40 Years Ago – Keith Emerson Injures Hands at an ELP Concert

Sterling Whitaker — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:27:21 +0000

The progressive rock supergroup Emerson, Lake and Palmer were never really notable for their restraint, either in the complexity and execution of their music, or in their over-the-top live shows. Keyboardist Keith Emerson was a particularly flamboyant live performer, but his onstage antics could have cost him his career on Feb. 2, 1973, when he injured his hands in an accident involving pyrotechnics.

Keith Emerson on Peter Gabriel: 'What Was He Trying to Prove by Dressing Up as a Flower?'

Matt Wardlaw — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:45:44 +0000

For a time, Emerson, Lake & Palmer ruled the progressive rock genre, traveling with some of the most epic stage productions that had ever been attempted in the time period. Doing so often brought critical malign and in the case of an ill-fated tour with an orchestra, financial devastation to the group.

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40 Years Ago – Keith Emerson Injures Hands at an ELP Concert

Keith Emerson on Peter Gabriel: 'What Was He Trying to Prove by Dressing Up as a Flower?'