Songs in the Key of Z

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Songs in the Key of Z is the title of a book and two compilation CD albums. All were compiled by Irwin Chusid. The book and albums explore the field of outsider music. Chusid defines outsider music as; "crackpot and visionary music, where all trails lead essentially one place: over the edge." Chusid's work has brought the music of several leading performers in the outsider genre to wider attention. These include Daniel Johnston, Joe Meek and Wesley Willis. In addition, his CDs feature some recordings by artists who produced very little work but placed their recordings firmly in the outsider area. Notable amongst these are nursing home resident Jack Mudurian who sings snatches of several dozen songs in a garbled collection known as 'Downloading the Repertoire' and and the obscure and extreme scat singer Shooby Tayler AKA 'The Human Horn.'

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