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By Bill Baird
on Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 8:00 AM
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Courtesy Unseen Worlds Records / Pat Kelley
"Blue" Gene Tyranny, a San Antonio native recognized as one of the most talented musicians and composers of the 20th century, died last month without the fanfare usually reserved for such a passing.
A musician’s musician, a legend of downtown New York’s experimental scene, a gifted keyboardist and prolific post-modern composer, Tyranny passed away December 12 due to complications from diabetes. As a collaborator with Laurie Anderson, Iggy Pop and Robert Ashley, Tyranny’s music spanned genres and decades.
“One of the most important creative figures of his generation,” the critic Nicole Gagne wrote of Tyranny’s work.