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Gershon Kingsley (born Götz Gustav Ksinski; October 28, 1922 – December 10, 2019) was a German-American composer, a pioneer of electronic music and the Moog synthesizer, a partner in the electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley, founder of the First Moog Quartet, and writer of rock-inspired compositions for Jewish religious ceremonies.
Dec 15, 2019 · Gershon Kingsley, a composer who brought electronic sounds into popular music and wrote the enduring instrumental hit “Pop Corn,” died on Dec. 10 at his home in Manhattan. He was 97. His ...
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Dec 15, 2019 · The composer and Moog adventurer wrote hit instrumental "Popcorn" and, with Jean-Jacques Perrey, "Baroque Hoedown". He also influenced hip-hop with his works sampled by artists like Jay-Z and J Dilla.
Dec 16, 2019 · Learn about the life and legacy of Gershon Kingsley, who helped popularize synthesizer-based music and composed the hit "Popcorn" and the theme for "The Joker's Wild". He also worked in musicals, TV, film and New Age music.
Dec 14, 2019 · Composer, conductor and electronic music pioneer Gershon Kingsley, who wrote the top 10 hit “Popcorn” and played a pivotal role in popularizing the synthesizer sound, died Tuesday in New York. He...
Gershon Kingsley (b. Goetz Gustav Ksinski on October 28, 1922, in Bochum, Westfalia, Germany, d. December 10, 2019, in New York, NY) grew up in Berlin, but, in the rise of Nazism, separated from his family at age 15 and fled to Palestine in 1938.
Dec 16, 2019 · Gershon Kingsley was a German-born producer who used Moog synthesizers and scored TV shows and movies. He also created the hit song "Popcorn" and influenced many artists with his music.
