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Keith Emerson

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Keith Emerson is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of André Previn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Jack McDuff and Count Basie. Those roots explain a lot about how Keith Emerson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Nice, Focus, Steve Hackett and Tony Banks, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Geoff Downes, The Best, Valentyne Suite, Micky Waller and Love Sculpture, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Keith Emerson, reaching back through André Previn and forward to Geoff Downes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Keith EmersonAndré PrevinJerry Lee LewisLittle RichardJack McDuffCount BasieDuke EllingtonP. P. ArnoldWendy CarlosGeoff DownesThe BestValentyne SuiteMicky WallerLove SculptureEmerson, Lake & PalmerThe NiceFocusSteve HackettTony BanksIan AndersonBanco del Mutuo Socc…The Flower Kings

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Keith Emerson connections

Keith Emerson grew out of André Previn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Jack McDuff, shares an orbit with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Nice, Focus and Steve Hackett, went on to shape Geoff Downes, The Best, Valentyne Suite and Micky Waller. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots16

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Kindred18

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Keith Emerson.

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