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Self-described because the Partridge Family and Redd Foxx using one album, Tag Volman and Howard Kaylan, in any other case referred to as Flo & Eddie, presented one of the most eclectic duos in the annals of rock & roll. Their companionship and musical collaboration, which began within their senior …

Sha Na Na parlayed their straight-ahead ’50s rock and roll & move revivalism right into a successful touring profession, even if indeed they were not as popular on record because they were live. The group’s picture and style had been unabashedly anachronistic, because they protected ’50s pop and doo wop …

A Jewish novelty comedian, Bell languished altogether obscurity until his saving of “Shaving Cream” became a fluke nearly 30 years following its initial release.

Along with his cheery tenor voice and ever-present ukulele, Cliff “Ukelele Ike” Edwards was a significant vaudeville star from the 1920s who branched out into record-making (selling a reported 74 million discs), filmmaking (appearing in as much as 100 motion pictures), radio, and television. He launched such tunes as “Interesting …

Roger Miller is most beneficial known for his humorous novelty tunes, which overshadow his considerable songwriting skills in addition to his hardcore honky tonk origins. After writing strikes for several artists within the ’50s, Miller racked up several hits through the ’60s which became not merely nation classics, but well-known …

Clinton Jackson began his comedy profession in San Francisco’s comedy golf club circuit, promoting a “clean” act much like vintage Expenses Cosby. He required his act on the highway and made an appearance on several tv comedy showcases through the entire ’90s.

A dry and smart standup comedian who’s hateful toward Hot Storage compartments and proud to become pale, Jim Gaffigan is a normal in the late-night chat present circuit and an in-demand professional aswell. After his initial appearance in the Late Present with David Letterman, Letterman himself asked Gaffigan to build …

This wrestler-turned-crooner warps music and message. I Bite the Tracks is an image disc.

Comedian Patton Oswalt translated his acerbic, defiantly absurdist sensibility into unexpected mainstream success, enjoying a thriving tv and film profession without dulling his edge. Delivered January 27, 1969, in Portsmouth, Virginia, Oswalt primarily pursued a profession as a article writer, and also proved helpful being a paralegal before executing his …

Like Expenses Cosby and Richard Pryor before him, Eddie Murphy was the preeminent African-American comic of his period; actually, Murphy was probably the preeminent comic from the 1980s, period — at his maximum, no additional performer, no matter competition, was a larger celebrity or a far more audacious skill. Merging …