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King Crimson formed in 1969, they were the first offical "progressive rock" act. Featuring Robert Fripp on guitar, Greg Lake on vocals & bass, Michael Giles on drums, Peter Sinfield on writing words and setting up lights, and Ian McDonald on Dlute, Saxes and Mellotron. Fripp and Giles had previously been in a trio by the name of Giles, Giles and Fripp, with Michael's brother, Pete on bass. Their only LP, released in 1968, was named, "The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles, Giles and Fripp." Greg Lake and Robert Fripp were childhood friends who took guitar lessons together. Pete Sinfield gave the band it's name. Lake and Sinfield were both guitarists but their skills were not needed with the presence of guitar legend, Robert Fripp. King Crimson's first gig was a tribute concert for the deceased Stone's guitarist in front of hundreds of thousands of people. They released their first LP, "In the Court of the Crimson King" in 1969. It used a new instrument by t...