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Gregory Stuart "Greg" Lake 10 November 1947 – 7 December 2016 Was An English Singer Musician Songwriter And Producer. He Was A Vocalist And Bassist Of King Crimson Before Becoming The Bassist Guitarist Vocalist And Lyricist Of Emerson Lake & Palmer. He Also Recorded As A Solo Artist Which Included His 1975 Hit Single "I Believe In Father Christmas". Greg Lake Was Born In Poole Dorset And First Learned To Play Guitar Aged 12. He Came To Prominence As A Founding Member Of King Crimson. He Was A School Friend Of Guitarist Robert Fripp Who Invited Lake To Join The New Band And Take On The Tasks Of Lead Singer And Bass Player. Lake Was Primarily A Guitarist But Agreed To Switch To Bass At Fripp's Request. Lake Had Some Involvement In Writing The Lyrics For King Crimson's Debut Album In The Court Of The Crimson King Although Peter Sinfield Was The Primary Lyricist. Aside From Being The Lead Singer And Bass Player Lake Also Ended Up Producing The Album After Their Contracted Producer Tony Clarke Walked Away From The Project. "In The Court Of The Crimson King" Released In 1969 Made King Crimson Far More Successful Than Any Of Fripp And Lake's Earlier Projects Such As The Shy Limbs Or Giles Giles And Fripp And Became A Key Influence And Landmark In The Emerging Progressive Rock Genre. Lake's Vocals Which Ranged From Serene And Soothing To Acerbic And Distorted Were A Striking Element Of The Album. However Lake Stayed With King Crimson For Only About A Year Leaving Soon After Their Debut Album To Start The Rock Trio Emerson Lake & Palmer. Though At Fripp's Request Lake Provided The Vocals For King Crimson's Second Album In The Wake Of Poseidon. King Crimson Played A Couple Of Venues With The Nice During Which Lake Struck Up A Friendship With The Nice's Precocious Keyboardist Keith Emerson. Lake And Emerson Eventually Teamed Up And Brought In The Drummer From The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown And Atomic Rooster Carl Palmer—forming The Progressive Rock 'supergroup' Emerson Lake & Palmer ELP . Lake Contributed Acoustic Guitar Electric Guitar Bass Lyrics Vocals And Production Work To The Band. The Trio Did Not Make Use Of External Producers For Any Of Their Albums In The 1970s Nor Did They Employ Session Players For Studio Work Or Live Performances. During Concerts Lake Would Play Acoustic Guitar Electric Guitar Or Bass As Required. Beginning With The 1973 Album Brain Salad Surgery Lake Did Collaborate With Peter Sinfield To Write Lyrics. ELP Sold More Than 30 Million Albums In The 1970s And Made A Significant Musical Contribution To The Evolution Of Progressive Rock. Lake Co-Wrote Many Of ELP's Songs But Was Known For His Guitar-Oriented Soulful Ballads. On Their Debut Album Emerson Lake & Palmer Lake Included An Acoustic Song With A Keyboard Outro Hastily Recorded By Emerson Called "Lucky Man" Based On A Poem He Had Written At The Age Of 12. In Determining The Direction Of The Band Lake's Focus On Ballads Radio-Friendly Material And "down-To-Earth" Compositions Contrasted Sharply With Emerson's Desire To Create Rock Symphonies And Polyphonic Poly-Rhythmic Suites. Their Collaboration Led To ELP Creating Albums With An Eclectic Mixture Of Classical Pieces Ballads Hard Rock Songs And Epic-Length Suites. In 1975 While Still A Member Of ELP Lake Achieved Solo Chart Success When His Single "I Believe In Father Christmas" Reached Number Two On The UK Singles Chart. It Has Become A Yuletide Perennial. Lake Subsequently Joined Asia Briefly Replacing Fellow King Crimson Alumnus John Wetton And Then Co-Formed Emerson Lake & Powell. In 2005 Lake Toured Germany And The United Kingdom With His "Greg Lake Band" Which Included David Arch Florian Opahle Trevor Barry On Bass And Brett Morgan. Lake Performed "Karn Evil 9" With The Trans-Siberian Orchestra At Several Shows. He Was A Special Guest On The Album Night Castle 2009 . In 2010 He Toured With Keith Emerson From Which Came The Live Album Live From Manticore Hall. In 2012 Lake Toured England The United States And Italy With The "Songs Of A Lifetime" Show. He Played A Career Retrospective Along With Select Covers For Small Audiences. On 25 July 2010 Lake Joined Keith Emerson And Carl Palmer For What Was To Be The Final Live Concert By Emerson Lake And Palmer At The High Voltage Rock Festival In Victoria Park London. The Entire Concert Was Later Released As The Double-CD Live Album High Voltage. In Late June 2013 Lake Was Invited To Star At Genoa's International Poetry Festival Where He Performed A Reading Of "Pirates" A Drama Piece In Music He Wrote With Peter Sinfield Then Performed Some Of His Classic Songs. On 9 January 2016 He Was Awarded An Honorary Degree In Music And Lyrics Composition By Conservatorio Nicolini In Piacenza Italy The First Degree Awarded By The Conservatory. Lake Died Following A Lengthy Battle With Cancer On 7 December 2016 At The Age Of 69. Discography Solo
Greg Lake With Gary Moore 1981 US #62 UK No. 62
Manoeuvres With Gary Moore 1983 US No. 209
Ride The Tiger With Geoff Downes 2015 Live Albums
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Greg Lake In Concert Aka Nuclear Attack/Live/In Concert With Gary Moore 1995 Greg Lake 2007 Songs Of A Lifetime 2013 Live From Manticore Hall With Keith Emerson 2014 Compilations
The Greg Lake Retrospective From The Beginning 1997 From The Underground The Official Bootleg 1998 From The Underground 2 Deeper Into The Mine An Official Greg Lake Bootleg 2003 Singles I Believe In Father Christmas 1975 C'est La Vie 1977 Watching Over You 1977 Love You Too Much 1981 Let Me Love You Once 1981 It Hurts/Retribution Drive 1982 Famous Last Words 1983 DVDs
Greg Lake Live In Concert 2006 Welcome Backstage 2006 With The Shame
singles
Don't Go Away Little Girl/Dreams Don't Bother Me 1967 With Shy Limbs
singles
Reputation/Love 1968 Side B Only With King Crimson
In The Court Of The Crimson King October 1969 US No. 28 UK No. 5
In The Wake Of Poseidon May 1970 US No. 31 UK No. 4
Epitaph 1997 With Emerson Lake And Palmer
The Discography Of Emerson Lake & Palmer An English Progressive Rock Band Includes 9 Studio Albums 17 Live Albums 13 Compilation Albums And 13 Singles. With Asia
Enso Kai 2001 Recorded Live At The Budokan In Tokyo Japan On 6 December 1983. With Emerson Lake And Powell
Emerson Lake & Powell 1986 The Sprocket Sessions 2003 An Official Bootleg 2010 Reissue Live In Concert 2003 An Official Bootleg 2010 Reissue Live In Concert & More... 2012 2CDs Contains 2 Previously Released Official Bootlegs Live In Concert And The Sprocket Sessions read less