Irwin Chusid

Irwin Chusid

male
The Shaggs, Sonic Arts Network, Interesting Results, Incorrect Music Hour, The Langley Schools Music Project, outsider musician…Outsidermusic
Irwin Chusid (b. 1951), based in Hoboken, New Jersey, is a record producer, journalist, music historian, radio personality and self-described...
Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

male, 48 years old (Waller, Texas, United States)
manic depressive, Songwriter, singer, Laurie Allen, manic depression, bipolar disorder…Outsidermusic, outsider musician
Daniel Dale Johnston is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Johnston was the subject of the 2005 documentary "The Devil and Daniel...
Wesley Willis

Wesley Willis

male, deceased (2003)
schizophrenic, Leukemia death, stream-of-consciousness lyrics, African-American, schizophrenia, singer-songwriter…Outsidermusic, Outsider artist
Wesley Willis (May 31, 1963 - August 21, 2003) was a musician and artist from Chicago. A diagnosed schizophrenic, he gained a sizable cult...
Jandek

Jandek

male, 64 years old
atonal, atonality, singer-songwriter, country blues, blues music, blues…Outsidermusic, folk music
Jandek is the musical project of an outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released 50 albums of...
Wild Man Fischer

Wild Man Fischer

male, 64 years old
homer simpson, Outsidermusic, Rhino Records, Larry "Wild Man" Fischer, Lawrence Wayne Fischer, Go to Rhino Records
Larry "Wild Man" Fischer (born Lawrence Wayne Fischer, 6 November 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA) has the claim to fame of being responsible...
Dr. Demento

Dr. Demento

male, 68 years old
westwood one, from Minnesota, Gramophone record, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, External links, 78 rpm records…pop music parodies, Outsidermusic
Dr. Demento (born April 2, 1941, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is the stage name of Barret Eugene Hansen, a radio disc jockey specializing in novelty...
Tiny Tim

Tiny Tim

male, deceased (1996)
Arabic name, convention, death by myocardial infarction, Musicians who died on stage, Herbert Buckingham Khaury, Herbert Khaury…Outsidermusic
Herbert Buckingham Khaury, better known by the stage name Tiny Tim, was an American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist. He was most...
Shooby Taylor

Shooby Taylor

male, deceased (2003)
Harlem, baritone, Outsidermusic, apollo theater, Ink Spots, scat singing
William "Shooby" Taylor (a.k.a. "The Human Horn") (September 19, 1929-June 4, 2003) is 'a little bit famous' for scat singing over various records,...
Joe Meek

Joe Meek

male, deceased (1967)
The Honeycombs, Michael Cox, suicide by firearm in the United Kingdom, Johnny Remember Me, heinz, radar…Electronic music pioneer, Outsidermusic, Music and musician, Ebola Music Orchestra
Joe Meek (born Robert George Meek; April 5, 1929 in Newent, Gloucestershire — February 3, 1967 in London) was a pioneering English record pr...
Harry Partch

Harry Partch

male, deceased (1974)
American music theorist, musician, From Oakland, California, from the United States, limit, LGBT musician…Music theorist, Outsidermusic
Harry Partch (June 24, 1901 - September 3, 1974) was an American composer and instrument builder. He was one of the first twentieth-century...