LD Beghtol (1964 – 2020), also known as "Uncle LD", was an American musician, art director and writer. He was best known for participating in

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'' and writing the illustrated companion book '' 69 Love Songs, A Field Guide'' for the 33 1/3 book series. Beghtol was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was a founding member of the band Flare—aka

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—and the death-pop outfit LD & the New Criticism, and was also in the collective, Moth Wranglers. In 2012 Beghtol formed LD&CO, with Scott Sosebee ( Little Red Rocket) and others to record and play live; their debut single "Morgantown" was mixed by Kramer, but remains unreleased. The band's experimental 5-songs-in-5 minutes EP, ''The Just-World Phenomenon'' was released by Silber in 2015. A full-length album, ''Mental Health Styling'' is scheduled for a future release, again in collaboration with Kramer. Additionally, he has partnered with Mark Bishop's San Francisco-based atmospheric synth project Bronze Eye for a series of audio miniatures entitled ''Adventures in Love & Culture''—the first of which was released in May 2016 on Silber, as well as many collaborations and guest appearances as vocalist, instrumentalist and arranger/producer. Beghtol served as designer/art director for '' The Village Voice'', '' Travel Holiday'', ''

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'' and other publications; since 2010 he worked in pharmaceutical advertising for industry leaders CDM, Area 23 and the BGB Group. He is also known for his writing about popular culture for ''

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'' and Gail O'Hara's fanzine '' chickfactor''.

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External links

Test Listen: LD Beghtol's 'AKA Paradise'"Flare: an interview with LD Beghtol by Matt Dornan", ''Comes with a Smile''Book review at gawker.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beghtol, Ld 2020 deaths 1964 births People from Clarksville, Tennessee American ukulele players American LGBT musicians University of Memphis alumni Musicians from Tennessee 21st-century American musicians 21st-century American male musicians