Magic Pop: The Fugs

A tribute to the passing of Tuli Kupferberg (September 28, 1923 - July 12, 2010)

  
From Ed Sanders:
The 1970s & Early 1980s The 1970s and early 1980s showed some of the best and the worst of a great nation. The war in Vietnam finally ended. Nixon was tossed out in 1974, and the technical side of music made great advances. 4-track became 8-track became 16-track became 24-track on the way to digital, and sound reproduction took giant strides towards excellence.
I wrote a book, The Family, about the Manson group, which was published in 1971. During the 1970s I wrote several books of poetry, and a manifesto called Investigative Poetry. In addition a book of interconnected short stories, Tales of Beatnik Glory, was published in 1975. (Since then Tales has grown to a four-volume work). In 1980, a satiric novel, Fame & Love in New York, was published.
Ken Weaver later went back to college, and wrote a successful book, Texas Crude.
Tuli Kupferberg performed during these years with his group, Revolting Theater, and did many solo song/poem recitals. He became known for his witty, insightful political cartoons, which were published in the Village Voice and many other places. Then came the symbolic year, 1984.