Moogy Klingman
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Born | Great Neck, New York, United States | September 7, 1950
Died | November 15, 2011 New York City | (aged 61)
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, piano, synthesizer |
Years active | 1966–2011 |
Website | MoogyMusic.com |
Mark "Moogy" Klingman (September 7, 1950 – November 15, 2011)
Life and career
"Moogy" Klingman's nickname was not from the Moog synthesizer, pronounced "Mogue", but from his baby sister's pronunciation of "Marky" as "Moo-Gee."[5] His nickname was already well established by the time that he did later play the instrument.
Klingman grew up in the Long Island suburb of
At 16, he joined Jimmy James and the Blue Flames with Jimi Hendrix and Randy California.[3] His jug band performance with schoolmate Andy Kaufman in a controversial civil rights concert resulted in his expulsion from high school in 1966, after which he went to Quintano's School for Young Professionals in New York City.[8] By then, his band Glitterhouse had made records with the star producer Bob Crewe, as well as Crewe's soundtrack to the 1968 Roger Vadim film Barbarella with Jane Fonda.[9]
Klingman's association with
When Lou Reed found himself in 1972 with an acclaimed album, Transformer, but no backing musicians to support it on tour, he tried hiring an inexperienced bar band called The Tots, but ultimately fired them mid-tour. With barely a week's notice, Klingman came up with a new five-member backing band, and completed the tour.[13] The band consisted of Tom Cosgrove on lead guitar, Ralph Schuckett on rhythm guitar, "Buffalo" Bill Gelber on bass and "Chocolate" on drums.
Klingman played keyboards and produced Bette Midler's duet with Bob Dylan "Buckets of Rain" – which appeared on Midler's 1976 album, Songs for the New Depression.[14] He became her musical director, taking over from Barry Manilow.[15] Klingman collaborated with William "Buzzy" Linhart in co-writing "(You Gotta Have) Friends", which became Bette Midler's de facto theme song.[16]
Klingman had solo albums out on Capitol and EMI records, as well as on his own label. Songs from his solo albums were covered by
In 1985 Klingman helped the group Mandolindley Road Show mix and master their debut self-titled album. He mentored the late, influential hip-hop producer Paul C., who was a member of the band.[17]
Klingman became the executive producer and musical director
Klingman also performed live at many venues with various groups, playing for
A benefit concert was held in January 2011, to help pay Klingman's medical expenses, and saw the original
Klingman died of bladder cancer[10] in New York City on November 15, 2011, at the age of 61.
References
- ^ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com – accessed November 17, 2011
- ISBN 978-1-906002-33-6.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Muir, Ross. "Mark "Moogy" Klingman (1950–2011)". FabricationsHQ – Muirsically Speaking. Retrieved November 26, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Perdomo, Fernando. "Moogy Klingman, On Fighting Cancer with Music". Keyboard Magazine. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
My real name is Mark, and my original nickname was Marky. My little sister used to mispronounce it, and that's how I ended up with Moogy. It's coincidental that I ended up playing the Moog synthesizer in Utopia.
- ^ "January 2011: Moogy Klingman". The Bluegrass Special. January 5, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ Viglione, Joe. "AMG Biography". All Music Guide. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (September 2005). "School's Out". Spin: 91. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
I was thrown out of a high school in Great Neck
- ^ "Moogy Klingman: Information from". Answers.com. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Martin, Douglas (November 22, 2011). "Moogy Klingman, Songwriter and Original Member of Utopia, Dies at 61". The New York Times. p. B13. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ "news item on 2011 fundraiser concert". Aolnews.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ Klingman, Moogy. "Old Times, Good Times". moogymusic.com. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ Bershaw. "Concert Summary: May 2, 1973". Wolfgangs Vault. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
- ^ Kirsch, Bob (November 15, 1975). "Studio Track". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ Perrone, Pierre (December 5, 2011). [Moogy Klingman: Collaborator with Todd Rundgren and Bette Midler "Moogy Klingman: Collaborator with Todd Rundgren and Bette Midler"]. The Independent. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
Klingman took over from Barry Manilow as her musical director
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- ^ Sorcinelli, Gino (September 20, 2017). "Paul C. McKasty: the Legend, the Tragedy, the Story of an Era". Medium. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-4027-6589-6.
- ^ Interview with Moogy Klingman Archived April 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine by I.C. Timerow, 2001; http://www.moogymusic.com.
- ^ "Video Takes". Billboard. September 29, 1979. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Moogy Klingman Discography
- Moogy's official Myspace page
- Moogy Klingman 2007 audio interview on RundgrenRadio.com
- Moogy Klingman 2009 audio interview on RundgrenRadio.com
- Moogy Klingman 2010 audio interview on RundgrenRadio.com
- Video of Moogy Music performing the song Alligator On My Trail on YouTube
- Video of Moogy Music performing the song Let Me Just Follow Behind on YouTube