David Cross (born April 23, 1948) is an electric violinist born in Plymouth, England, best known for playing with progressive rock band King Crimson during the 1970s (particularly on Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Starless and Bible Black and Red). He also plays keyboards and Mellotron. April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ... Plymouth is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the south-west of England, or alternatively the West Country, and is situated within the traditional and ceremonial county of Devon at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar and at the head of one of the world... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of a musical arrangement. ... King Crimson are an influential English musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... Larks Tongues in Aspic is the title of a 1973 album by the British progressive rock group King Crimson. ... Starless and Bible Black is an album released by the British progressive rock band King Crimson in 1974. ... Red is an album by the band King Crimson, released in 1974. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... The Mellotron is an electromechanical polyphonic keyboard musical instrument originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. ...

Since the 1990s he has led his own band, often writing with drummer Dan Maurer. Former and current King Crimson members John Wetton, Robert Fripp, Richard Palmer-James and Peter Sinfield have all guested on his solo projects. Albums include The Big Picture, Exiles, Testing to Destruction, and Closer Than Skin. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... John Wetton in concert John Wetton (born June 12, 1949 in Derbyshire, England) is an English singer, bassist and guitarist. ... Robert Fripp (born May 16, 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a guitarist, record producer and a composer, perhaps best known for being the guitarist for, and only constant member of King Crimson. ... Richard Palmer-James was lyricist for the progressive rock group King Crimson in the early 1970s. ... Peter Sinfield (born on December 27, 1943 in London, England) is most famously known as the lyricist for early incarnations of King Crimson. ...

Cross is currently a senior lecturer in Music Education at London Metropolitan University. London Metropolitan University (sometimes abbreviated LMU or London Met) is a university in London. ...

External links

• David Cross and Noisy Records