On This Date, August 21st, 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!
On This Date, August 21st, 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!
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.
The 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.
Hear, hear! RIP Dr. Moog!
I see stories about Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman… can you imagine either of them having careers without Moog’s invention?