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Synthesiser pioneer Dr Moog dies
Synthesiser hit
It was Wendy Carlos' 1968 Grammy award-winning album, Switched-On Bach, which brought Dr Moog to prominence.
Carlos played renditions of Johann Sebastian Bach compositions on a Moog analogue synthesiser, making electronic music popular and Dr Moog a household name.
Before long many musicians and groups, including the Doors, the Grateful Dead, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, were using Moog synthesisers.
Dr Moog remained a respected musical figure and in recent years many musicians, including Brian Eno, Frank Zappa, The Cure, Fatboy Slim and Stereolab kept the sound alive, even as analogue synthesisers were superseded by digital instruments.
"The sound defined progressive music as we know it," said Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
In 2004, the first Moogfest was organised in New York, celebrating Dr Moog's achievements.
Organiser Charles Carlini said: "He brought electronic music to the masses and changed the way we hear music."
Dr Moog had received both radiation treatment and chemotherapy to help combat his brain disease. He left a wife, Ileana, and five children.
A public memorial celebration is planned for Friday at the Orange Peel Club in Asheville, North Carolina.
Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/entertainment/music/4173510.stm
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