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Not sure why we missed keyboardists, unless it's the prejudice a lot of rockers have to keyboards, the perception that it somehow makes the songs "wimpy." I can think of several hard rock/metal outfits that successfully used keyboards. So here are my top 5 favorites.
Rock
Ken Hensley of Uriah Heep
Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant
Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater
Keith Emerson of ELP
Greg Rolie of Santana and Journey
Jazz
Chick Corea
Jan Hammer
Herbie Hancock
Dave Brubeck
Josef Zawinul
Rock
Ken Hensley of Uriah Heep
Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant
Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater
Keith Emerson of ELP
Greg Rolie of Santana and Journey
Jazz
Chick Corea
Jan Hammer
Herbie Hancock
Dave Brubeck
Josef Zawinul