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Keith Emerson, the outsized co-founding keyboardist in Emerson Lake and Palmer has committed suicide at 71, according to both Billboard and TMZ. He’d reportedly been suffering from depression over a degenerative nerve issue in one hand that had sharply curtailed his ability to play, TMZ added.
Long-time bandmate Carl Palmer said Emerson passed last night (March 10) in Santa Monica, Calif., though he gave no further details on the manner. ELP later confirmed Emerson’s death, as well.
“Keith was a gentle soul whose love for music and passion for his performance as a keyboard player will remain unmatched for many years to come,” Palmer said. “He was a pioneer and an innovator whose musical genius touched all of us in the worlds of rock, classical and jazz.”
Law enforcement sources apparently have told TMZ that Emerson was found by his girlfriend with a single gunshot to the head. Billboard says his death is being investigated as a suicide.

Rest in peace Keith Emerson.

REST IN PEACE

http://mec.lacounty.gov/w....2016-01986

Case Number:
2016-01986
Name:
KEITH EMERSON
Date of Birth:
11/02/1944
Age:
71 years
Ethnicity:
CAUCASIAN
Gender:
MALE
Date of Death:
03/11/2016
Place of Death:
RESIDENCE
Manner:
SUICIDE
Cause A:
GUNSHOT WOUND OF HEAD
Cause B:
N/A
Cause C:
N/A
Cause D:
N/A
Other Significant Causes:
ARTERIOSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; DEPRESSION - CHRONIC ALCOHOL
Investigator:
KIM
Deputy Medical Examiner:
DR. LEVICKY
Case Status:
CLOSED
Body Status:
READY

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Very sad....