Moogy Klingman
Moogy Klingman
Moogy Klingman (7. září 1950 – 15. listopadu 2011) byl americký hudebník. V letech 1974 až 1975 byl členem skupiny Utopia, kterou vedl kytarista Todd Rundgren. Během své následné kariéry se věnoval jak sólové kariéře, tak i spolupráci s jinými hudebníky, mezi které patří například Bette Midler, Johnny Winter, Carly Simon nebo Al Kooper. V lednu 2011 se účastnil koncertů obnovené skupiny Utopia. Zemřel v listopadu 2011 na rakovinu ve svých jedenašedesáti letech.
Mark "Moogy" Klingman (September 7, 1950 – November 15, 2011) was an American musician and songwriter. He was a founding member of Todd Rundgren's band, Todd Rundgren's Utopia, and later became a solo recording artist, bandleader and songwriter. He released two solo recordings, and his songs have been covered by artists as wide ranging as Johnny Winter, Carly Simon, James Cotton, Thelma Houston, Eric Clapton, Barry Manilow and Guns N' Roses. He played on stage with Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Luther Vandross, Lou Reed, Jeff Beck and Allan Woody & Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule. Other than Rundgren, his longest musical association may have been with Bette Midler, whom he served as band leader and who adopted for her signature song "(You Gotta Have) Friends", composed by
Moogy Klingman
Moogy Klingman
New York City
2011-11-15
Great Neck, New York, United States
1950-09-07
19707251
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non_vocal_instrumentalist
1950-09-07
Mark "Moogy" Klingman in concert
with Utopia at the Highline Ballroom
2011-11-15
Keyboards, piano, synthesizer
Musician, songwriter, record producer
1966
Mark "Moogy" Klingman (September 7, 1950 – November 15, 2011) was an American musician and songwriter. He was a founding member of Todd Rundgren's band, Todd Rundgren's Utopia, and later became a solo recording artist, bandleader and songwriter. He released two solo recordings, and his songs have been covered by artists as wide ranging as Johnny Winter, Carly Simon, James Cotton, Thelma Houston, Eric Clapton, Barry Manilow and Guns N' Roses. He played on stage with Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Luther Vandross, Lou Reed, Jeff Beck and Allan Woody & Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule. Other than Rundgren, his longest musical association may have been with Bette Midler, whom he served as band leader and who adopted for her signature song "(You Gotta Have) Friends", composed by Klingman and William "Buzzy" Linhart.
Moogy Klingman (7. září 1950 – 15. listopadu 2011) byl americký hudebník. V letech 1974 až 1975 byl členem skupiny Utopia, kterou vedl kytarista Todd Rundgren. Během své následné kariéry se věnoval jak sólové kariéře, tak i spolupráci s jinými hudebníky, mezi které patří například Bette Midler, Johnny Winter, Carly Simon nebo Al Kooper. V lednu 2011 se účastnil koncertů obnovené skupiny Utopia. Zemřel v listopadu 2011 na rakovinu ve svých jedenašedesáti letech.
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2011
1966
non_vocal_instrumentalist