XM Radio Interview with Emerson, Wakeman & Moog

Moog’s namesake analog synthesizer helped catapult the careers of such a diverse list of artists as rockers Edgar Winter, Todd Rundgren, Gary Numan, and Devo, funksters Parliament-Funkadelic and Zapp, disco producer Giorgio Moroder with disco diva Donna Summer, fusioneers Chick Corea with Return To Forever, Herbie Hancock with The Headhunters, Jan Hammer with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Klaus Doldinger with Passport and Joe Zawinul with Weather Report, New Age icon Tomita and classical performer Wendy Carlos.

To honor Moog and commemorate his groundbreaking achievements, several renowned keyboardists and longstanding Moog users will gather on Tuesday, May 18 at B.B. King’s Bar & Grill in Times Square (237 w. 42nd Street between 7th & 8th Avenues) to participate in a gala Moogfest. The list of performers includes Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Suzanne Ciani, Eumir Deodato, Pamelia Kurstin, Bernie Worrell, DJ Logic, and musical director Jason Miles.

Here’s a rare interview with Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, and Bob Moog in advance of the festival at XM Radio’s studio in Manhattan.

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