Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp

May 16, 1946 (78 years old) in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK

Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. As a guitarist for the progressive rock band King Crimson, Fripp has been the only member to have played in all of King Crimson's line-ups from their inception in the late 1960s to the present. He is the driving creative and political force of the group, bearing responsibility for line-up changes and ending and resuming the group at various points. He has also worked extensively as a studio musician, notably with singer David Bowie on the albums "Heroes" and Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), Brian Eno, and contributed sounds to the Windows Vista operating system. His complete discography lists more than seven hundred releases over four decades

Known For

The Midnight Special The Midnight Special
David Bowie: Five Years David Bowie: Five Years
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50 In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
TV Party TV Party
King Crimson: Three of a Perfect Pair Live in Japan King Crimson: Three of a Perfect Pair Live in Japan

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