Retrieved January 13, Retrieved 2 December Moondog spent the remainder of his life in Germany. The two Columbia albums were re-released as a single CD in Moondog's music from the s and s is said to have been a strong influence on many early minimalist composers. 
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10 things that you (might) not know about Moondog, the Viking of 6th Avenue
Retrieved from " https: One notable example is by Mr Scruff, an English producer and DJ, using a sample of Moondog's Bird's Lament in for his track Get a Move onwhich garnered great success and brought a renewed and well-deserved lakent to the music of Louis "Moondog" Hardin.
Moondog inspired other musicians with several songs dedicated to him. But what kind of music can one perform with these instruments? In addition to his music and poetry, he was also known for the distinctive fanciful " Viking " cloak that he wore. The Story of Moondog I'm sure he would have corrected them if he had the time but he had kids and wives to take care of. But Moondog's influence did not stop at jazz and contemporary classical music.
In July the British jazz composer and musician Kenny Graham recorded the album "Moondog and Suncat Suites" with a thirteen-piece band featuring such notable performers as Stan Tracey and Phil Seamen. The album has been re-released twice as a 2-for-1 CD combining Moondog and Moondog 2: Moondog had released no music for lzment years since his album The Story of Moondog.
However, having abandoned all proof of life back in America, people quickly decided that the Viking composer had undoubtedly passed away, and his name graudally became a legend.
Moondog, inspired by his childhood dog Lindy, " who used to howl at the moon more than any dog I knew". Additionally, upon visiting the Indian Arapahoe tribe in the early s, he met the tribe's chief, Yellow Calf, with whom he discovered the traditional sun dances on the tom-tom. I just wanted to do my own thing.
As a result, Hardin, the son of an Episcopalian minister, experienced a profound loss of faith, gravitating instead to other forms of spirituality and shamanism. He released a number of 78s, 45s and EPs of his music in the s, as well as several LPs on a number of notable jazz labels, including an unusual record of stories and songs for children with Julie Andrews and Martyn Greenincalled Songs of Sense and Nonsense - Tell it Again.
10 things that you (might) not know about Moondog, the Viking of 6th Avenue
Modern classicalavant-gardeminimal. But now that it's birda opposite it's twice upon a time. At one point, his father took him to an Arapaho Sun Dance where he sat on the lap of Chief Yellow Calf and played a tom-tom made from buffalo skin. Born to an Episcopalian family in MarysvilleKansas, United Hirds, [2] Hardin started playing a set of drums that he made from a cardboard box at the age of five.
Retrieved January 13, This page was last edited on 29 Septemberat Retrieved from " https: When later living and performing in the streets of New York, with his long matted beard and tangled hair, the frequent associations with Jesus Christ bothered him so much that he decided to design his own Viking and " un-Christian " costume, in line with his passion for Nordic mythology and culture.
Articles with short description Articles moondogg hAudio microformats. Bird even lamejt a burning desire to record an album with Moondog, but passed away shortly after, his wish forever unfulfilled.
Glam rock icon Marc Bolan and T. Inhe traveled to a Blackfoot Sun Dance in Idaho mooneog where he performed on percussion and flute, returning to the Native American music he first came in contact with as a child. The original Trimba is still played today by Moondog's friend Stefan Lakatos, a Swedish percussionist, to whom Moondog also explained the methods for building la,ent an instrument.
Moondog, The Viking of 6th Avenue: For other uses, see Moondog disambiguation. Hardin played drums for the high school band in Moonrog, Missouri before losing his sight at the age of 16 in a farm accident on July 4,involving a dynamite cap. Following a successful series of concerts, Moondog declared he would not return to his homeland, making his new home the streets of Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Recklinghausen.
Known as sampling, the process involves cutting a musical work into pieces, extracting desired passages and using them as motifs for a new work.
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