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Comedian Jay Hickman issued several albums through the ’90s within the Laughing Hyena label, exactly the same record organization that helped release the profession of Jeff Foxworthy. Hickman started creating a hype with his take action while working frequently in strip night clubs through the entire south (from Myrtle Seaside …

Michael Flanders (1922-1975) and Donald Swann (1923-1994) were two of the best possible British comedians of the day. Their moderate was cabaret; Swann was a gifted pianist, composer, and linguist and Flanders a talented raconteur and lyricist using a sharpened eyesight for satire. Interacting with at college, Flanders and Swann …

The famed Uk record producer Joe Meek considered his collaboration with singer Don Charles his greatest creative achievement: “You might be my only legit artist,” the eccentric Meek told him. “All of the others are yugga-dugs.” Given birth to Walter Schuffham in Hull, Britain, on Dec 10, 1933, he obtained …

Humor folk duo Elmo & Patsy are most widely known for saving the novelty track “Grandma Got STEPPED ON by way of a Reindeer,” which 1st charted in 1984 and continued to be an annual holiday preferred. The San Francisco-based handful of Elmo Shropshire and Patsy Trigg released just a …

He was created Barret Hansen, getting the proud owner of the master’s level in music from UCLA under that moniker, but he’s much better known to an incredible number of radio listeners while “Doctor Demento.” In 1995, he celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary of broadcasting the best novelty records ever, …

Delivered on the isle of Kauai to some Hawaiian-Chinese mom and an Irish-Swedish dad, Ed Kenney was to prove himself equally adept on stage, in nightclubs, and in saving studios. The favorite baritone epitomizes the indigenous son deeply in love with his homeland; his capability and commitment to Hawaiian music …

Professional/singer Barry Gordon entertained children (and adults) seeing that a child superstar along with his million-selling strike record “Nuttin’ for Xmas” within the ’50s, and in the ’90s because the tone of voice of Donatello within the phenomenally successful Television toon series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It appears kismet that …

Ben Colder was the alter ego of singer Sheb Wooley (of “Crimson People Eater” popularity), which he used designed for saving parodies of nation hits. Because of various performing commitments, Wooley have been struggling to record the tune “Don’t Go Close to the Indians,” that was rather lower by Rex …

The Cellos’ singing was as smooth because the sound of the instrumental namesake. Created at Charles Evans Hughes SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL on Western 18th Road in Manhattan, the Cellos had been Alvin Williams (bass), Billy Montgomery (1st tenor), Alton Campbell (ballad business lead), Bobby Thomas (baritone), and Cliff Williams (second …

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 …