Moondog, The Viking of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography
by Robert Scotto
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Author: Robert ScottoForeword: Philip Glass
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11
ISBN: 0976082284
Number of pages: 280
Publisher: PROCESS
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Book Review: Great package deal and interesting biography
Summary: 4 Stars
I had to learn more about Moondog. I enjoy Moondog's music: he reminds me of Philip Glass and those who tend to the fringes of American society. When I found out that the man lived on the streets for years, I was compelled to look into this man's life. Scotto, a professor in upstate New York, has delivered a meticulously researched biography.
Moondog's life is documented in great detail, from start to finish. Indeed, I was often a bit bogged down by the details of his boyhood days in Wyoming, or the myriad details of Moondog's poems (madrigals). I began to pick up the book with less enthusiasm, as I tired of minutia, and longed for more of Scotto's insights into the character, social context, and direction of Moondog. Still, I leave the book with an excellent cd in my collection and a sense of Moondog: a difficult, sometimes brilliant, sometimes hare-brained, musician. I had my issues with the length and style of the biography, but I wholeheartedly commend Scotto for leaving an impressive record of a significant figure in American music.
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