"the ambient sounds from his environment (city traffic, ocean waves, babies crying, etc.) that created the foundation of Moondog's music. In 1954, he won a case in the New York State Supreme Court against disc jockey Alan Freed, who had branded his radio show, ""The Moondog Rock and Roll Matinee"", around the name ""Moondog"", using ""Moondog's Symphony"" (the first record that Moondog ever cut) as his ""calling card"". Moondog believed he would not have won the case had it not been for the help of musicians such as Benny Goodman and Arturo Toscanini, who testified that he was a serious"
"Moondog Louis Thomas Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999), also known as Moondog, was an American musician, composer, theoretician, poet and inventor of several musical instruments. He was blind from the age of 16. Hardin lived in New York City from the late 1940s until 1972, and during this time he could often be found on 6th Avenue, between 52nd and 55th Streets, wearing a cloak and a horned helmet sometimes busking or selling music, but often just standing silently on the sidewalk. He was widely recognized as ""the Viking of 6th Avenue"" by thousands of passersby and"
"City street musician Moondog. Freed both adopted this name and used a recorded howl to give his early broadcasts a unique character. Smith's adaptation of the Moondog theme was to call himself Wolfman Jack and add his own sound effects. The character was based in part on the manner and style of bluesman Howlin' Wolf. It was at KCIJ in Shreveport, Louisiana that he first began to develop his famous alter ego Wolfman Jack. According to author Philip A. Lieberman, Smith's ""Wolfman"" persona ""derived from Smith's love of horror films and his shenanigans as a 'wolfman' with his two young"
"DJ Megatron Corey McGriff (August 11, 1978 – March 27, 2011), better known as DJ Megatron, was a DJ, record producer, rapper, radio and television personality. McGriff broadcast hip hop, R&B and urban music through various radio stations in a number of cities in the United States including initially as an intern at New York's WRKS-FM (also known as Kiss FM) as an on-air sidekick of popular personality Fatman Scoop, then for two years at Boston's WBOT-FM (Hot 97.7) and for two-and-one-half years at Philadelphia's WPHI-FM (The Beat). He was also part of the Black Entertainment Television (BET) television station's"
"late 1940s until 1972, Moondog lived as a street musician and poet in New York City, playing in midtown Manhattan, eventually settling on the corner of 53rd or 54th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan. He was not homeless, however, or at least not often: he maintained an apartment in upper Manhattan and had a country retreat in Candor, NY, to which he moved in 1972. He partially supported himself by selling copies of his poetry and his musical philosophy. In addition to his music and poetry, he was also known for the distinctive fanciful ""Viking"" cloak that he wore."
"album/video-documentary ""Here Is What Is"". Between 1970 and 1980 a blind bearded mystic called ""Moondog"" appeared as the title character in a four issue series of Underground comix written and illustrated by George Metzger. A documentary about his life, ""The Viking of 6th Avenue,"" is in production and had been anticipated for release in 2017. Moondog Louis Thomas Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999), also known as Moondog, was an American musician, composer, theoretician, poet and inventor of several musical instruments. He was blind from the age of 16. Hardin lived in New York City from the late"
"July 11, 1951, Freed began playing rhythm and blues records on WJW. While R&B records were played for many years on lower powered, inner city radio stations aimed at African-Americans, this is arguably the first time that authentic R&B was featured regularly on a major, mass audience station. Freed called his show ""The Moondog House"" and billed himself as ""The King of the Moondoggers"". He had been inspired by an offbeat instrumental called ""Moondog Symphony"" that had been recorded by New York street musician Louis T. Hardin, aka ""Moondog"". Freed adopted the record as his show's theme music. His on-air"
"Jimmy O'Neill (DJ) James Franklin O'Neill (January 8, 1940 – January 11, 2013) was an American DJ and broadcaster who hosted the ABC television show ""Shindig!"" from 1964-1966. O'Neill was owner of Pandora's Box, an influential Sunset Strip music venue in West Hollywood, California that was the center of the 1966 Sunset Strip curfew riots. O'Neill was born in Enid, Oklahoma. After taking a broadcasting class at Enid High School, he began his career in radio at KGWA in Enid in 1957 and then moved to WKY in Oklahoma City, OK in 1958. One year later O'Neill landed a job"
"York City area over station WNJR 1430 (now WNSW), in Newark, New Jersey. In July,1954, following his success on the air in Cleveland, Freed moved to WINS (1010 AM) in New York City. Hardin, the original Moondog, later took a court action suit against WINS for damages against Freed for infringement in 1956, arguing prior claim to the name ""Moondog"", under which he had been composing since 1947. Hardin collected a $6,000 judgement from Freed, as well as an agreement to give up further usage of the name Moondog. WINS eventually became an around-the-clock Top 40 rock and roll radio"
"guy sitting in a restaurant by himself losing his fucking mind because he's hoping his woman is gonna walk by, but she's at a Ramada Inn somewhere fucking somebody else to death."" Swamp Dogg Jerry Williams, Jr. (born July 12, 1942), generally credited under the pseudonym Swamp Dogg after 1970, is an American soul and R&B singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. Williams has been described as ""one of the great cult figures of 20th century American music."" After recording as Little Jerry and Little Jerry Williams in the 1950s and 1960s, he reinvented himself as Swamp Dogg, releasing a"
"in The Big Lebowski. The opening part of the Vivace section of Minisym #1 was used as a theme for The Late News on WCVB-TV in the 1970s. Moondog (album) Moondog is the fifth album by American composer Moondog. Moondog had released no music for twelve years since his 1957 album ""The Story of Moondog"". Finally, in 1969, producer James William Guercio invited him to record an album for Columbia Records. The resulting album compiled various music which Moondog had been working on since the 1950s. This included two ""minisyms"" (Moondog's term for short symphonic-styled works performed by small orchestras);"
"Lovebug Starski Kevin Smith (May 16, 1960 – February 8, 2018), best known by his stage name Lovebug Starski, was an American MC, musician, and record producer. He began his career as a record boy in 1971 as hip-hop first appeared in the Bronx, and he eventually became a DJ at the Disco Fever club in 1978. He is one of two people who may have come up with the term ""hip-hop"". Starski claimed that he coined the phrase while trading the two words back and forth while improvising lines with Cowboy of the Furious Five at a farewell party"
"Walter Schreifels Walter Schreifels (born March 10, 1969) is a rock musician and producer from New York City. In the late 1980s, he played in many New York hardcore bands, most notably Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits (where he was also the songwriter and lyricist). After Gorilla Biscuits broke up, he formed the short-lived Moondog. In October 2006, the band's self-titled EP was officially released for the first time ever on Anthology Recordings. It was previously available only as a bootleg 7"" record. Moondog would transition into the more metal-oriented post-hardcore band Quicksand. He also collaborated with his former"
"Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, television personality, entrepreneur, and actor. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre and featured on Dre's solo debut, ""Deep Cover"", and then on Dre's solo debut album, ""The Chronic"". He has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide. Snoop's debut album, ""Doggystyle"", produced by Dr. Dre, was released in 1993 by Death Row Records. Bolstered by excitement driven by Snoop's featuring on ""The Chronic"","
"rooftop lounge of Indian restaurant Turmeric. His final appearance there was just hours before his death, according to his manager, Jeremy Crittenden. He is survived by his mother, Martha Bowes; two sisters, Kim Shaw and Karen Rivers; two daughters, Tiffany Williams and Bryanna Smith; and three granddaughters and grandson . Lovebug Starski Kevin Smith (May 16, 1960 – February 8, 2018), best known by his stage name Lovebug Starski, was an American MC, musician, and record producer. He began his career as a record boy in 1971 as hip-hop first appeared in the Bronx, and he eventually became a DJ"
"DJ Enuff DJ Enuff (born Ephram Lopez) is a DJ and radio personality from the United States. He mixes on-air for New York's Hip Hop radio station HOT 97 (www.hot97.com) on weekdays from 3pm to 7pm. He is best known as The Notorious B.I.G's official road DJ and also helped break acts like 50 Cent, Kanye West and Future. DJ Enuff was raised in Brooklyn, New York. Knowing early on that he wanted to be a DJ, he started doing local house parties and clubs where he caught the ear of DJ Red Alert who in turn asked him to"
"Glass has written that he and Steve Reich took Moondog's work ""very seriously and understood and appreciated it much more than what we were exposed to at Juilliard"". In July 1956 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. ""Moondog"" featured Graham's arrangements of ten Moondog compositions, whereas ""Suncat Suite"" consisted of a sequence of six of Graham's own compositions inspired by Moondog. HMV issued the original vinyl album in 1957, and Trunk Records reissued it on CD in"
"DJ Dara, DJ John Kelley, Dieselboy, Freaky Flow, Cirrus, Anabolic Frolic, Ferry Corsten, and Screaming Leads. In 2000, Donald Glaude recorded a live set at Washington, DC's club night Buzz that was released as ""Mixed Live: Buzz @ Nation"" on Moonshine Music on June 26, 2001. Moonshine Music Moonshine Music was an electronic music record label founded by Steve Levy and Ricardo Vinas, in Los Angeles in 1992, and later headquartered in West Hollywood, California. Moonshine released over 250 compilations albums, many of which were DJ mixed. Moonshine helped to launch the career of DJ Keoki and his side-kick producer"
"on November 29, 2003 in Memphis, Tennessee. Moondog Spot Larry Booker (January 6, 1952 – November 29, 2003), better known by his ring names Moondog Spot and Larry Latham, was an American professional wrestler. Booker debuted in 1979 under the ring name Larry Latham. Latham formed a tag team with Carl Fergie called ""The Ragin' Cajuns"" managed by Billy Spears in the Gulf Coast territory. Early in his career, he wrestled in Memphis and Mid-South. His first big push came as a member of the Blond Bombers with Wayne Farris (The Honky Tonk Man). The Blond Bombers were involved in"
"DJ Green Lantern James D'Agostino (born July 7, 1975), professionally known as DJ Green Lantern, is an American hip hop disc Jockey (DJ) and music producer from Rochester, New York. In 2002, D'Agostino was signed by American rapper Eminem, to become the official DJ for Shady Records, after DJ Head stepped down for undisclosed reasons. DJ Green Lantern came to prominence in the late 90's-early 2000's with his signature brand of mixtapes..The creativity of these tapes caught the ear of many industry power players, one of which was Eminem. The first set of officially sponsored mixtapes from Eminem's Shady Records."
"Liondub Erik Weiss (born 12 November 1973) better known by his stage name Liondub, is an American DJ, producer, and Record Label owner who specializes in Jungle, Drum and Bass, Reggae, Dancehall, Hip Hop and Dubstep. Liondub began his music career in 1991, playing Reggae and dub music in New York City. He was introduced to jungle music in 1995, and after a trip to London in 1998 he started playing Jungle in his sets. Known for a unique blend of American Hip hop, UK Jungle, and Jamaican Reggae Dancehall, Liondub quickly became renowned for his exclusive dubplate driven sets."
"Mick (DJ) Mick Batyske (known by his stage name Mick, sometimes styled as MICK, and formerly Mick Boogie) is an American DJ and entrepreneur. He is an A-list DJ and spun private parties for celebrities including Kanye West, LeBron James, Jay-Z and Will Smith. In addition to his mix tape releases, he has performed in venues internationally, including New York City, Dubai, Tokyo, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. As an entrepreneur, he has invested in various start-up companies including Localeur, in which he is also an advisor and consultant. Mick was born Mick Batyske in Youngstown, Ohio. He attributes his"
"Moonbootica MOONBOOTICA is the pseudonym of Hamburg DJs KoweSix (Oliver Kowalski) and Tobitob (Tobias Schmidt), who have been playing together since the 1990s. The MOONBOOTICA music project was born at the early Moonbootica party series in the clubs of Hamburg. Their style can be categorized as electronic music, drawing on electro and house genres, with certain hip-hop influences. The pair founded the Moonbootique label, releasing their own productions on the imprint. Moonbootica have worked on remixes for a variety of artists including Robbie Williams, Skunk Anansie, Beatsteaks, Faithless, Jan Delay, Hurts and Kruder & Dorfmeister. Their own releases have also"
"Moondog (album) Moondog is the fifth album by American composer Moondog. Moondog had released no music for twelve years since his 1957 album ""The Story of Moondog"". Finally, in 1969, producer James William Guercio invited him to record an album for Columbia Records. The resulting album compiled various music which Moondog had been working on since the 1950s. This included two ""minisyms"" (Moondog's term for short symphonic-styled works performed by small orchestras); two canons; a chaconne in memory of Charlie Parker; ballet music originally written for Martha Graham (""Witch of Endor""); and three symphonic (or ""symphonique"") works, one of which"
"German student named Ilona Goebel (later known as Ilona Sommer) helped Moondog set up the primary holding company for his artistic endeavors and hosted him, first in Oer-Erkenschwick, and later on in Münster in Westphalia. Moondog lived with Sommer's family and they spent time together in Münster. During that period Moondog created hundreds of compositions which were transferred from Braille to sheet music by Sommer. Moondog spent the remainder of his life in Germany. On 8 September 1999 he died in Münster from heart failure. He is buried at the Central Cemetery Münster. His tomb was designed by the artist"
"Moondog Spot Larry Booker (January 6, 1952 – November 29, 2003), better known by his ring names Moondog Spot and Larry Latham, was an American professional wrestler. Booker debuted in 1979 under the ring name Larry Latham. Latham formed a tag team with Carl Fergie called ""The Ragin' Cajuns"" managed by Billy Spears in the Gulf Coast territory. Early in his career, he wrestled in Memphis and Mid-South. His first big push came as a member of the Blond Bombers with Wayne Farris (The Honky Tonk Man). The Blond Bombers were involved in heated feuds with several baby faces across"
"Lee Mroszak Lee Siegfried (born Lee Anthony Mroszak on December 11, 1968 in Minnesota), known by the on-air moniker Crazy Cabbie, is an American DJ. He broadcast on New York City's 92.3 K-Rock and is a former regular guest on ""The Howard Stern Show"". Mroszak previously worked for two radio stations in the Twin Cities, spending time as part of the 92 KQRS Morning Show. Mroszak was fired from KQRS after he faked a segment implying that Brett Favre was staying in a Minneapolis hotel with a woman other than his wife. Mroszak began his radio career as a frequent"
"Croatia. Lion dub has performed alongside artists and DJ's such as: Sly & Robbie, Steel Pulse, Black Uhuru, Sister Nancy, Sizzla, Capleton, Buju Banton, Morgan Heritage, Damian Marley, Afrika Baambaata, Fugees, DJ Krush, DJ Hype, Andy C, Goldie, and more. In New York, Liondub has held residencies at venues such as The Box, Tao Downtown, The Skylark, Miss Lilys, and the James Hotel, and is known for his Reggae Brunch parties at Cafe Noir in the Soho region of Manhattan from 2006-2012. He was a founding member and first DJ of the Everyday people brunch party alongside host Chef Roble"
"Swamp Dogg Jerry Williams, Jr. (born July 12, 1942), generally credited under the pseudonym Swamp Dogg after 1970, is an American soul and R&B singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. Williams has been described as ""one of the great cult figures of 20th century American music."" After recording as Little Jerry and Little Jerry Williams in the 1950s and 1960s, he reinvented himself as Swamp Dogg, releasing a series of satirical, offbeat, and eccentric recordings, as well as continuing to write and produce for other musicians. He debuted his new sound on the ""Total Destruction To Your Mind"" album in"
"B.I.G's DJ in the film ""Notorious. DJ Enuff was also asked to be featured in the ""New York Post"" for the re-creation of the Art Kane classic portrait, “A Great Day in Harlem.” Shot on May 22, 2004, influential Nuyoricans from across the country came together for “A Great Day in Spanish Harlem” portrait. DJ Enuff DJ Enuff (born Ephram Lopez) is a DJ and radio personality from the United States. He mixes on-air for New York's Hip Hop radio station HOT 97 (www.hot97.com) on weekdays from 3pm to 7pm. He is best known as The Notorious B.I.G's official road"
"Steve Bartels. The transition took place in 2018. Paul Rosenberg (music manager) Paul D. Rosenberg (born August 1, 1971) is an American music manager, known for his association with hip hop artists Eminem, The Knux, DJ AM, Action Bronson, and pop punk band Blink-182. In addition to being a manager of several music acts, Rosenberg, along with Eminem, is also the co-founder of hip hop record label Shady Records, which was founded in 1999. Rosenberg first became involved with Eminem in 1997, during the recording of the ""Slim Shady EP"", and has since been featured in a skit (titled ""Paul"""
"Dalmatian, Lou Dog. Lou Dog died on September 17, 2001. Michael Happoldt Michael ""Miguel"" Happoldt is an American musician who co-founded the Skunk Records record label and worked extensively with the US rock/reggae groups Sublime and Long Beach Dub Allstars. After LBDA's split in 2002, he played in the supergroup Volcano under the pseudonym ""Mike Stand,"" with ex-Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh; he also produced the band's eponymous album. Happoldt went on to play guitar and sing in the band Perro Bravo with Mudd Lowther on drums and Mike Long on bass. In 2017, Long Beach Dub Allstars reconvened, playing shows"
"and MC Breed. Rapper Chilla Pertilla defined Northern hip hop to ""Murderdog"" as ""Eminem, Twista, Bone, Breed, Dayton Family, Top Authority, Esham, and ICP"". They first came to public attention with the single ""93 (Things Ain't How They Should Be)"" from their debut album ""Something to Blaze To"". The ""rolling g-funk trio"" (as John Bush of AllMusic described members Shotgun, Flex and DaLo) followed up with ""Rated G"", their sophomore album in 1995. It featured scratches from DJ Aladdin and reached #144 on the ""Billboard"" 200 albums chart in the United States. AllMusic considers 1997's ""Top Authority Uncut (The New"