Today brought the very sad news of Greg Lake's passing to cancer yesterday. I first became aware of him as part of the original King Crimson in 1969 with their phenomenal first LP, In The Court Of The Crimson King. The song Epitaph from that album haunted me then and now seems more prescient than ever:
Soon afterwards, Greg became part of ELP. Here is one of their best songs, Karn Evil 9 from Brain Salad Surgery:
Perhaps his most memorable song, however, is I Believe In Father Christmas from 1975:
So another great musician from the 20th Century leaves us this year. Farewell and thank you Greg.
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