He played keyboards in a number of bands before finding his first commercial success with the Nice in the late 1960s .
Keith Noel Emerson ( 2 November 1944 -- 11 March 2016 ) was an English musician and composer .
Keith Noel Emerson played keyboards in a number of bands before finding Keith Noel Emerson 's first commercial success with the Nice in the late 1960s .
Keith Noel Emerson ( 2 November 1944 -- 11 March 2016 ) was an English musician and composer .