Emerson Lake Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The band in Toronto, 1978
Background information
Origin	Croydon, London
Genres	Progressive rock symphonic rock art rock
Years active	1970–1979 1991–1998 2010
Labels	Island Cotillion Atlantic Manticore Sanctuary Rhino Shout! Factory Victor Sony Music Orizzonte Razor & Tie Victory Eagle
Associated acts	Emerson, Lake & Powell 3 King Crimson
Website	emersonlakepalmer.com
Past members	Keith Emerson Greg Lake Carl Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of keyboardist Keith Emerson; singer, bassist and producer Greg Lake; and drummer and percussionist Carl Palmer. With nine RIAA-certified gold record albums in the US, and an estimated 48 million records sold worldwide, they were one of the most popular and commercially successful progressive rock bands in the 1970s, with a musical sound including adaptations of classical music with jazz and symphonic rock elements, dominated by Emerson's flamboyant use of the Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, and piano (although Lake wrote several acoustic songs for the group).

The band came to prominence following their performance at the Isle of Wight Festival in August 1970. In their first year, the group signed with Atlantic Records and released Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970) and Tarkus (1971), both of which reached the United Kingdom top five. The band's success continued with Pictures at an Exhibition (1971), Trilogy (1972), and Brain Salad Surgery (1973). After a three-year break, Emerson, Lake & Palmer released Works Volume 1 (1977) and Works Volume 2 (1977). After Love Beach (1978), the group disbanded in 1979.