Michael Giles

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Michael Giles is an English drummer and founding member of the progressive rock band King Crimson, known for his innovative and influential playing style.

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Michael Giles canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drummer ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
associatedAct Anthony Phillips ⓘ
Giles, Giles and Fripp ⓘ
Ian McDonald ⓘ
King Crimson ⓘ
McDonald and Giles ⓘ
birthDate 1942-03-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England ⓘ
linked to: Wimborne Minster
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
familyName Giles ⓘ
foundingMemberOf King Crimson ⓘ
genre progressive rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
givenName Michael ⓘ
influencedGenre progressive rock drumming ⓘ
instrument drums ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
leftBand King Crimson ⓘ
leftBandDate 1970 ⓘ
memberOf Giles, Giles and Fripp ⓘ
King Crimson ⓘ
McDonald and Giles ⓘ
name Michael Giles ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableFor innovative drumming style ⓘ
work with King Crimson ⓘ
notableWork In the Court of the Crimson King ⓘ
occupation drummer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
recordedOn In the Court of the Crimson King (1969 album) ⓘ
In the Wake of Poseidon (early sessions) ⓘ
release McDonald and Giles (1970 album) ⓘ
residence England ⓘ
sibling Peter Giles ⓘ
styleCharacteristic complex time signatures ⓘ
dynamic cymbal work ⓘ
jazz-influenced phrasing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Crimson → founder → Michael Giles ⓘ
21st Century Schizoid Man → writer → Michael Giles ⓘ
21st Century Schizoid Man → composer → Michael Giles ⓘ
21st Century Schizoid Man → performedBy → Michael Giles ⓘ
Michael Giles → name → Michael Giles ⓘ