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Moondog

   Posted by: Reely   in Videos

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Ever hear of Moondog, the blind poet and musician who chose to live homeless in New York City for about 20 years?

If you’d like to learn more about him, get Moondog, The Viking of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography, which comes with a CD that according to one reviewer is worth the price of the book in and of itself.

Or, take the short course at Moondog Madness.

This particular composition, “AlI Is Loneliness” was recorded by Big Brother and The Holding Company with Janis Joplin in 1967, leading to some real Moondog recordings, television appearances and getting some work writing music for TV and radio.

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jim
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Hi Valerie!

As usual,your poetry and choice of artists are wonderful! Ill certainly make it a point of dropping by more often. What more can be said of Robbie Burns? His birthday is still celebrated here as a good 30-50% of the folks here anyway have a deep rooted Scots ancestry! As for Moondog, this is my first encounter! An early version of the Beatles was known as Johnny and The Moondogs. Any connection?

July 19th, 2008 at 1:51 pm

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