http://www.metafilter.com/tags/WilliamTaylor Posts tagged with 'WilliamTaylor' at MetaFilter. Fri, 20 Dec 2002 18:18:39 -0800 Fri, 20 Dec 2002 18:18:39 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/22464/Shooby%2DMaster%2Dof%2Dthe%2DAir%2DSaxophone <a href="http://www.keyofz.com/keyofz/shooby.htm">Shooby Taylor, the Human Horn, Has Been Found!</a> In 1983, the retired postal worker, William "Shooby" Taylor, recorded a legendary <a href="http://monkey.org/~pheezy/shooby/">bootleg tape</a> at Angel Studios, Manhattan. After the tape attracted attention from the legendary freeform <a href="http://www.wfmu.org/">WFMU</a> radio station, a underground cult of Shooby fans developed, enthralled by his unique <a href="http://cutthemullet.tripod.com/july2002.htm#072702">scatting style</a> resembling Dadaist <a href="http://cadre.sjsu.edu/switch/sound/articles/wendt/folder4/ng42.htm">sound</a> <a href="http://www.ubu.com/feature/sound/feature_schwitters.html">poetry</a>. Shooby was believed dead, but the <a href="http://www.keyofz.com/keyofz/nyt.html">dedicated efforts of his fans</a> found him. tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.22464 Fri, 20 Dec 2002 18:18:39 -0800 jazz music scat scatting Shooby ShoobyTaylor WilliamTaylor jonp72