Shooby, Master of the Air Saxophone

December 20, 2002 6:18 PM

Shooby Taylor, the Human Horn, Has Been Found!In 1983, the retired postal worker, William "Shooby" Taylor, recorded a legendary bootleg tape at Angel Studios, Manhattan. After the tape attracted attention from the legendary freeform WFMU radio station, a underground cult of Shooby fans developed, enthralled by his unique scatting style resembling Dadaist sound poetry. Shooby was believed dead, but the dedicated efforts of his fans found him.
posted by jonp72 (6 comments total)

I thoroughly enjoyed this story! Great link, jonp72.
posted by Dinzie at 6:49 PM on December 20, 2002

wow.

that is insane.

I love it.
posted by angry modem at 7:26 PM on December 20, 2002

More Shooby talk can be found here, at our very own MetaFilter.
posted by ewagoner at 8:25 PM on December 20, 2002

Wow, thanks for posting this. I am completely fascinated. This is the kind of stuff I love to stumble across on the web.
posted by edlundart at 10:19 PM on December 20, 2002

Thanks. Next time someone claims William Shatner's music is the worst ever recorded, I'll have something to counter with.
posted by kindall at 12:05 AM on December 21, 2002

[Ren voice]
I...AM...SO...HAPPY!!!
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 6:13 PM on December 21, 2002