Greg Lake

Gregory Stuart "Greg" Lake (10 November 1947 – 7 December 2016) was an English musician. He was born in Poole, Dorset. He began his career in 1966.

Greg Lake
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Lake in concert, 2005
Background information
Birth nameGregory Stuart Lake
Born(1947-11-10)10 November 1947
Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, England
Died7 December 2016(2016-12-07) (aged 69)
London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • producer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1966–2016
Labels
  • Manticore
  • Chrysalis
Associated acts
Websitegreglake.com

Lake was the founder of the rock band King Crimson.[1] He was later the lead singer in the group Emerson, Lake and Palmer.[1]

Lake died in London on 7 December 2016 from pancreatic cancer, aged 69.[2]

Discography

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Studio albums
  1. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970)
  2. Tarkus (1971)
  3. Trilogy (1972)
  4. Brain Salad Surgery (1973)
  5. Works Volume 1 (1977)
  6. Works Volume 2 (1977)
  7. Love Beach (1978)
  8. Black Moon (1992)
  9. In the Hot Seat (1994)

Greg Lake Media

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Greene, Andy. ELP frontman, Greg Lake talks on King Crimson reunion, Kanye West sample. rollingstone.com (March 5, 2013). Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ Greg Lake, King Crimson and ELP founder, is dead at 69CBS News. Retrieved 8 December 2016.