Bonilla - 'Moscow' (2cd) (2011)

Recorded in August 2008 in Moscow, this is a great concert by #KeithEmerson Band, featuring #MarcBonilla. Fine setlist with solo stuff from the then recent album and some #ELP, including a GRAND: 'Tarkus'. #Emersthon

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Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes, Marc Bonilla - 'Boys Club - Live From California' (2009)

Recorded 1996, this is a great concert by #KeithEmerson, #GlennHughes and #MarcBonilla. Fine setlist with all kinds of songs and some #ELP stuff including the highlight: 'Tarkus'. #Emersthon