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Keith Emerson

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British musician and composer. Born November 2, 1944 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, Keith Emerson is best remembered for his role in the groups and . Emerson died on March 11, 2016 by suicide at his home in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, USA aged 71. Throughout the years, Emerson has consistently won the Overall Best Keyboardist award in the annual Keyboard Magazine Readers' Poll, since the magazine's debut in 1975 and holds a seat of honour on their advisory board. He was honoured at The Smithsonian Institution, along with Dr. Robert Moog, for his pioneering work in electronic music.