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King Crimson’s Robert Fripp Recovering After Emergency Heart Surgery • May 13, 2025, 5:23 AM ET (Billboard)

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Notable Works	“In the Court of the Crimson King” • “In the Wake of Poseidon” • “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic” • “Red”
Related People	John Wetton • Greg Lake

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