Music fans to pay tribute to Moog
A memorial is being held to celebrate the life of synthesiser pioneer Dr Robert Moog in Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday at 1700 BST.
The inventor died on Sunday at the age of 71, four months after being diagnosed with brain cancer.
His Moog synthesiser inspired musicians from The Rolling Stones to Frank Zappa to create new and exciting sounds.
Former Yes member Rick Wakeman paid tribute to Moog, saying he "changed the face of face of popular music".
"If he had been British he would have been knighted for sure and been Sir Bob," keyboardist Wakeman told the BBC News website.
Rick Wakeman was a close friend of the inventor
"He was a genius and a gentleman. A rare combination. I, and keyboard players past, present and future, owe a debt of gratitude to this great man."
He added: "He will live for ever in what he gave to music. We always had such great fun whenever we met up.
"I shall miss him immensely. His loss is immeasurable, but his memory and legacy eternal."
The memorial is being held at the Orange Peel club in Asheville, North Carolina.
Compact invention
Fans and friends are invited to the memorial which will feature music and remembrances of Moog (pronounced so it rhymes with "vogue").
Moog's synthesiser rose to prominence on the 1968 Grammy-winning album Switched-On Bach by Wendy Carlos.
He went to make the MiniMoog, "the first compact, easy-to-use synthesiser", in 1970, making it more practical for musicians.
Others musicians who employed the Moog on their records included the Doors, Brian Eno, Fatboy Slim and St Etienne.
Moog was awarded the Polar prize - Sweden's "music Nobel prize" - in 2001.
He had received both radiation treatment and chemotherapy to help combat his brain cancer. He left a wife, Ileana, and five children. located on http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4179350.stm
The inventor died on Sunday at the age of 71, four months after being diagnosed with brain cancer.
His Moog synthesiser inspired musicians from The Rolling Stones to Frank Zappa to create new and exciting sounds.
Former Yes member Rick Wakeman paid tribute to Moog, saying he "changed the face of face of popular music".
"If he had been British he would have been knighted for sure and been Sir Bob," keyboardist Wakeman told the BBC News website.
Rick Wakeman was a close friend of the inventor
"He was a genius and a gentleman. A rare combination. I, and keyboard players past, present and future, owe a debt of gratitude to this great man."
He added: "He will live for ever in what he gave to music. We always had such great fun whenever we met up.
"I shall miss him immensely. His loss is immeasurable, but his memory and legacy eternal."
The memorial is being held at the Orange Peel club in Asheville, North Carolina.
Compact invention
Fans and friends are invited to the memorial which will feature music and remembrances of Moog (pronounced so it rhymes with "vogue").
Moog's synthesiser rose to prominence on the 1968 Grammy-winning album Switched-On Bach by Wendy Carlos.
He went to make the MiniMoog, "the first compact, easy-to-use synthesiser", in 1970, making it more practical for musicians.
Others musicians who employed the Moog on their records included the Doors, Brian Eno, Fatboy Slim and St Etienne.
Moog was awarded the Polar prize - Sweden's "music Nobel prize" - in 2001.
He had received both radiation treatment and chemotherapy to help combat his brain cancer. He left a wife, Ileana, and five children. located on http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4179350.stm
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Sorry to see you go Moog....
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