The Nice

The Nice were a Progressive Rock Band that formed in 1967. The band consisted of Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson, David O'List, and Ian Hauge...who'd be later replaced by Brian Davidson.
Keith Emerson and Lee Jackson formed The Nice after singer P.P. Arnold was unsatisfied with The Blue Jays. Emerson also wanted to be the opening act as well and The Nice was founded. 
Their first album The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack is one of the first examples of progressive rock. The title song, Dave Brubeck's cover of "Rondo a-la Turk", and Leonard Bernstein's "America" from The West Side Story became hit songs. David O'List left the band once Ars Longa Vita Brevis was released. The Nice would release three more albums until they dissolved in 1971. Keith Emerson would find better success with Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
The Nice reunited in 2002, but in 2008 Brian "Blinky" Davidson passed-away and in 2016, Keith Emerson committed suicide.
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