Moogy Klingman - Moogy was a founding member of Todd Rundgren's "Utopia". Moogy will be performing the Utopia theme as well as songs from his Capitol, EMI and Moogymusic solo albums - songs that went on to be recorded by people like Johny Winter, Eric Clapton, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, Todd Rundgren and others. Moogy's band will be playing other songs he wrote like "Dust in the Wind" which Todd Rundgren recorded on his "Something, Anything" album and Axel Rose & Guns & Roses does live in concert (on their very occasional gigs). He'll also be doing a song he co-wrote with Buzzy Linhart called, "You Gotta Have Friends', which is Bette Midler's theme song.
Moogy has played, recorded and/or had his songs
covered by many rock legends, including Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry,
Luther Van Dross, Bob Dylan, Bo Diddley, Eric Clapton, Jeff
Beck, Allan Woody and Warren Haynes from the Allman Bros &
Gov't Mule. Moogy has worked with great female rockers like Bette
Midler, Carly Simon, Cindy Lauper, Shawn Colvin, Irene
Cara, and Thelma Houston. www.moogymusic.com
Jim Satin on guitar is an blues/R & B guitar legend.
He was Bo Diddley's lead guitarist and band leader for 14 years and
lead the Ron Wood band (of the Rolling Stones) on a world tour.
He and Moogy also played together
in the "Moogy/Woody Band" with Allmans Brothers alumni
Allan Woody, and Warren Haynes. Jim was Ronnie Spector
and the Ronette's guitarist and band leader for several years (she was
just inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame).
Jim has played guitar for the original Temptations (David Ruffin
& Eddie Kendricks), and Sam and Dave, among many other great
blues and R & B acts. Jim played guitar on the
Buzzy Linhart/Moogy Klingman mini - tour with Phoebe Snow as guest
vocalist, last summer.
Even Steven Levee has been playing
bass with Moogy for many years in bands like "Moogy and the
Mojo's" and "Freak Parade" Even has worked with many rocks acts
including Brad Factor and others. Even also produces acts at his
studio such as Gun Hill and former Lovin' Spoonful member, Joe Butler.
Even just finished the Buzzy Linhart/Moogy Klingman mini -tour with
Phoebe Snow. Even's website is www.i-potatomusic
Andy Began is one of NYC's most working
rock/blues drummers who plays regularly with rockin' blues legend, Jon
Paris at Lucille's - the B.B. King club. He was a member of the Suits,
a rock band with movie star Kathleen Turner. Andy has played with just
about everyone.
Moogy & Liberty
 Moogy
was a founding member of Todd Rundgren's "Utopia"and played on
their early albums and recent compilation albums as well. Moogy played
on all of Todd Rundgren's early solo albums as well.
Moogy has had solo albums out on Capitol and
EMI records, as well as on MoogyMusic.com - Moogy's
songs have been recorded by people like
Johny Winter, Eric Clapton, Barry Manilow, Bette
Midler, Carly Simon and even Eddie Murphy sang one of Moogy's
songs in "Shrek" - "you gotta have Friends", co-written with Buzzy
Linhart.
Moogy's band will also be playing other songs he wrote like "Dust in the Wind" which Todd Rundgren recorded on his "Something Anything" album and Axel Rose and Guns & Roses does live in concert (on their very occasional gigs). * He'll also be doing a song he co-wrote with Buzzy Linhart called, "You Gotta Have Friends", which is Bette Midler's theme song.
Moogy has played, recorded and/or had his songs
covered by many rock legends, including Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry,
Luther Van Dross, Bob Dylan, Bo Diddley, Eric Clapton, Jeff
Beck, Allan Woody and Warren Haynes from the Allman Bros &
Gov't Mule. Moogy has worked with great female rockers like Bette Midler, Carly Simon, Phoebe Snow,
Cindy Lauper, Shawn Colvin, Irene Cara, and
Thelma Houston.
Moogy and his band have just finished a summer tour with Buzzy Linhart.
www.moogymusic.com
Libery Devitto was Billy Joel's drummer for 3
decades. - 1973 to 2003. During that time
Liberty did all of Billy Joel's tours and recordings as
his drummer. Every hit single and album done by Billy Joel during those
three decades features Liberty on drums!
Liberty has also worked and recorded with Stevie Nicks, Phoebe
Snow and Felix Caveliere & the Rascals, among others.
Jim Satten on guitar is an blues/R & B guitar legend.
He was Bo Diddley lead guitarist and band leader for 14 years and lead
the Ron Wood band (of the Rolling Stones) on a world tour.
He and Moogy also played together
in the "Moogy/Woody Band" with Allmans Brothers alumni
Allan Woody, and Warren Haynes. Jim has played guitar for
the original Temptations, Ronnie Spector, and Sam and Dave,
among many others. Jim just finished the Buzzy Linhart/Moogy
Klingman mini - tour with Phoebe Snow.
Even
Steven Levee has been playing with Moogy for many years in bands
like "Moogy and the Mojo's" and "Freak Parade" Even has worked with
many rocks acts including Brad Factor and others and also produces
acts at his studio such as Gun Hill. Even just finished the Buzzy
Linhart/Moogy Klingman mini -tour with Phoebe Snow.
Aisha Hinton is new to the band and the music scene in
NYC. She's been a hit with the band with everyone who's seen her
Julie Eigenberg has sung with everyone including
back up for Aretha Franklin at Madison Sq. Garden! Her solo album
"Julie" was produced by David Spinozza, renowned studio guitarist. She
was even on Broadway featured in the musical "Ghetto" some seasons back
Moogy Klingman
and Ian Lloyd
 Ian
Lloyd's Stories
Ian Lloyd has been rehearsing with Moogy with a new version of
his old band "Stories" IanLloyd and Stories had
three top twenty hit singlesincluding a #1 hit with
the classic song, "Brother Louie". Ian has recorded many albums
with Stories and as a solo artist.
Ian’s voice has been heard on such big hits as
Foreigner’s“Feels Like
The First Time”, “Cold As Ice”, “Waiting For A GirlLike You”, “Juke Box
Hero”, “Double Vision”, and more.
He is cemented in Rock ‘n’ Roll history with his world-wide #1 hit “Brother Louie“ and can also be heard on Billy Joel’s “I Go To Extremes”, as well as appearing on CDs by Yes, Peter Frampton, Ian McDonald [of King Crimson / Foreigner fame], and Survivor to name a few artists. Photos
of Moogy Klingman & Band w/Liberty Devitto, Buzzy Linhart
and
George Superman-Klingman at the Triad Theater on Halloween 10/31/06
"The
Rodnees - We Mod Like Dat" is now available for sale at
MoogyMusic.com - This is Moogy
Klingman's motion picture debut and with the leading role yet! Opening
in New York City last fall to positive reviews, this movie is finally
and exclusively (for now) available only at Moogy's website.
Moogy is the top billed star in a huge ensemble cast. And "The Rodnees"
is a funny musical comedy written and directed by Lindley Farley.
Think "A Hard Day's Nite" combined with Scorcese's "The King of
Comedy"!!
 Now available!
The
Rodnees - we mod like dat
A Lindley Farley Film starring Moogy Klingman. The DVD also includes a bonus of 2 short films starring Moogy. $14.99 plus $2.50 shipping & handling (outside US $5.00 shipping) order now! Rodnee songs and album discography
the history of the band
website for the movie - plot and cast
trailer for the movie
I thought you'd like to read this review of our last gig (9/09/06) at the Triad only a few weeks ago. This is from Dolores Llodra's blog at http://theentwife.livejournal.comt
You gotta have friends to celebrate a birthday
- by Dolores
Llodra
Sept.
9th, 2006 - 11:40 pm
Went to Moogy's birthday party gig tonight on the Upper
West Side. The house was packed, as is the norm for his gigs, and he
and his band, The Moogy
Klingman Band, really got the crowd going with favorites
like "Undercover Man", "Coney Island" and "People of the World Against
War". There were a few quieter numbers as well -- "Millionaires and
Billionaires" and "Village Voices" were solo piano.
My favorite of his songs, though, is the 9/11 one -- "Have You Seen My Brother?" It's a really great song that manages to tug at your heart without being maudlin, yet also expresses beautifully what it was like to be a New Yorker right after the Twin Towers went down and so many people were unaccounted for. (One of my own friends was missing for a while but had luckily been evacuated to New Jersey from Battery Park after she escaped the Towers' fall.) Ian Lloyd of the band Stories joined Moogy at the piano during the first set for a duet version of "Only the Outlaws are Free" -- one of several Moogy classics with a political tone, like "Undercover Man" and "People of the World Against War". The first set was finished off with the ever-popular "Utopia Theme", a nod to Moogy's being one of the founding members of Todd Rundgren's "Utopia". And then there was cake. :) Moogy's wife Dorit is a fabulous baker and brought along several scrumptious cakes to share with the audience during the break between sets. All the homemade cake vanished almost immediately as the crowd descended upon her and her able assistants, including son Georgie -- there wasn't even a crumb left by the end of the evening. Ian Lloyd and his band Stories took the stage after the break, accompanied by son David. He gave a great performance, belting out his famous hits like "Brother Louie" and "Mami Blue", which is a huge hit in Germany and which Dorit in particular loves. He was a very dynamic performer, particularly when he was joined on stage by The Moogy Klingman Band harmony singer Aisha Hinton. One of the highlights of the evening though was when Moogy's son Georgie joined his papa on stage with the band and other singers to sing one of Moogy's biggest hits, "You Gotta Have Friends". He looked absolutely adorable as he sang and danced for the crowd, who all joined in on the song. And me? I was busy most of the evening taking pictures of it all as I bopped along to the music. I expect those photos will be showing up fairly soon on Moogy's website, www.moogymusic.com -- I've done photos for quite a few of Moogy's gigs in the past, as you can see if you poke around the site's archive of past gigs. Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/charitycam/flowers/happy.gif){kind=small} chipperCurrent Music: "You Gotta Have Friends" by Moogy Klingman Hi folks - these
are photos of my birthday gig on 9/9/06 taken by Doloras Llodra
Check them out and please come to our return gig at the Triad on 10/9/06 - Moogy
- I just found out about this.
It's from Paris 1993 and features Axel at the piano doing my original
piano parts pretty well - This is the song I wrote for Todd Rundgren on
his platinum album "Something/Anything".
Let's start an
email campaign to get Axel to release this song on his one day to
come out Guns and Roses album, "Chinese Democracy". - Moogy
We had a great time
and had special guests Ian Lloyd and Phoebe Snow sitting in with us.
 Moogy Klingman, Michael Amante, Joanna Fee, Aisha Hinton and Ian Lloyd at the Cutting Room - May 2006 Hi
Folks - We had a great day and nite on Saturday, March 18th. My new
band - the Moogy Klingman Band, did a live radio concert in the
afternoon right in the middle of the FM dial. It was Radio Free Eiareen
on WBAI 99.5 FM and the concert went very well. Even Ian Lloyd came
down to sing "Brother Louie" and help promote the concert that nite at
the Cutting Room.
The Cutting Room show that
nite went very well, indeed. A packed house heard my band do a close to
90 minute set of all Moogy songs. With a new line-up including Jim
Satten on guitar, and Aisha Hinton on vocals and band vets Denny
McDermett on drums and Even Steven Levee on bass, the band locked in
and rocked the house!
Then I did half the set
with Ian Lloyd and Stories as guest keyboardist. That was lots of fun
and the audience loved Ian as well. We finished up the whole nite with
"Brother Louie" followed by a duet of Ian and myself on the Beatles,
"You Can't Do That".
It was a great
day and nite and you just had to be there and if you weren't, we have
soundclips coming to this website very soon.
Moogy Klingman 3/21/06
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Bob Dylan and Bette Midler in Moogy's recording studio in 1975 -
working
on Buckets of Rain, produced by Moogy Klingman and released on the
Moogy
produced Bette Midler album, "Songs for the New Depression" back in
1976.
Unfortunately many of the songs that Moogy produced were left off the
album.
(about 10 at last count!!). There is now an international movement to
get
these trax released!
Sign the Petition for demanding the release of the lost Bette Midler Album that Moogy produced:
http://www.petitiononline.com/sftnd/petition.html
 The same years that Todd was with the Nazz, I
was with a group called
the
Glitterhouse. Now available at my website is the CD "The Glitterhouse -
the almost complete recordings, 1966 to 1975" - This almost
forgotten
group came mostly from my hometown, Great Neck. The drummer from Great
Neck was good friend Joel O'Brien. He later went on to play with James
Taylor in the Flying Machine and on Jame's first solo album for Apple
records.
Joel also played with Carol King on many of her early albums including
"Tapestry", the biggest selling album of the early seventies. The leader of the Glitterhouse was Mike Gayle, also from Great Neck. He wrote, sang and played lead guitar on most songs. His greatness as a songwriter and musical force cannot be emphasized enuff. ... More |
 Music
from Freek Creek - the long lost supersession album, order it here at
moogymusic.com
The rare Music From Free Creek album featuring
Eric Clapton is finally available on CD. This album was done in 1969 and has been written about in many books about Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and even Todd Rundgren who appears on one cut. It's an amazing jam album with not only Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, but also Keith Emerson, Dr. John, Moogy Klingman, Harvey Mandel, Mitch Mitchell (drummer of Hendrix's Experience), Linda Ronstadt and more. |
It was a good ole time of utopian dreams and Capitol schemes. It was a time when I knew then, that you gotta have friends. Though a quarter century away, the music still sounds vital today. Moogy & the Rhythm Kings would meet a wizard named Todd and the musical sparks would fly! Kings would soon turn Utopian. So here is a musical blue print of these flying sparks, presented for your listening pleasure! |
 In
1973, I was playing in a band called "Moogy and the Rhythm Kings". A
friend
of mine named Todd Rundgren asked me to form a band with him. It was to
have a futuristic vision and bringing most of the members of my band
with
me, we formed "Utopia". In the year, 2000, I was playing in a band called "Moogy and the MoJo's". I was approached by a long lost friend of mine named Kevin Ellman, who asked me to form a band with him. It was to have a Utopian vision and bringing most of the members of my band with me, we formed "Freak Parade". With Katia Floreska, Even Steven and Don Celenza, we started gigging in Manhattan. And then we did these recordings at home in the moogy music studios. A combination of old Utopia and newer - bluesier material........ here tis. Hope you like it. |
This CD includes all Moogy songs from his early days including rare and previously unreleased material with many of your favorite musicians including Todd Rundgren, original Utopia members Ralph Schuckett and John Seigler and other rock legends such as Rick Derringer and Buzzy Linhart |
The
Buzzy Moogy Sessions
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