Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup. In the 1970s, the band was extremely popular, selling over 30 million albums and headlining huge concerts. Overview The trio consisted of: · Keith Emerson (originally from The Nice) keyboards · Greg Lake (originally from King Crimson) guitars, bass guitar, vocals · Carl Palmer (originally from Atomic Rooster) drums, percussion History 1970 to 1978 The band formed in 1970. On two occasions in 1969, The Nice and King Crimson shared the same venue, first on August 10, 1969 at the 9th Jazz and Blues Pop Festival in Plumpton, England and on October 17, 1969 at Fairfield Halls in Croydon, England. After playing at a few of the same concerts, Emerson and Lake tried working together and found t

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