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Moondog (26 May 1916 - 08 Sep 1999)

Male Person - United States Louis Thomas Hardin, American composer, musician, poet & inventor

 Also known as (1)

Releases (25)

Official

Album

  1. Moondog and His Friends 1953
  2. Moondog 1956 Prestige Original
  3. More Moondog 1956
  4. Moondog 1969 Columbia Original
  5. Moondog 2 1971
  6. In Europe 1977
  7. H’art Songs 1978
  8. Instrumental Music By Louis Hardin 1978
  9. A New Sound of an Old Instrument 1979
  10. Elpmas 1991
  11. The Story of Moondog 1991
  12. The Stockholm 1981 Recordings 13 Apr 2019
  13. Oceans 28 Feb 2020

Album - Compilation

  1. Moondog 1969
  2. Moondog 1989
  3. More Moondog / The Story of Moondog 01 Jan 1991
  4. The German Years 1977-1999 Sep 2004
  5. The Viking of Sixth Avenue 17 Oct 2005
  6. Rare Material 16 Jun 2006
  7. The Way Out Sound of Moondog 11 Jun 2015
  8. An Introduction To Moondog 27 Dec 2019
  9. On The Streets of New York 10 Apr 2020

EP

  1. Pastoral Suite / Surf Session 1953
  2. Moondog on the Streets of New York 1953
  3. Moondog's Music 1955 (as Moondog and His Honking Geese)

Relationships (3)

Performance Name Of

  1. Louis Thomas Hardin

Tribute Artists

  1. Hobocombo (2011)

Married

  1. Suzuko (1952)

Recordings by (370)

  1. Avenue of the Americas (51st Street) 1:06 (1953)
  2. West 46th Street 1:27 (1953)
  3. Lullaby (2 West 46th Street) 1:03 (1953)
  4. Fog on the Hudson (425 West 57th Street) 2:14 (1953)
  5. Utsu 1:30 (1953)
  6. On and Off the Beat 1:31 (1953)
  7. Chant 1:19 (1953)
  8. From One to Nine 1:16 (1953)
  9. I. Before the Storm 1:41 (1953)
  10. II. The Storm ?:?? (1953)
  11. III. After the Storm ?:?? (1953)
  12. I. Snaketime Rhythms 1:35 (1953)
  13. II. Duet ?:?? (1953)
  14. III. Recorded Soliloquy ?:?? (1953)
  15. Dragon’s Teeth / Voices of Spring 2:32 (1953)
  16. Oasis 3:00 (1953)
  17. Tree Frog / Be a Hobo 1:43 (1953)
  18. Instrumental Round / Double Bass Duo / Why Spend the Dark Night With You? 3:21 (1953)
  19. Theme and Variations / Rim Shot 3:33 (1953)
  20. Suite No. 1 5:55 (1953)
  21. Suite No. 2 6:11 (1953)
  22. Rabbit Hop 3:08 (1955)
  23. Bumbo ?:?? (1955)
  24. Dog Trot 3:07 (1955)
  25. Single Foot 3:43 (1955)
  26. Caribea 1:29 (1956)
  27. Lullaby 2:13 (1956)
  28. Tree Trail 2:15 (1956)
  29. Frog Bog 2:07 (1956)
  30. To a Sea Horse 1:42 (1956)
  31. Dance Rehersal 0:49 (1956)
  32. Surf Session 6:54 (1956)
  33. "Trees Against the Sky" 0:45 (1956)
  34. Tap Dance 1:15 (1956)
  35. Oo Debut 1:06 (1956)
  36. Drum Suite 2:12 (1956)
  37. Street Scene 3:37 (1956)
  38. "Death, When You Come To Me, May You Come To Me Swiftly; I Would Rather Not Linger, Not Linger" 2:01 (1956)
  39. Big Cat 1:48 (1956)
  40. Fiesta Piano Solo 1:48 (1956)
  41. A Duet - Queen Elizabeth Whistle and Bamboo Pipe 0:53 (1956)
  42. Conversation and Music at 51st St. & 6th Ave 1:42 (1956)
  43. Hardshoe (7/4) Ray Malone 1:17 (1956)
  44. Tugboat Toccata 2:26 (1956)
  45. Autumn 2:09 (1956)
  46. Seven Beat Suite (3 Parts) 2:15 (1956)
  47. Oo Solo (6/4) 2:24 (1956)
  48. Rehearsal of Violetta's "Barefoot Dance" (a) Portrait of Ninon, a Cocker Spaniel 2:46 (1956)
  49. Oo Solo (2/4) 1:46 (1956)
  50. Ostrich Feathers Played on Drum 0:28 (1956)
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On Recordings (10)

Arranged

  1. Guggisberglied (instrumental by Moondog) 1:59 Stephan Eicher (1989)
  2. Moondog's Guggisberglied (89) 3:05 Stephan Eicher (Sep 2001)

Instruments

  1. Fiesta Piano Solo 1:48 Moondog (1956) solo, piano
  2. Guggisberglied 3:38 Stephan Eicher (1989) percussion
  3. Trimbas in Eighths 1:08 Moondog (01 Jan 1991) maracas, claves, membranophone
  4. Improvisation 3:41 Moondog (01 Jan 1991) solo, piano
  5. 5/8 in Two Shades 0:56 Moondog (01 Jan 1991) percussion
  6. Duet 2:27 Moondog (01 Jan 1991) struck string instruments, membranophone
  7. In a Doorway 5:38 Moondog (01 Jan 1991) membranophone

Vocals

  1. Two Quotations in Dialogue 0:42 Moondog (01 Jan 1991) spoken vocals

Credited as (14)

  1. Moondog
  2. Moondog & The London Saxophonic
  3. Moondog with Orchestra
  4. Louis Hardin a.k.a. Moondog
  5. Moondog and His Honking Geese
  6. Jens Zimmermann / Moondog
  7. Bart&Baker & Moondog
  8. Moondog with London Brass & London Saxophonic
  9. Moondog, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Jon Gibson
  10. Moondog conducts Fläskkvartetten
  11. Moondog; Katia Labèque, David Chalmin, Massimo Pupillo, Raphaël Séguinier
  12. Initiative H x Moondog
  13. "Moondog" Orchestra
  14. Moondog; Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

Works (30)

Wrote

  1. Lullaby
  2. Fiesta Piano Solo
  3. Lament I, “Bird’s Lament”
  4. Remember
  5. Nero's Expedition
  6. Down Is Up
  7. All Is Loneliness

Composed

  1. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 14 (10 Feb 1962 - 18 May 1962)
  2. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 16 (10 Feb 1962 - 18 May 1962)
  3. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 18 (10 Feb 1962 - 18 May 1962)
  4. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 20 (10 Feb 1962 - 18 May 1962)
  5. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 25 (10 Feb 1962 - 18 May 1962)
  6. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 3 (10 Feb 1962 - 18 May 1962)
  7. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 6 (10 Feb 1962 - 18 May 1962)
  8. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 7 (10 Feb 1962 - 18 May 1962)
  9. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 8 (10 Feb 1962 - 18 May 1962)
  10. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 10 (10 Feb 1962 - 18 May 1962)
  11. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 13 (10 Feb 1962 - 18 May 1962)
  12. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 2
  13. Stamping Ground
  14. Witch of Endor
  15. The Art of the Canon, Book 1: No. 1
  16. Utsu
  17. Theme and Variations
  18. The Art of the Canon, Book 2: No. 6
  19. The Art of the Canon, Book 2: No. 9
  20. The Art of the Canon, Book 2: No. 22
  21. The Art of the Canon, Book 2: No. 23
  22. Prelude no. 1 in A minor

Lyrics

  1. Enough About Human Rights

Links (18)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.moondogscorner.de/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/moondog
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86858328
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n86858328
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb140121282
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w67m0jrp
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134738977

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Moondog

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Moondog

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/263532
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/5932094

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000496525

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600697/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/14970251

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134864

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/2740
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7HvQfRNJCvPXTVirKKB0Nn

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/0b8dff0b-ce42-4cc6-afd1-1841f7781ed4