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Avant-garde composer and conductor born Louis T. Hardin on May 26, 1916. He lost his sight in his teens when a dynamite cap exploded and studied music at the Iowa School for the Blind. In 1943 he moved to New York City where he developed his unique combination of classical and jazz music. He died on September 8, 1999 in Germany.

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Moondog's Corner Official Website. Contains a biography, discography, list of compositions, articles, poetry, pictures, and related links. [English and German] www.moondogscorner.de

Moondog (Louis Hardin) A list of links from "Psyche van het Folk" on Radio Centraal in Antwerp. psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/Moondog.html

All Music Guide: Moondog Contains a biography, discography and related links. allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bnq5m962o3epc~C

LeisureSuit.net: Louis T. Hardin a.k.a Moondog, 1916-1999 Obituary by Jordan Hoffman. www.leisuresuit.net/Webzine/articles/moondog_obit.shtml

London Musicians Collective: Moondog (1916 - 1999) A portrait by Kenneth Ansell of Resonance Magazine from 1995. www.l-m-c.org.uk/texts/moondog.html

Perfect Sound Forever: Moondog An interview by Jason Gross about his music, inspirations, and roots. www.furious.com/perfect/moondog.html

Moondog Madness Contains a biography, an article on his musical theory, and a discography. www.geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/5083

Kneeling.co.uk: Moondog Contains a biography, discography, and a transcript of a radio broadcast. www.kneeling.co.uk/pages/moondog

Moondog Life and times of the avant-garde composer. Includes aiography and discography. Photos, interviews and related links. www.geocities.com/moondogmadness

Moondog Blues The Doghouse Biography of singer/songwriter Mike Dann (aka moondog blues). www.geocities.com/moondogsblues