Sad to hear of the death of Keith Emerson at the age of 71. Probably best known as the keyboard player in Emerson, Lake & Palmer, but I first encountered him when he played in the prog rock group The Nice when they played in the Newcastle Jazz festivals in the late sixties early seventies. A superb keyboard player, classically trained which probably explains his adaptations of several classical pieces.

First I've heard of this Bayardm, I saw them at the City Hall in 68-69  with Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Move,  Amen Corner, and Heir Apparent ...Am I getting old?

8 hours ago, John Fox (foxy) said:

First I've heard of this Bayardm, I saw them at the City Hall in 68-69  with Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Move,  Amen Corner, and Heir Apparent ...Am I getting old?

Only externally, but youthful memories

A 'Nice' man gone to soon.

Another sad loss in the music industry.

His playing and musicianship are shown to be incredible in the empty stadium on "Fanfare for the common man"..[as are his fellow musicians!]

I'm an old-fashioned "whistler",always have been,and this tune is constantly destroyed by my feeble attempts to whistle it,usually when I am in the garden.....

R.I.P. Keith.