I not a big fan, but i caught the Grammys honoring music pioneers who passed this year and I saw that they thought of:
Rober Moog (w/ picture)
“Electronic Music Pioneer”
Not sure if those were the exact words but it was close. It was very nice to see. 
As it should be.
Bob was a MAJOR contributor to music technology, and his passing deserves to be recognized by the Grammy folks. Happy to hear he was acknowledged.
When they showed pictures of the recently departed, they also played the music of many of the artists while their picture was displayed. They played a new song for about every five artists shown–they would start the music when they showed the picture of the person responsible for it, and then the music would continue as they displayed 4 or 5 more artists.
Lo and behold, when they showed Dr. Moog, what music did they play?
Keith Emerson’s LUCKY MAN solo!! Very moving, for me anyway.
I know that some of the younger crowd on this forum think that Emerson’s solo is “cheezy”, but for me, it moves me down to the core of my soul. As I have said before, nobody had heard anything like that before LUCKY MAN, and when many of us old farts heard it, we just stopped what we were doing and picked our jaw up off the floor.
That solo changed the life of many of us…
Yeah, i did notice that!
BTW I would like to hear from someone on this forum who thinks Emerson’s solo is cheezy! That’s a Moog Classic! 
Well, Emerson related in Analog Days that he thought it was cheezy when he finished recording that run. He wanted to do it again, but Greg Lake loved it and there were no more spare tracks left on the tape.
And how many first takes have been a keeper??
Classic example of why you don’t want to keep messing around with perfection…
I missed the Grammy’s,was Rick Wakeman’s music on there as well?
Hello,
I didn’t get to see the Grammys. The media has morphed it into such a tabloid event i.e., the red carpet, who wears what, who designed it, and how much it costs however, it is good to see that they gave Dr. Moog some recognition.
There are no do overs in a live performance.
An artistic statement not consciously made can also be the most emotionally honest. Thats often what improvisational music seeks to capture.
Perhaps the ‘Lucky Man’ solo is such a standout because what got recorded was how Emerson felt in the moment, as opposed to what he thought he should have played.
Regards,
Lawrence
Can’t say how many first takes were keepers for ELP, but there are thousands of examples where the first take was THE take. Les Paul’s recordings had dozens of keepers out of necessity, because of the primative recording equipment he was using at the time (before multi-tracks). Each take had to be a keeper.
Prior to that, when recordings were made by cutting directly to acetate, every take was a keeper. Again, they had to be. (I think that the recording process of today has made many of us ‘lazy musicians’, because we know that if we hit a clam or two, we can go back and do it over. The musicians of yester-year didn’t have that luxury, and probably worked harded to gain mastery of their craft. But that’s another thread…).
Down through the years countless bits of demos have been used on commercial recordings because the demo had the right vibe that couldn’t be duplicated in the studio. Sound of Pete Townshend’s demos come to mind here, although there are many other examples.
Sometimes the first take is the right one because the artist is fresh and well-prepared, although ill-prepared (or not prepared at all) can sometimes work to advantage. As I understand it, Greg Lake suggested to Keith that he ‘have a go’ at the Moog doing a little something at the end of ‘Lucky Man’. No prep here for Emo, just a bit of improvisation off the top of his head. So Keith went into the recording space and just played - brilliantly and honestly. Emo’s improvised solo was an emotionally honest performance captured in the moment, and Greg Lake recognized it as such. Athough Keith wanted to do another take, Greg won out, and the rest is history. Making us all ‘lucky men’.