Keith Emerson was one of the first musicians to realise and use the potential of synthesisers in modern music.
A concert with his band Nice was the first rock concert I ever went too. He died last Thursday.

Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Montreal Olympic stadium.

Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer dead at 71

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/11/entertainment/keith-emerson-dies-feat/index.html

CNN/By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN Updated 12:32 AM ET, Sat March 12, 2016


"(CNN)—Keyboardist Keith Emerson, a founding member of influential progressive rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer, has died, according to the band's official Facebook page.

Emerson died Thursday night in his home in Santa Monica, California, at age 71, the statement said."