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Gregory Stuart "Greg" Lake (born 10 November 1947)〔Clarke, Donald (ed.) ''Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' 2nd ed. 1998 Penguin Books, London〕 is an English singer, musician, songwriter and producer. He was a singer and bassist for King Crimson before becoming the bassist, guitarist, singer and lyricist for Emerson, Lake & Palmer. He also recorded as a solo artist, most notably scoring a major hit single in 1975 with "I Believe in Father Christmas". ==Biography== Greg Lake, a school friend of Robert Fripp, was a founding member of King Crimson. Lake was primarily a guitarist, but agreed to switch to bass at Fripp's request.〔http://somethingelsereviews.com/2013/01/06/well-how-hard-could-it-be-greg-lake-on-his-switch-to-bass-for-the-first-king-crimson-project/〕 Lake had some involvement in writing the lyrics for King Crimson's debut album, ''In the Court of the Crimson King'', although Peter Sinfield was the primary lyricist. Lake also ended up producing the album after their contracted producer, Tony Clarke, walked away from the project. ''In The Court of the Crimson King'', released in 1969, made King Crimson far more successful than any of Fripp and Lake's earlier projects (such as the Shy Limbs or Giles, Giles and Fripp). Lake's vocals, which ranged from serene and soothing to acerbic and distorted, were a striking element of the album. However, Lake stayed with King Crimson for only about a year, leaving soon after their debut album to start the rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Despite this, at Fripp's request, Lake sang on King Crimson's second album, ''In the Wake of Poseidon''. King Crimson played a couple of venues with The Nice, during which Lake struck up a friendship with The Nice's precocious keyboardist Keith Emerson. Lake and Emerson eventually teamed up and brought in the drummer from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster, Carl Palmer—forming the progressive rock 'supergroup' Emerson Lake & Palmer (ELP). Lake contributed acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, lyrics, vocals and production work to the band. In 1975, Lake achieved solo chart success when his single, "I Believe in Father Christmas", reached number two on the UK singles chart. It has become a Yuletide perennial. Lake subsequently joined Asia for a time, and then co-formed Emerson, Lake & Powell. In 2005, Lake toured Germany and the United Kingdom with his "Greg Lake Band" which included David Arch, Florian Opahle, Trevor Barry on bass, and Brett Morgan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Greg Lake Band and Tour Info )〕 Lake performed "Karn Evil 9" with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra at several shows.〔http://www.goupstate.com/article/20111201/ENT/112011001〕 In 2010, he toured with Keith Emerson, from which came the live album ''Live from Manticore Hall''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greg Lake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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