The Viking of 6th Avenue
No, I haven't read it yet — it arrived in the mail yesterday — but
Robert Scotto's long-awaited biography of the idiosyncratic music visionary Louis Hardin (1916-1999), better known as
"Moondog," is now officially between covers. Subtitled
The Viking of 6th Avenue, the book includes a 28-track CD. Publisher
Process Media's site says the book's coming out in October, but Amazon.com, which lists the book with a November pub date, has it
in stock.
Scotto appeared on my program twice in commemoration of Moondog's birthday. Hear the interviews and music, and view the playlists:
May 23, 2007
May 24, 2006
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/
http://processmediainc.com/press/pdf...g_excerpt1.pdf
http://processmediainc.com/press/pdf...g_excerpt2.pdf