Moondog (disambiguation)
Appearance
Moondog was an American composer and musician, born as Louis T. Hardin.
Moondog may also refer to:
Music
[edit]- Moondog, nickname of disc jockey Alan Freed
- Moondog Coronation Ball, a 1952 event in Cleveland hosted by Freed, generally regarded as the first major Rock and Roll concert
- The Moondogs, a 1970s punk rock band from Northern Ireland
- Moondog (band), a late-1980s hardcore band featuring members of Gorilla Biscuits
- Moondog Jr., a Belgian musical band later known as Zita Swoon
- Moondog (1956 album), an album by Moondog
- Moondog (1969 album), an album by Moondog
- Moondog Matinee, a 1973 covers album by The Band in tribute to Alan Freed's The Moondog Radio Show
Other
[edit]- Moondog Rex (1950–2019), an American professional wrestler
- Moondog (comics), a comic by George Metzger
- Moondog, a character in the comic strip Monty
- Moondog (sculpture), created by Tony Smith
- Moon dog, a bright spot on a lunar halo
- Moondog, mascot of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA basketball team
- The Moondogs (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling stable
- Moondog Mayne, a common ring name of professional wrestler Ronald Doyle Mayne
- Moon Dogs, science fiction short stories by Michael Swanwick
- Moondog, the main character in the Harmony Korine movie The Beach Bum
- Moondog Brewery, craft brewery based in Melbourne Australia that occasionally collaborates with Mountain Goat Beer
See also
[edit]- Johnny and the Moondogs, an early name of The Beatles
- Moondoggie