Robert Fripp Ian McDonald Greg Lake Michael
Giles Pete Sinfield
Also in July 1969, Crimson had the privilege
of playing at the Rolling Stones free gig at Hyde Park.... to 650,000
people.
The name King Crimson was apparently coined
by Pete Sinfield as a reference to the devil.
Friars man John Braley went to school with Greg Lake
In 1969 both Greg Lake and Carl Palmer
played Friars (with King Crimson and Atomic Rooster)
Robert Fripp has kept the
name alive and Crimson are expected to tour again in 2008 certainly with a
line up including Tony Levin (see 1981 entry) Greg Lake achieved huge fame
as one third of Emerson Lake and Palmer and is also responsible for one of
the most distinctive Christmas records ever (I Believe in Father
Christmas). Sinfield also worked with ELP and is still making music and
poetry. Ian McDonald was a founder member of Foreigner and played also
with Darryl Way's Wolf (who played Friars in 1973).
