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  Rock Star Keith Emerson 'May Have Killed Himself'

  The British prog rock star Keith Emerson has died in what police are treating as a suspected suicide. The 71-year-old is believed to have died some time between Thursday night and Friday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. Emerson, born in Todmorden, Yorkshire, was the founding member of British superband Emerson, Lake and Palmer - one of the most famous progressive rock bands of the 1970s.

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  Founder Member Of Emerson, Lake And Palmer Found Dead In Apparent Suicide

  One of the founder members of the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer may have killed himself, according to police in California. Keith Emerson died at his home in Santa Monica on Friday morning from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The death of the 71-year-old keyboard player is being investigated as a suicide, Sergeant Erika Aklufi of Santa Monica police told reporters.

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  Rock keyboardist Keith Emerson died from self-inflicted gunshot

  By Marcus E. Howard NEW YORK (Reuters) - British-born keyboardist Keith Emerson of the 1970's progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer died from a self-inflicted single gunshot to his head, police said Friday. Emerson's body was found by local police at his Santa Monica, California, home in the early hours of Friday. Police have preliminarily ruled the death a potential suicide, Santa Monica police spokesman Sergeant Rudy Camarena told Reuters.

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  Keith Emerson Of Emerson, Lake And Palmer Found Dead From Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

  'He was a pioneer and an innovator whose musical genius touched all of us'

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  Prog-Rock Legend Keith Emerson Dies at 71

  Progressive-rock legend Keith Emerson, of Emerson, Lake and Palmer and the Nice, died on Thursday night at his home in Santa Monica, California, according to the band’s said on Facebook. “I will always remember his warm smile, good sense of humor, compelling showmanship and dedication to his musical craft.”

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