I've recently been re-discovering Moondog, one of the great American eccentrics and experimenters. This blind street musician spent most of his time in New York in the 50s and released several albums and 78s throughout the 60s and 70s. He composed many different kinds of music including: jazz, classical, folk music (especially rounds), and weird genre bending stuff where he made his own instruments much like Harry Partch.Moondog was known for wearing a Viking helmet and carrying a spear. How could you not love the guy?
2 comments:
it was raining in denton last week end, on the turntable was Moondog.
enjoying your blog.
justin
our friend tiago showed us this guy. really interesting figure.
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