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Need not mention to you ELP fans we lost both Keith Emerson and Greg Lake awhile ago.
Saw them many times, quite a show.

Some of you are familiar with that young blind girl Rachel Flowers that can play Keith Emerson's intricate songs note for note...a real prodigy.
There was a tribute to Keith Emerson at the Symphony Hall In Birmingham, England last year, she was asked to play.

We live in rather hard cynical times, but I was quite moved to see the emotion - both sorrow and joy that Emerson's music brought to this blind girls life - as evident in this girls playing beginning at 1:27 here:


[video=youtube;Zb7G_K5iRBk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb7G_K5iRBk[/video]


Rachel finding her way around the keyboards.....

[video=youtube;Ib31-TDH05I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib31-TDH05I[/video]
 
A beautiful song that she performs beautifully.
 
Your post made me search for this. The DVD was supposed to be out in Spring of 2018, but I don't see it:

https://rachelflowersmusic.com/2017/12/16/the-official-keith-emerson-tribute-concert-dvd/

On March 11, 2016 the music world lost a rock god, an icon, a legend. Rachel lost a mentor and a friend.

On May 28th of that same year, in an evening of tears, laughter, and most of all music, Keith Emerson’s life was celebrated by some of his dearest friends and colleagues. Rachel was honored and humbled to be among those who were invited to perform.

Gathered at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, a standing room only crowd paid tribute to their hero.

The DVD of this once in a lifetime event will be available in the Spring of 2018.

Featuring Performances by:

Rachel Flowers
Marc Bonilla (Keith Emerson Band / Toy Matinee / Three Fates Project)
Eddie Jobson (U.K. / Roxy Music)
Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)
Steve Porcaro (Toto)
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Steely Dan / Doobie Bros.)
Vinnie Colaiuta (Jeff Beck / Frank Zappa)
CJ Vanston (Spinal Tap)
Steve Lukather (Toto)
Brian Auger (Oblivion Express)
Philippe Saisse (Al Dimeola)
Gregg Bissonette (Ringo Starr)
Troy Luccketta (Tesla / Three Fates Project)
Joe Travers (Zappa’s Universe)
Travis Davis (Keith Emerson Band)
Jonathan Sindelman (Alan White Band)
Maestro Terje Mikkelsen (Three Fates Project)

I take it that this will be the DVD's cover:

KE_Tribute_Cover-975x1024.jpg


[video=youtube;FlAgruuf-64]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlAgruuf-64[/video]
 
So she was at that concert too...? I'll have to check this one out.
That cover art (at 1:53 in the video) needs to be on a double album gatefold.....
 
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So she was at that concert too...? I'll have to check this one out.
That cover art (at 1:53 in the video) needs to be on a double album gatefold.....
Yeah, that is very cool cover art, the full version of the Tarkus one I linked to above. I took a snapshot of it from the video and then enlarged it slightly to a full 1920x1080. It would make a cool wallpaper, but it's too busy for that use for me.
 
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