Day Tripping: November 10

Take A Pebble

Greg Lake was born into a working-class family in Dorset in 1947. He discovered a love for rock and roll when he listened to Lucille by Little Richard in 1957. That same year at the age of twelve, Greg learned to play the guitar and wrote his first song. It was called Lucky Man.

“I think for me, any great art is art which communicates human emotion.”

A few years later, Lake met another man from Dorset maned Robert Fripp and joined his band called King Crimson as the bass player and singer. Fripp felt Greg’s vocal range went beyond any he had heard elsewhere.

Greg also contributed lyrics to their debut album, In The Court of the Crimson King. Greg Lake also produced the record after the original producer walked away from the project.

While on tour to support the album, King Crimson opened for a band called the Nice featuring keyboardist Keith Emerson. When they returned to the UK in 1970, Emerson and Lake were joined by Carl Palmer to form the progressive rock supergroup, ELP.

King Crimson is recognized as a pioneer of the progressive rock movement. As Emerson. Lake and Palmer, the trio took rock to new and complex levels. However, their only charting single was Lucky Man.

Today is:

National Vanilla Cupcake Day — This one is for Claire Kelly and Lucy Dan. Enjoy!

Musical Ride

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Elvis Costello, and Tom Petty guested at the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp on an episode of The Simpsons in 2002.

Interesting Notes

All 29 crew members perished when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a storm on Lake Superior in 1975. Gordon Lightfoot wrote his song to honor the victims of the 729-foot freighter.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Allen Toussant was an influential figure in the New Orleans jazz scene for half a century. Unfortunately, Allan died while on tour in Madrid, Spain, in 2015. He was 77 years old.

Notable Births

1483 — Martin Luther: “You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.”

1889 — Claude Rains: “Take part. Contribute. Be interested in everything and everybody.”

K. Barrett Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr. Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, Ph.D. Terry Trueman Dr. Preeti Singh John Gruber Bill Abbate James G Brennan ScienceDuuude Marcus Liam Ireland Claire Kelly Noorain Hassan, BMS Amy Pierovich David Acaster Nora Thewriteyard David Perlmutter Joe Luca Holly Kellums Michael Burg, MD Lucy Dan Dave Logan

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