KING CRIMSON FAMILY TREE

UNNAMED REHEARSAL BAND (DEC 2, 1968 - JAN 21, 1969) / KING CRIMSON #1 (JAN 22, 1969 - DEC 14, 1969)

1) Robert 'Bob' Fripp vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, mellotron, keyboards, synthetizer

2) Michael Rex 'Mike' Giles vocals, drums, percussion 

3) Ian McDonald vocals, keyboards, sax, flute, mellotron, vibes

4) Gregory Stuart 'Greg' Lake lead vocals, bass

 

KING CRIMSON #2 (JAN 1970 - MAR 25, 1970)

1) Bob Fripp
2) Mike Giles
3) Greg Lake now only on lead vocals
4) Peter 'Pete' Giles bass
5) Keith Tippett piano

 

KING CRIMSON #3 (MAR 26, 1970 - APR 1970)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Greg Lake
3) Mike Giles
4) Pete Giles
5) Keith Tippett

6) Mel Collins vocals, sax, flute, mellotron

KING CRIMSON #4 (APR 1970)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Mike Giles
3) Pete Giles
4) Keith Tippett
5) Mel Collins
6) Gordon 'Gord' Haskell lead vocals

KING CRIMSON #5 (AUG 1970 - DEC 1970)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Mel Collins

3) Gordon Haskell now also on bass

4) Andrew 'Andy' McCulloch drums

 

KING CRIMSON #6 (FEB 1971 - APR 1, 1972)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Mel Collins

3) Raymond 'Boz' Burrell lead vocals, bass

4) Ian Russell Wallace vocals, drums, percussion

 

KING CRIMSON #7 (SEPT ?, 1972 - FEB 10, 1973)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Jamie Muir percussion

3) David Cross violin, viola, mellotron, flute, keyboards

4) William Scott 'Bill' Bruford drums

5) John Kenneth 'Ken' Wetton lead vocals, bass

KING CRIMSON #8 (FEB 11, 1973 - JUL 1, 1974)

1) Bob Fripp

2) David Cross

3) Bill Burford

4) John Wetton

KING CRIMSON #9 (JUL 2, 1974 - SEPT 27, 1974)
1) Bob Fripp
2) Bill Bruford
3) John Wetton

 

KING CRIMSON #10 (NOV 23, 1980 - 1984)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Bill Bruford

3) Robert Steven Belew (aka Adrian 'Ade' Belew) vocals, guitar

4) Tony Levin bass  

KING CRIMSON #11 (1994 - 1998 or 1999)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Adrian Belew

3) Bill Bruford

4) Tony Levin

5) Trey Gunn stick bass

6) Lee Patrick 'Pat' Mastellotto drums, percussion 

KING CRIMSON #12 (1998 or 1999 - PRESENT)

1) Bob Fripp

2) Adrian Belew

3) Trey Gunn

4) Pat Mastellotto