Greg Lake

Greg Lake
Lake in concert, 2005
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
Websitegreglake.com

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.

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

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

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)

References

  1. 1 2 Greene, Andy (March 5, 2013). "ELP frontman, Greg Lake talks on King Crimson reunion, Kanye West sample". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. ↑ "Greg Lake, King Crimson and ELP founder, is dead at 69". CBS News. Retrieved 8 December 2016.