Remembering Dr. Robert Moog
On This Date in 2005: Robert Moog, the inventor of the Moog Synthesizer – which literally revolutionized popular music – died of a brain tumor in Asheville, NC at the age of 71. RIP Robert Moog! You made music better!
The Worley Gig
Gail Worley, Rock Critic at Large
He was one of the good ones! If it hadn’t been for Moog, we may not have fully witnessed the electronic sounds that so many musicians have used for the last 40 years. R.I.P. again.
↓ Quote | Posted August 21, 2010, 11:42 AMThe synth picture above was like the third or fourth generation units. Earlier versions had an upright back that had cables and holes much like the old telephone operators had with their manual connections made.
↓ Quote | Posted August 21, 2010, 12:03 PMHear, hear! RIP Dr. Moog!
↓ Quote | Posted August 23, 2010, 5:00 PMI see stories about Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman… can you imagine either of them having careers without Moog’s invention?
↓ Quote | Posted August 21, 2011, 11:24 AM