Originally posted by maryann:
Can anyone name an American synth player from the 1970s -1980s ? For the life of me, I cannot name one.
There was an American who got a bit of expose here in Australia around that time. He branched out into making his own music videos. I think it was around the time MTV started up. I can't recall his name for the life of me, though.
But, if you consider the electric organs of the 60s as early synths, then you have The Beach Boys, Iron Butterfly, The Doors, etc. all using them.
Of course, the first Americans to make electronic music were
Louis and Bebe Barron back in the 50s. There's more detail
here .
Many thanks for sharing!
