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The heat wave didn’t stop Weird Al Yankovic from engaging the crowd with plenty of costume changes and parodies galore at ...
Weird Al' Yankovic, an American comedy musician, singer, and writer, took to Instagram to express his thoughts about the passing of Tom Lehrer.
Despite all the childlike fun, I couldn’t help but think about how Yankovic has outlived or even out-careered so many of the ...
Thousands of fans braved the heat and humidity in their button-down Hawaiian shirts — the traditional Weird Al “uniform” — ...
Yankovic’s career started in the late ’70s and exploded with MTV in the early ’80s. Over the decades he’s lampooned, among ...
"Weird Al" Yankovic made chart history on this day in 2014, but in the modern music industry, he isn't sure it'll ever happen ...
Rick Derringer was living the rock-and-roll dream in 1973, riding a top 40 hit with his “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” after ...
‘70s Rock Star Says Comedy Icon ‘Single-Handedly Ruined’ His Career in Resurfaced Interview originally appeared on Parade.
May 26. Rick Derringer, 77. The guitarist and singer who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded "Hang On Sloopy," had a hit with "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" and earned a Grammy Award ...
Alfred Yankovic grew up listening to Dr. Demento and he sent him a cassette tape of his song parodies, which he sang and accompanied with his accordion. Mr. Hansen put the teenager’s music on ...