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“What Keith Moon did on drums, he did on keyboards. Without him the genre would be much poorer”: When Geoff Downes saw Keith Emerson live, he found immediate inspiration

The Yes man hails ELP counterpart as a musician and entertainer

‘I’d never heard anything like it’: the prepared piano revelations of jazz star Jessica Williams

‘I’d never heard anything like it’: the prepared piano revelations of jazz star Jessica Williams

Dave Brubeck called her a great and Mary Lou Williams gave her advice. But the prodigy grew frustrated with jazz, quit and started dismantling her instrument. A superb new reissue showcases her findings

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“Cliff Richard was trying to dance along, only to realise the song was in 5/4 time and his left foot was where his right foot should be!”: Jethro Tull’s manager asked Ian Anderson to write a hit. He tried not to, but failed

“Cliff Richard was trying to dance along, only to realise the song was in 5/4 time and his left foot was where his right foot should be!”: Jethro Tull’s manager asked Ian Anderson to write a hit. He tried not to, but failed

1969’s Living In The Past reached the Top 10 in both the UK and US, and led to an uncomfortable experience on Top Of The Pops

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“I always played B.B. King. His style was commercial, not like the gutbucket style”: You may not know his name, but Jimmy Johnson was a contemporary of Buddy Guy – and the ultimate example of a Chicago blues virtuoso who ventured well outside the box

Brother of acclaimed guitarist Syl Johnson, the late Jimmy Johnson was a singular player who was a mainstay of his city's legendary blues scene, and wowed onstage into his 90s

“It seemed to me that America was ruled by the gun… if you don’t like the President, shoot him”: Flag-burning prog innovators The Nice found trouble on stage and off it

Keith Emerson, Davy O’List and Lee Jackson created enough controversy to last for decades in their original three-year run

Cambridge Audio EXA100

Cambridge Audio’s premium amplifier aims high with a big, powerful and refined sound and ample connections – but has it done enough to trouble the class leaders?

Ten moments of maverick musical genius from Keith Emerson

Emerson, Lake and Palmer legend, composer and synthesiser pioneer Keith Emerson fused the power of rock music with the beauty of classical

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“Some guy who obviously didn’t recognise me said, ‘You just ruined a classic song.’ But another chap replied, ‘He’s allowed. He wrote the song!’”: Keith Emerson’s disastrous karaoke incident

“Some guy who obviously didn’t recognise me said, ‘You just ruined a classic song.’ But another chap replied, ‘He’s allowed. He wrote the song!’”: Keith Emerson’s disastrous karaoke incident

The keyboard legend's jam-packed career saw interactions with a varied cast from the ‘strange’ Dario Argento to Motörhead’s Lemmy

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