The keyboardist and founder of Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Keith Emerson Dead From Gunshot To Head In Apparent Suicide

Keith Emerson shot himself in the head in what’s likely now a suicide investigation. The keyboardist and founder of Emerson, Lake & Palmer was found dead by his girlfriend on Thursday night in the couple’s Santa Monica, California house with a single bullet shot to the head.

The piano player had been depressed as a result of a nerve problem that affected his right hand and severely impaired his ability to play the keyboard. Still, he was slated to perform next week in Japan.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer received its first and only Grammy nomination in 1972 for Best New Artist. They lost to Carly Simon. The progressive rock band was best known for its hits, “Nut Rocker,” “Fanfare for the Common Man,” “Lucky Man,” “Tarkus,” and “Karn Evil 9.″

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