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Universal Peace Day presents: Barry Gruber & Moogy Klingman's Peaceniks perform a free peace concert with Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary and Shinja Hadara - star performer from Japan 8 PM, Sunday, August 8th The Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew 263 W. 86 St. at West End Avenue in Manhattan This
concert is to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the
United States in 1945. This is the only time in world history
that atomic weapons have been dropped on cities. This concert is a plea
to put an end to the use of nuclear weapons and put an end to war. At 10:02 PM a peace bell will ring at the exact moment of the Nagasaki bombing No reservations needed - just show up! For further info: www.thepeaceniks.com or call: 212 724 0242 or email Moogyking@aol.com,    Peaceniks Patti Rothberg, Moogy Klingman & Barry Gruber w/Jim Satten on guitar & Mark Greenberg on drums Below: Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary. This world famous musician and peace activist will be performing a set along with the Peaceniks at the Church of St. Paul and St. Mary, West End ave & 86th st. on Sunday, August 8th at 8 pm.   The
concept of UNIVERSAL PEACE DAY is to bring people around the world
together to share their vision of peace and to transform a remembrance
of horror into a rededication to life. The legacy of UNIVERSAL PEACE
DAY, sponsored by ART FOR THE PEOPLE, began in 1984 in Central Park
where Peter Yarrow and others performed before a candle lighting
ceremony at the exact moment of the Hiroshima bombing. The NEW YORK
BUDDHIST CHURCH, known as the center of Japanese community since 1938
has observed Hiroshima/Nagasaki on August 5th for the last 15 years. ************************************* For
a list of all the events commenorating the Universal Peace Day
activities around the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, go to: www.universalpeaceday.com ******************************* Barry Gruber and Moogy Klingman's band - the Peaceniks featuring Patti Rothberg, Jim Satten and Mark Greenberg have
done many gigs in the New York area over the past year, including
headlining at BB King's this past September and performing with Pete
Seeger at a Clearwater concert.
The Peaceniks have been playing clubs like the P & G, and The
Traid Theater. On the Lower East Side like they've played clubs
like Sapphire and the National Underground. They have also played
several big shows over the summer opening for Pete Seeger at the
Clearwater outdoor concert at the Pier, and at the Universal Peace
Day concert opening for Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary. They have
also done many radio shows this past summer including several
appearances on WBAI's Earth Watcfh w/Robert Knight, Radio Unnamable
w/Bill Propp, and Cat Radio Cafe w/Janet Coleman. They even did
WOR's Joey Renolds show several times.
The Peaceniks have an album out on Band Together Records called, "Here
Come the Peaceniks". t's available at www.thepeaceniks.com The Peaceniks are also recording a new album as of this writing.
***************************************** Don't miss the Peaceniks back at the P & G Bar, 380 Columbus Ave. at 78th st. on Saturday night, August 21st at 8 PM The
Peaceniks -still rockin'at the P & G Bar
380a Columbus ave. at 78th st in
Manhattan
no cover, no minimum, cheap drinks
Saturday Nite, August 21st
a two hour show
starting at 8 pm & going til 10 pm Barry Gruber, Moogy Klingman, &
Patti Rothberg
w/Joe Henderson & Mark
Greenberg  Left to Right: Peaceniks Patti Rothberg, Barry Gruber, Mark
Greenberg,
Jim Satten, & Moogy Klingman with Joe Henderson
We are doing a two hour show starting at 8 pm and going til 10 pm on Saturday
night, July 17th. It's the best & cheapest date you can possibly have a on
Saturday nite in Manhattan, so by all means please come
down!
Everyone has been down to see this band including blues
legend, Papa Chubby, Jazz/Cabaret star, Mercades Hall, Off-Broadway
star/recording artist Stevie Holland, who's show "Love, Linda" is a hit
off-broadway. Also Robert Knight, Radio host from WBAI's Earthwatch and Kathy
Davis of WBAI's Heart of Mind have not only been coming to the shows, but have
been playing our songs on their radio shows
Ray Korona - singer, songwriter & activist wrote this
after our show at the Triad Theater on 3/11/10
"The Peaceniks rule
with their amazing historic show! The band's original songs are as catchy and
compelling as it gets and the Peaceniks' musicianship is totally primo! If you
haven't already packed your belongings to follow the Peaceniks down the highway,
you have got to catch this band." 
 The Peaceniks at the P&G Bar, April 17, 2010 Click on photos to enlarge 
Barry Gruber The Peaceniks Moogy Klingman 
Mark Greenberg, Jim Satten, Moogy Klingman, Joe Henderson
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Barry Gruber, Jim Satten, Joe
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Moogy singing
"Jimi in the Sky"
Mark Greenberg,
Moogy Klingman, Jim Satten
Barry Gruber
Patti Rothberg
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Moogy, Joe
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Barry Gruber and Moogy Klingman's band - the Peaceniks have
done many gigs in the New York area over the past year. Playing clubs
on the Lower East Side like Sapphire and the National Underground. They
have also played several big shows over the summer opening for Pete
Seeger at the Clearwater outdoor concert at the Pier, and at the
Universal Peace
Day concert. They have also done many radio shows this past
summer including several appearances on WBAI's various shows and they
even did Joey Renolds show twice.
The Peaceniks have a new album out on Band Together Records called,
"Here come the Peaceniks".
MOOGY KLINGMAN is the co-founder of the Peaceniks, along with Barry Gruber. Moogy was the original keyboardist for Todd Rundgren and Utopia. He played on 10 Todd Rundgren albums, as well as several Utopia albums. Moogy co-wrote “You gotta have Friends” with Buzzy Linhart. He produced and played keyboards for Bette Midler on her "Songs for the New Depression". Moogy played keyboards and produced a record for Bob Dylan - "Buckets of Rain" - a duet Dylan did with Bette Midler. He was musical director and associate producer, as well as keyboardist on "Music from Free Creek", an album where Moogy played and recorded with Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Keith Emerson among others. He has also played live for Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Buzzy Linhart and in the 90's - with members of the Allman Brothers/Gov't Mule and a summer tour with blues legend, Bo Diddley. Moogy has performed at many legendary venues with various groups. From Carnagie Hall to Radio City Music hall from NYC's Bottom line to Live radio concerts on WBAI FM and K-ROCK. Moogy has had solo albums out on Capitol and EMI records, as well as on his own label. Many artists have recorded Moogy’s songs including Bette Midler, Carly Simon, Johnny Winter, Eric Clapton, Todd Rundgren and Barry Manilow. www.moogymusic.com  BARRY
GRUBER is the co-founder of the Peaceniks, along with Moogy Klingman.
Barry is a guitarist, singer-songwriter and Peace
activist. His former band, Krazy Lyin’ released a CD “If the
Moon Could Sing”, and performed all over Seattle, including Seattle
Peace Concerts. In his career, Barry has performed in New York
, including the C-Note, CBGB’s, Elaine’s, Trudy Heller’s, the Bitter
End, and the Bottom Line.
As president of Band Together Records, Barry has also been the Producer or Executive Producer for several CD’s, including PF Sloan (author of Eve of Destruction and Secret Agent Man), Peace Troubadour James Twyman, Kimberly Bass, Afire, and jazz pianist David Arnay. Barry is also the co-Director of Universal Peace Initiative, an organization that puts on events commemorating the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, turning a day of horror into a re-affirmation of life. Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow (of Peter Paul and Mary), Odetta, Richie Havens, and others have performed at these events. www.barrygruber.org  Jim Satin - Lead guitar for the Peaceniks - Jim did 14 years as Bo Diddley's band leader/lead guitarist. He also was band leader for the Ron Wood band (of the Rolling Stones) for a year. He has played for R & B greats, Ronnie Spector, Ben E. King, David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks of the Temptations, Sam and Dave, and members of the Allman Brothers. www.jimsatten.com 
Patti Rothberg - She is a rock legend in
NYC with a gold album "Between the 1 and the 9" and many hit singles
such as "inside" reaching the upper levels of the Billboard charts. She
has toured with some of rock's biggest stars and just put out a new
album this year. www.pattirothberg.com
Here
are some emails we received in the days after the
Peaceniks show on 9/09/9 at BB King's in NYC
.
<<Dear Moogy
I was so glad I had the opportunity to see The Peaceniks show at BB
Kings in New York City. It was such a great show. You have a
passionate band who had a great blend of harmonies and really sang and
played well together. The level of musicianship that was on
the stage was very impressive. I think everyone should give
the Peaceniks a listen. You truly portrayed
what your band's name says. Peace.
. Look forward to
coming out and seeing the Peaceniks again!
Laura>>
<<It
was a fun show! The Peaceniks sounded great!
I really enjoyed the show!!!
Kenee>> From Carol B,
<< Thanks Moogy
The
concert was fantastic.More
Peaceniks!
you know , that was really good
tonight>>
About the Peaceniks The
Peaceniks are a rocking jamming band dedicated to peace, love,
great rockin' songs and a hippie jam vibe along the lines of the Dead,
Phish, the Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule (whom Peacenik Moogy use to
play with). Their songs are somewhere between the lyrical content of
early Bob Dylan, and the harmony sounds of the Beatles.
In the year since they have started playing and recording they have
done many shows, concerts and recently put out their first album, "Here
Comes the Peaceniks" on Band Together Records.
This
past September, The Peaceniks played at New York's premiere rock club,
BB King's. The concert on Sept. 9th, 2009 brought out hundreds of fans.
The Peaceniks opened the show and then backed up American Idol's
Sanjaya for a long set of his songs. In all, the Peaceniks performed
over thirty songs that night, either as Peaceniks or as Sanjaya's band.
Their skills as musicians were tested that night and they got an A plus
for their performances.
The
Peaceniks began writing and recording their songs for their first CD on
Band Together Records in the winter of 2008. Their album "Here Come the
Peaceniks" was released in the summer of 2009.
Over the summer of 2009 the Peaceniks held
court weekly at the hot Lower East Side music club owned by
Gavin Degraw, "The National Underground". Here, they played songs from
their new album and had a "Peaceniks Jam" that went on into
the night.
During the summer of 2009 the Peaceniks also performed at several
important peace concerts. Opening for Pete Seeger at the New York
Friends of Clearwater at Manhattan's Pier 23 in July of 2009. The
Peaceniks also opened for Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary)
at Universal Peace Day concert in August of 2009. The
Peaceniks started their career last summer, 2008 with an appearance at
Riverside Church for Universal Peace day, August 5th, 2008.
The
Peaceniks have also done several radio shows and concerts over
the last year. With two appearances on WOR radio's Joey
Renolds show performing their songs the summer of 2009. Joey
was so impressed that he invited them back. On WBAI 99.5 FM, they
recently did a two hour late nite concert on legendary free
form radio host, Bob Fass's radio show and also
recently appeared on WBAI's Cat Radio Cafe.
MOOGY
KLINGMAN is the co-founder of the Peaceniks, along with Barry Gruber.
Moogy was the original keyboardist for Todd Rundgren and Utopia. He played on 10 Todd Rundgren albums, as well as several Utopia albums. Moogy co-wrote “You gotta have Friends” with Buzzy Linhart. He produced and played keyboards for Bette Midler on her "Songs for the New Depression". Moogy played keyboards and produced a record for Bob Dylan - "Buckets of Rain" - a duet Dylan did with Bette Midler. He was musical director and associate producer, as well as keyboardist on "Music from Free Creek", an album where Moogy played and recorded with Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Keith Emerson among others. He has also played live for Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Buzzy Linhart and in the 90's - with members of the Allman Brothers/Gov't Mule and a summer tour with blues legend, Bo Diddley. Moogy has performed at many legendary venues with various groups. From Carnagie Hall to Radio City Music hall from NYC's Bottom line to Live radio concerts on WBAI FM and K-ROCK. Moogy has had solo albums out on Capitol and EMI records, as well as on his own label. Many artists have recorded Moogy’s songs including Bette Midler, Carly Simon, Johnny Winter, Eric Clapton, Todd Rundgren and Barry Manilow. Moogy studied with private teachers such as the esteemed jazz legend Keith Jarrett, Tony Aless (pianist for Charlie Parker) and Sanford Gold (pianist for Billie Holiday) as well as arranging with jazz legend, Don Sebesky. BARRY GRUBER is the co-founder of the Peaceniks, along with Moogy Klingman.
Barry is a guitarist, singer-songwriter and Peace
activist. His former band, Krazy Lyin’ released a CD “If the
Moon Could Sing”, and performed all over Seattle, including Seattle
Peace Concerts.
In his career, Barry has performed in New York , including the C-Note, CBGB’s, Elaine’s, Trudy Heller’s, the Bitter End, and the Bottom Line. As president of Band Together Records, Barry has also been the Producer or Executive Producer for several CD’s, including PF Sloan (author of Eve of Destruction and Secret Agent Man), Peace Troubadour James Twyman, Kimberly Bass, Afire, and jazz pianist David Arnay. Barry also released a compilation CD called “Band Together for Peace” which features 17 independent artists singing songs of Peace, including “We Believe”, a children’s peace song which was recognized with a certificate of achievement from the Mayor of Los Angeles. Barry is also the co-Director of Universal Peace Initiative, an organization that puts on events commemorating the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, turning a day of horror into a re-affirmation of life. Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow (of Peter Paul and Mary), Odetta, Richie Havens, and others have performed at these events.
Barry has studied jazz guitar with the legendary John Abercrombie.
Hi Folks,
The audience response from our BB King's gig on
Sept. 9th, 2009 was great. People dug my band, the
Peaceniks and they also liked the way we backed up American Idol's
Sanjaya. It was a big nite. The Peaceniks opened the show with 8 songs
and then we did 20 more songs backing up Sanjaya! And Sanjaya covered
the great American songbook of rock, jazz, blues and R & B. It
was a three hour show with three sets of different material.
All power to the peaceful,
Moogy
Here
are some emails I received in the days after the
Peaceniks/Sanjaya show on 9/09/9
-from
both friends & fans.
From
Laura C,
<<Dear Moogy
I was so glad I had the opportunity to see The Peaceniks show at BB
Kings in New York City. It was such a great show. You have a
passionate band who had a great blend of harmonies and really sang and
played well together. The level of musicianship that was on
the stage was very impressive. I think everyone should give
the Peaceniks a listen. You truly portrayed
what your band's name says. Peace.
It was also really great seeing you play for Sanjaya. You
guys made the show as good as it was. Look forward to coming
out and seeing the Peaceniks again!
Laura>>
**************************************************
From Kenee L,
<<It
was a fun show! The Peaceniks sounded great!
I really enjoyed the show - both Sanjaya
and the enhanced Peaceniks!
Sanjaya was a very personable and engaging
performer - and who knew he could sing the blues!!!
Kenee>>
*********************************************
From Carol B,
<< Thanks Moogy
The
concert was fantastic.More
Peaceniks!
you know , that was really good
tonight
I really thought you came through for
whats his name tonight..honestly, you showed that you can
play anything ..michael jackson, elton
john, prince, it was totally enjoyable. wow -great
performance!>>
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From
Adam D,
<<
NICE SHOW! -
Hey Moogy, Adam here. Wanted to let you know you guys did a great job
last night. I was there through your set and
into about 3 of Sanjaya's songs. Unfortunately, I had to cut out early
being I wasn't feeling well & I had a job in the super
am/morning,
Anyway, keep up the good
work---
Peace & Love,
Adam>>
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from Richard F,
<<Hey Moog,
Had a
great time. Had to leave after the intermission, but caught
your set and his whole 1st. set. Your set was fun and the band sounded
great. You're right; you guys did a terrific job of backing
him up!
Good work!!
Talk to you soon,
R-F>>
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Beth
Emerson writes:
<< You
sounded great!!!! good luck with the peacenicks...
love the postcard... very cool.
He (Sanjaya) was.....totally.....
surprised me... and i changed my mind. as
free spirited and 'youthful" as
he still is he is an 'old soul'....
.
you looked great without the jacket....xob>
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From Victor S,
<<I'm
a person of the world against war!* Fun
show on Wed. >>
Moogy notes *our opening songs was "The
People of the World against War!"
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From Mary C,
<<Hey
moogy,
Good show last night...I took a few photos- I'll upload and send to u.>>
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You gotta have friends to celebrate a birthday - a blog review 9/09/06
- by Dolores
Llodra
Went to Moogy's ......... gig tonight on the Upper
West Side.
The house was packed, as is the norm for his gigs, and he and his band,
The
Moogy
Klingman Band, really got the crowd going with
favorites
like "Undercover Man", "Coney Island" and "People of the World Against
War". There were a few quieter numbers as well -- "Millionaires and
Billionaires" and "Village Voices" were solo piano.
<<Moogy
Klingman's band hits the stage - the Cutting Room 11/25/06-
L to R, Moogy,
Even, Aisha, Liberty
(hidden), Julie, and Jim>>
My favorite of his songs, though, is the 9/11 one -- "Have You Seen My Brother?" It's a really great song that manages to tug at your heart without being maudlin, yet also expresses beautifully what it was like to be a New Yorker right after the Twin Towers went down and so many people were unaccounted for. (One of my own friends was missing for a while but had luckily been evacuated to New Jersey from Battery Park after she escaped the Towers' fall.) <<The Moogy Klingman band rocks the nite away>> Ian Lloyd of the band Stories joined Moogy at the piano during the first set for a duet version of "Only the Outlaws are Free" -- one of several Moogy classics with a political tone, like "Undercover Man" and "People of the World Against War". 
<<On
"Undercover Man", Moogy pretends to be in handcuffs
as
he acts out the story of a guy caught by undercover
cops.>>
The first set
was finished off with the
ever-popular
"Utopia Theme", a nod to Moogy's being one of the founding members of
Todd Rundgren's "Utopia".
<<Ian Lloyd's Stories w/Moogy and Aisha sitting in at the Cutting Room>> One of the highlights of the evening though was when Moogy's son Georgie joined his papa on stage with the band and other singers to sing one of Moogy's biggest hits, "You Gotta Have Friends". He looked absolutely adorable as he sang and danced for the crowd, who all joined in on the song  <<"You Gotta Have Friends" - that Buzzy/Moogy written classic! sung by Buzzy Lindhart, Moogy Klingman and his son, George!>> From the 8/05/05 issue of New
York Press by A.D. Amorosi
(annoucing a
Moogy gig at the Cutting
Room)
"Moogy,
a cabaret
soulful performer, who's written and produced many an early Bette
Midler session and joined Todd Rundgren for the earliest
albums of
Utopia: his often delirious many membered Mahavishnu prog-glamapalooza.
This
was after
Klingman (a megasessioner with Dylan, CSN, etc.) had already worked as
a member of the Vagrants, the toast of Long Island soul rock
...........Good times are here again"
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Moogy Klingman Band – 11.25.2006, The Cutting Room, NYC a
review by Nicole Goldsmith
Moogy is so many things at once, its hard to believe it all exists on one stage. With his refreshing, well-polished song-writing, his formidable and smooth voice and his tremendous playing, Moogy took us all for a ride through the blues, rock and roll, political musings, 80's ballads, and back to the blues again. Moogy displayed thundering piano moves alongside his five-piece band that included drummer Liberty Devitto, Bassist Even Steven Levee, guitarist Jim Satten and singers Julie Eigenberg and Aisha Hinton. Moogy's songwriting never disappoints. Kicking off the show with his signature blues style songs with impressive solos he instantly reminds the packed audience why they love the blues. Harmony-heavy, crowd-pleaser, You Gotta Have Friends sounded just as fresh as any of his newer material. His delicate somber storytelling of September 11th inspired events, beautifully woven through the voices of Moogy, Julie and Aisha, was perfectly performed. Moogy's performances are filled with instrumental genius, lots of live energy and of course, the blues.
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Discoveries Magazine writes in January 2004 in reviewing three of
Moogy's CD's ("Glitterhouse", "Freak Parade" and "Music from Free
Creek") wrote: "....The brilliant, multi-faceted keyboard playing of
Klingman connects the 60's rock of Glitterhouse to the bluesy jams of
Free Creek to the futuristic innovations of the Freak Parade..."
Listen to Axel Rose and Guns 'n' Roses sing Moogy Klingman's song Dust in the Wind http://users.skynet.be/rockofages/Moogyklingman/ Hey Gang!! Check this new web page! It was done by a fan/friend named Eddy and it the most complete look (with album and singles covers to boot) ever done on my musical history. Thanks mucho to Eddy. Moogy Moogy Music remembers John Siomos (1948 - 2004) who was a good friend and one of America's greatest rock drummers. 
Bob Dylan and Bette Midler in Moogy's recording studio in 1975 -
working on Buckets of Rain, produced by Moogy Klingman and released on
the Moogy produced Bette Midler album, "Songs for the New Depression"
back in 1976. Unfortunately many of the songs that Moogy produced were
left off the album. (about 10 at last count!!). There is now an
international movement to get these trax released!
Sign the Petition for demanding the release of the lost Bette Midler Album that Moogy produced: http://www.petitiononline.com/sftnd/petition.html Do you want to work with Moogy Klingman? Moogy can get other singers to sing your songs and he can also arrange them. Moogy can produce great masters of your songs with you or without you present (thru the mail). Please email Moogy Klingman at Moogyking@aol.com with your project or idea and Moogy will get back to you quickly with an answer and price estimate.
 
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In 1973, I was
playing in a band
called "Moogy and the Rhythm Kings". A friend of mine named Todd
Rundgren asked me to form a band with him. It was to have a futuristic
vision and bringing most of the members of my band with me, we formed
"Utopia". 
