Moondog

1916-1919
Classical musical composer who spent much of his life on the street busking in new york
He was blind from an early age
He was mistaken for homeless but always had a room somewhere

He would wear a long cloak, beard and hair with a viking helmet
most thought he was just an eccentric if not fully on crazy homeless guy, but in face he was a brilliant music composer
Louis Thomas Hardin
By the time he died in 1999 he had written 80 symphonies, 300 rounds and countless other works. His music was sung by Janis Joplin and Julie Andrews
He changed his name to 'moondog' in honor of a bulldog he used to own who would howl at the moon
cool song: youtube written in honor of charlie parker the famous jazz musician
a whole hour of moon dog composed music here youtube

Fri, 5 May 2023 12:17:32 GMT

The marvellous story of Moondog: looked like he was homeless, but actually was a top class music composer.