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!
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Happy Birthday, Suzi Quatro!
Rock and Roll’s original Riot Grrl, Suzi Quatro, was born on this day, June 3rd, in 1950!
Happy Birthday Robert Moog, A Pioneer of Electronic Music
May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005 (Image Source)
Dr. Robert Moog, inventor of the synthesizer, and a man without whose influence bands like Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode would certainly be doing something else these days, was born on this day, May 23rd, in 1934. Find out how to correctly pronounce his name at This Link!