Composer, conductor and electronic music pioneer Gershon Kingsley, who wrote the top 10 hit "Popcorn" and played a pivotal role in popularizing the synthesizer sound, died Tuesday in New York. He was ...

Gershon Kingsley — the synth pioneer behind the hugely popular 1969 track "Popcorn" — has died. Kingsley passed way on December 10 in New York. He was 97. The classic "Popcorn" was originally recorded ...

Gershon Kingsley, whose work with synthesizers helped popularize the instrument in its early days, has died. He was 97, according to Billboard. Kingsley went on to form the First Moog Quartet in ...

The event will also feature honorary awards for albums by 2Pac, Ray Charles, Eric B. & Rakim and Alice Coltrane. 21 hours ago Gershon Kingsley, the synthesizer hero responsible for popularizing the ...