: ▁Alfred ▁Bay es ▁( 1 8 3 2 – 1 9 0 9 ), ▁painter ; ▁Walter ▁Bay es ▁( 1 8 6 9 – 1 8 5 6 ), ▁painter ; ▁Gilbert ▁Bay es ▁( 1 8 7 2 – 1 9 5 2 ), ▁sculpt or ; ▁and ▁Jess ie ▁Bay es ▁( 1 8 7 6 – 1 9 7 0 ), ▁painter ▁( some ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁can ▁be ▁see ▁at ▁L umb ut ts ▁Method ist ▁Church , ▁L umb ut ts , ▁Tod m orden ). ▁ ▁William ▁Hol t ▁( 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 7 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁writer , ▁painter , ▁political ▁activ ist , ▁journalist ▁and ▁trav eller . ▁William ▁was ▁often ▁seen ▁r iding ▁his ▁white ▁horse ▁Tr igger ▁around ▁Tod m orden ▁and ▁other ▁local ▁areas . ▁ ▁Key board ist ▁Keith ▁Em erson ▁( 1 9 4 4 - 2 0 1 6 ), ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁UK ▁pro g - rock ▁groups ▁The ▁Nice ▁and ▁Em erson , ▁Lake ▁& ▁Pal mer , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁while ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁coast . ▁ ▁John ▁H elli well , ▁another ▁Tod m orden - born ▁music ian , ▁was ▁sa x oph on ist ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁Super tr amp . ▁ ▁D ale ▁H ib bert , ▁original ▁bass ▁player ▁with ▁The ▁Smith s , ▁author ▁of ▁" Bo y ▁Inter rupted ". ▁ ▁Geoff ▁Love ▁(