Its always Peace and love to you. Rock Musician. It made no difference whether he was onstage sharing the experience with his audience, or offstage lying next to you, telling you a story; any story. He was a married man wasnt he? She doesn't age. In 1986, Emerson, Lake and drummer Cozy Powell (replaced Carl Palmer) released their self-titled album which featured the hit "Touch and Go". Incredible story!! ICONIC bass player Greg Lake died on Thursday. I read nearly halfway through the article before I realized what it was: FAN FICTION! King Crimson singer-bassist remembered as prog rock pioneer. [14] Lake then decided to become a full-time musician at the age of 17. The post-World War II, American made, asbestos-insulated, prefabricated house that Greg Lake grew up in looked identical to this one located today, not far from where Greg grew up in Oakdale, Poole, Dorset, England. Greg went on to honorably serve in the Army during the Vietnam War. With sincere appreciation, Lisa Wyninger, Gig Harbor, WA State, Los Angeles-based Entertainment, Dining, Health, and Arts, Kedi Signing & spcaLA Benefit at Amoeba Music, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5YZ-DfsZK8, Rolling Stones Author To Visit Los Angeles, Grandmother of Pearl Roxy Music at the Kia Forum. Did your mother work? In 2015 he combined with Geoff Downes to record the album Ride the Tiger. No, at this time I dont know where Greg is buried, ELP Appreciation Page! Greg Lake Emerson Lake & Palmer King Crimson Angels Logo Uk Music Gorgeous Couple Progressive Rock Lake Life Pure Beauty More information . All Rights reserved. She is in mourning from the loss of her husband! 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He talked about his Field dogs and his favorite in particular: a lively Irish Setter he named Oliver Cromwell.. But the shows were not a sell-out, the US leg was cancelled, and the two men then fell out. After 12 months of guitar lessons, Lake ended his tuition as he wished to . That sounds lovely, Patricia! The groups momentum was unstoppable. For a long while, I was kind of lost and would try different things. And like you I think it was probably purloined by an adoring fan as a keepsake. Try again later. Verify and try again. His early idols included Elvis Presley, the jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and Hank Marvin of the Shadows, but he was also fascinated by classical composers including Copland and Prokofiev. As Carl Palmer once said It takes Hoedown, a track from Trilogy that adapted part of Aaron Coplands ballet Rodeo, became a stage favourite. Your personal stories add to Gregs persona and I find him even more captivating and wanting to know more. Well take care Shirley look forward to hearing how youve been doing Patricia xxx. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. At the peak of ELPs success in 1975, Lake put out a solo single, I Believe in Father Christmas, which was a Number Two hit in the U.K. behind Bohemian Rhapsody. After the trio disbanded in 1979, Lake launched a solo career and, in 1981, issued a star-studded self-titled LP, which featured performances by guitarists Gary Moore and Steve Lukather, drummer Jeff Porcaro and saxophonist Clarence Clemons. Keyboardist Emerson died at his own. thank you, SHIRLEY PENA so much for your enlightening post about your time with Greg Lake in Marina Del Ray, CA. Many ELP fans mistakenly believe that Greg wrote the song Oh, My Father in honor of Harry Lake, after his fathers demise. (i tried to post a comment few days ago, but nothing happened :/ ). What a sweet, sensitive, and illuminating remembrance you have written. Hell, I lived with a gentleman for years, yet I failed to have even one photo taken of the two of us together. I live very close to keiths final resting place and I often go there with flowers. Kate West Emerson Spaeth. He passed unexpectedly at the age of 54. For information that I did not have in my personal possession, I consulted a gentleman (Graham Jones)who grew up with, went to school with,was a childhood neighbor of Gregs. Time and the elements have done their job on the headstone, rendering its inscription difficult to read. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? A heavy smoker for most of his life, Greg was smoking about three packs a day when I knew him in the early 1990s. Lake was given his first guitar at the age of 12 and took lessons from a local tutor called Don Strike. True. At the time, all the members of Emerson, Lake & Palmer were living in the Los Angeles area, as they quite literally worked their collective asses off 24/7 to make a musical comeback for the band. If I endeavored to write a romance novel about my having known Greg Lake, I can assure you that it would have been VERY different from what I have reported in this memoir. [32] During the making of the band's second album Tarkus, Lake initially rejected the title track, but was persuaded to record it following a band meeting with management, which ended in the addition of an original Lake tune, "Battlefield", into the suite. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Ill be joining that ELP Appreciation Page on Facebook! X. Hello Patricia, All rights reserved. Ive been osessing over him lately. Thanks Shirley for a glimpse into the life of Greg Lake. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. flowers! Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Quick links > Obituaries > Send Flowers > Pre-Planning I recall 1993 was the year Keith was divorcing as well. girlhowdy233@yahoo.com. Thanks. I have yet to seen any thing here that convinces me that this isnt a contrived story. I know you and Greg were together happily until his untimely death. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). Shirley Pena, thank you for writing this beautiful article about Greg Lake. [31] Sinfield, who went with Lake to purchase the carpet, felt that this was only half the story, and said that Lake was driven to keep up with Emerson's extravagant equipment: "He was one of those classic keep-up-with-the-Joneses cases. Is this a beautiful place or what! The ambitious Tarkus, their second album a deft and grandiose fusion of classical and rock was a Number One album in the U.K. in 1971. It comes natural to them. [9] After roughly one year with Strike, Lake ended his tuition as he wished to learn songs by the Shadows, a favourite band of his, but Strike "wouldn't have any of it". It was at that moment that Greg suddenly-right there in the restaurant-began singing Greensleevesloudly, lol! My mind cannot, will not fully accept that he has left us. Greg Lake, who has died of cancer aged 69, first rose to fame with a brief stint in King Crimson before achieving colossal success with Emerson, Lake & Palmer during the 1970s. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. By the time I knew Greg, both of his parents had died. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Learn more about managing a memorial . But the soft place in my heart will forever and always be for Greg Lake. You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar! It was kind of a gift". Hello there. Car sex has always been a rock-star standard for quickies and groupies. Beautiful article, my friend. If I wasnt doing that, what else would I do?. He must have easily been going through three packs a day when I knew him. At that, Greg was quick to correct me: Your country may have entered late, but believe me, it made a big difference in the lives of my parents and countless other families! I cannot offhand recall Lake lived in Southern California. It gave Lake the title for his 2012 autobiography. Terry Nation, Yeah, theres a lot to question in this memory.. If I have managed to accomplish this for even ONE [10] At the age of 12, he first learned to play the guitar and wrote his first song, "Lucky Man",[11][12] which he didn't write down, simply committing it to memory. The best places to look for gear usage are typically on the artist's social media, YouTube, live performance images . Greg Lake was born in Bournemouth, England on November 10th, 1947. When we got home I was nearly dead That was probably the worst I went through". Again, thanks, and you should write a follow up book Music was both sacred and magical to Greg Lake. [6], Lake discovered rock and roll in 1957 when he bought Little Richard's "Lucille". As he spoke about music, his eyes got an amazing look to them: a kind of intense glow thats hard to explain but impossible to forget all these years later. "[44] He gave further insight in 2011: "It was great to be the rhythm guitar player in that line-up. 07/14/11 -- The funeral arrangements have been made for Matthew Arzate, as follows: Visitation -- Sunday, July 17, 2011 at Mission Park North Funeral Home, 3401 Cherry Ridge, San Antonio TX 78230, between 1:00 p.m. and 9 p.m., with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 18, 2011 -- Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Gregory January 24, 2023 (84 years old) View obituary. Cynthia Blair, for allowing this writer the use of her exquisite painting, Moonchild. Cynthia, your artistry never fails to leave me breathless! [6][7] Speaking about his childhood, Lake said he was "born in an asbestos prefab housing unit" into a "very poor" family, and remembered several cold winters at home,[8] but credits his parents for sending him money and food during his time as a struggling musician. various times(and in various places) Greg, Keith and Carl lived together. Email: Ed Burke. [34] In November 1977, the band released Works Volume 2. [34] It was released as a single, and reached number 39 in the US.[35]. My husband took me to the California Jam April 1974. Why cant shirley consider Regina Lake? This disgusting story that shirleey made up is very distressing to Gregs family and friends! Plant Trees. This story only brings more adoration for an amazing talent. No one had the angelic voice that he had. Greg Sonnier. [38], In 2001, Lake toured as a member of the seventh incarnation of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. Of course, as we all know, Greg and Regina got back together again. Sincere thanks for sharing this. Ive grown up and grown old with ELP always loved the music but especially the music Greg made he was a poet and strangely enough Ive always imagined him in a Tutor court. Greg LOVED that Having lost Keith this year as well has made this particularly hard for all of us. Love to .talk to you again you have my Email . He began taking lessons with a local guitar teacher, Don Strike, and became friendly with a fellow pupil, Robert Fripp. The group played its first concert the following April and Lake sang lead vocals and played bass on their debut, 1969s groundbreaking In the Court of the Crimson King which Pete Townshend called an uncanny masterpiece, according to The Guardian and its follow-up, 1970s In the Wake of Poseidon. We wanted to try and move things forward and do something new and break boundaries. Where do they live? concert. [36] By then the band were tax exiles and relocated to Switzerland, France, Canada and the Bahamas as they were restricted to two months' stay in England a year. interviews he gave over the years, and this has also been discussed Was there a typo in your dating period of 1993, because I thought he married Regina in 1974? I must have asked him to sign over 100 things . [9] He later described his upbringing as a happy one. In the dead of the night, he was still there for us fans, sitting on a big chair and, as I entered the room, he stood up shaking my handonly me and him, the great Greg Lake. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). Little, Brown Book Company, for allowing the use of photos from the book Greg Lake: Lucky Man. I know Greg designed his beautiful Angel in the early seventies before he got married in 74. What color were his eyes? music lover 770 followers More information Gorgeous couple: Greg & Regina Lake. [17] He then took up work loading and unloading cargo at the Poole docks,[17] and as a draughtsman for a short period. were PLENTY of photos taken of us together, as well as myself with both Is there any sort of collaborating information available? He was 69. I will gladly credit you by full name for your fine work as it was presented here. Greg proceeded to tell me in no uncertain terms that the adult thing for me to do was to get on with living my own life and to let my family carry on with living theirs. I could sense, from the tone in Gregs voice, that this was a sensitive subject for him, and I didnt pursue asking him any more questions about his parents. I read your whole post. As a lyricist and vocalist, Lake helped define prog rocks flair for introspection with a dash of fantasy. We pride ourselves in providing dignified, caring, compassionate end-of-life care, while making the process simple and affordable for families. except that its somewhere in London (according to a Doors will open at 10 a.m. A procession and interment will follow at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery East . alsoI dont recall ever reading anywhere, that they all lived together. [47] The tour was sponsored by UK entertainer and long-term ELP fan, Jim Davidson. Their keyboardist Ken Hensley later said that Lake "was far too talented to be kept in the background". All three are geniuses, of course, but Gregs gentle, smooth, and soothing voice is like icing on already delectable cake. And OMG!!! Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Greg was 69. Cremation. He went on to release three solo albums with his Greg Lake Band and guitarist Gary Moore, recorded 1981 through 1983 (two studio albums, one live album). By writing this story you made Greg and his life come alive! Gregory Stuart Lake (10 November 1947 7 December 2016) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. [16] The result, Greg Lake, was released in September 1981 on Chrysalis Records, and reached number 62 in both the UK and the US. It still seems inconceivable to me that hes gone. You answered my ponderings on why the weight gain. Like Greg, Keith was a musical genius and an extraordinary person and I know he would DIFFERENT opinions to make a horse race. . It was more than love, more than a passion. How, for all her life, her main passion was the Beatles. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. the son of Dr. Eugene E. and Virginia N. Robinson Lake. and the next time Im in England I will give you a call! Unsure of what to do in such a public situation, I did the only thing one could do: I joined him! There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Did you manage to meet Keith and Carl??? Boy, did he get to know me! inform you that many-if not most-ELP fans are well aware that at Make sure that the file is a photo. To write herself into a fictional Love Story and passing it of as Really is insane . He showed up as a smiling, warm and extremely polite personhumble, in a word. [25] Released in October 1969, the album was an immediate commercial and critical success, as Lake recalled: "There was this huge wave of response. I wonder if he realizes how many peoples lives have been changed for the better because of him. Those records were really great and innovative. Reunited. Try doing an aerobic form of exercise, that might help! [14] Though Peter Sinfield was the band's lyricist, Lake had some involvement in the lyrics for their debut album In the Court of the Crimson King. So Ive been watching and reading all about ELP and Greg Lake. I Funeral for El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen. To my surprise, unlike anyone else Ive gone out with, instead of talking about his family, his jobthe usual subjects that Im accustomed to hearing about on a first dateGreg began talking about his lifes passions: music, literature (poetry in particular), history (with an emphasis on the courts of Elizabeth I and Henry VIII), fishing and the art of war. Ohand animals. Thanks Shirley for these amazing memories about Greg. question in a private email. A guitarist, he was the co-founder of "Emerson, Lake and Palmer". Progressive Rock pioneer, founding member of King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. What the hell can I do to get some of this weight off my arse? Less. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. 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