Another one. 
 
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/keith-emerson-dies/
 
I have wonderful memories of ELP. I got to see one of only 3 or 4 shows they did with the 51-piece orchestra for the Works tour, before cancelling after losing several large outdoor dates. They came back around about 6 months later, thanked us for attending the previous show (in Madison, WI) and told us straight up that the current tour was to make up all of the money they lost.
 
The orchestra was special. Each instrument had been fitted with a custom contact mic. The live sound was fabulous. ELP's stage was surrounded on 3 sides big a C-shaped second story stage with the orchestra. The conductor scissored up on a lift. Very cool. Keith's grand piano was on a lift. Various keyboards would rise and fall, depending on the song.
 
What a memory!
 
Rest is peace, my keyboard friend!

Wow, very sad news.
 
RIP Keith.

A legend. Sad news indeed. RIP

Wow, just heard...    ELP was my first concert ever - the 1974 Works tour in Philly.   What a show.  Emerson was so much more than I even would have guessed based on recordings alone.     RIP, indeed...   My all time favorite keyboardist.
 

That's a shock! Don't know what to say.

What?!!  Another one???  Damn... 

Possible suicide?  Double ouch...
 

Damn. They've been dropping like flies this year.
 
And especially sad that he was driven to suicide because he couldn't play anymore. Sh*t, that's every musician's nightmare.

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Damn. They've been dropping like flies this year.
 
And especially sad that he was driven to suicide because he couldn't play anymore. Sh*t, that's every musician's nightmare.

Well, not EVERY musician.  Some of us never really could play. 
 
The truly sad part is that musicians like these are gone yet Yoko and Kanye are still around!