Keyboardist
Keith Emerson
Played Hammond organs he stabbed with knives and a Moog the size of a wardrobe, and made progressive rock as excessive as it was ever going to get.
Keith Noel Emerson was an English keyboardist, songwriter, composer and record producer. He played keyboards in a number of bands before finding his first commercial success with the Nice in the late 1960s. He became internationally famous for his work with the Nice, which included writing rock arrangements of classical music. After leaving the Nice in 1970, he was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), one of the early progressive rock supergroups.
- Born
- 1944-11-02, Todmorden, Yorkshire, EnglandA Thursday
- Died
- 2016-03-11, Santa Monica, California, USAA Friday, aged 71
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1944-11-02, Todmorden, Yorkshire, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 9°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 5°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 17°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 13°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 13°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 20°33′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 10°41′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 12°19′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 5°16′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 10°14′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2016-03-11, Santa Monica, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 21°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 0°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 10°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 29°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 2°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 17°51′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 16°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 18°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 9°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 17°07′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Keith Emerson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
