King Crimson band name meaning

 

All-round experimental rock group from Dorset, that does not shrink from playing genres such as jazz fusion, progressive and experimental rock. No wonder, with laurelled men like Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew in its retinue.

Sources disagree on the origins of the band name: one maintains that King Crimson is another name for the devil, another thinks it is a matter of tomatoes. A tomato called Plum Crimson does exist ('ideal for sauces and salads'), so who knows ...