Tag: keith emerson

  • Keith Emerson Introduced Rock Fans to Classical Music

    Keith Emerson Introduced Rock Fans to Classical Music

    A week that began with the death of legendary Beatles producer George Martin ended with the passing of Keith Emerson, the gifted keyboardist of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Much has been written about how Martin’s classical background shaped the Beatles’ sound, from his adding a string quartet arrangement to “Yesterday” to creating the famous orchestral glissando in…