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Gustafer Yellowgold is a fictional character created by Grammy-nominated American songwriter and illustrator, Morgan Taylor. Gustafer is the main character in a series of audio books,[1] hand-drawn music videos brought to life in both live concerts and its DVD/CD series.[2][3][4][5]
In 2018, Audible.com released "I'm From The Sun - The Gustafer Yellowgold Story",[6] a musical audiobook written and narrated by Morgan Taylor with music produced by Patrick Sansone of Wilco and The Autumn Defense. "I'm From The Sun" chronicles Gustafer's early years as a sweet young sunling dealing with the stress of the holidays, bullies, and his family’s raisin business. "I'm From The Sun - The Gustafer Yellowgold Story" was an Audible.com Best Selling Children's Audiobook.[7]
The illustrated music video collection chronicles the exploits of Gustafer, a friendly yellow alien who has come to Earth from the Sun to live out an explorer's life in an anthropomorphized version of the Minnesota woods. The live concerts feature Morgan Taylor performing the songs next to a large video screen containing his moving illustrations.
The property is categorized as children's entertainment, but like Jim Henson's Muppets and Dr. Seuss's work it has adult cross-over appeal, as Taylor's live show has opened for popular alternative music acts such as Wilco and The Polyphonic Spree.[8] The Gustafer Yellowgold Show has performed over 1,500 live concerts since its conception to an ever-growing following across the United States.
Taylor died of sepsis at age 52. Taylor's death was announced on August 12, 2022.[9]
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- ^ "Mellow Yellowgold | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.
- ^ I'm From The Sun – via Audible.com.
- ^ "Top Audiobooks on Audible".
- ^ "The 7th Annual Polyphonic Spree Holiday Extravaganza @ Lakewood Theater | www.pegasusnews.com | Dallas/Fort Worth". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ "Morgan TAYLOR Obituary (2022) Dayton Daily News". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.