Gershon Kingsley has passed away. He was 97 at the time of his death. Gershon Kingley died on December 10, 2019.
Gershon was a composer, conductor and electronic music pioneer. Gershon wrote the top 10 hit “Popcorn” and played a pivotal role in popularizing the synthesizer sound.
We found out about Kingsley death through an announcement posted on social media.
Kingsley was among the earliest proponents of the Moog sound in the late 60s and early 70s, releasing a record entitled Music To Moog By in 1969 which featured the famous track.
The release was part of a wave of Moog-inspired releases, including Switched On Bach by Wendy Carlos the previous year.