Mort Garson
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Garson at his Moog synthesizer | |
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| Birth name | Morton Sanford Garson |
| Born | 20 July 1924 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | 4 January 2008 (aged 83) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1940s–1980s |
| Website | mort-garson.com |
Morton Sanford Garson (20 July 1924 – 4 January 2008) was a Canadian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music. He is best known for his albums in the 1960s and 1970s, such as Mother Earth's Plantasia (1976). He also co-wrote several hit songs, including "Our Day Will Come", a hit for Ruby & the Romantics. According to Allmusic, Mort Garson boasts one of the most distinctive and outright bizarre resumés in popular music, spanning from easy listening to occult-influenced space-age electronic pop.