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Despite being best known for his humorous and satirical songs, Tom Lehrer, who died on 26 July at the age of 97, spent most ...
Yet, in truth, satire—at least satire of great quality—lives just as long as any other kind of art. It keeps its objects ...
Singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer, who gained prominence for his political satire, has reportedly died at the age of 97.
Brief though his career as an entertainer was, Tom Lehrer inscribed his signature on a brainy, no-holds-barred brand of ...
If you’ve ever laughed at a satirical song, whether watching a panel show, a live comedy gig or on Radio 4, there’s a good ...
Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his ...
Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely ...
Tom Lehrer, the renowned Cold War-era musical satirist whose jaunty and grim show tunes inspired generations, has died. Per ...
It’s very flattering that people remember the songs and have kept them alive all these years,” Mr. Lehrer told The Boston ...
The influential comic stylist and mathematician rose to fame lampooning mainstream American mores in the 1950s and 1960s, ...
Musician and satirist Tom Lehrer stuck his alma mater into his music. Here's all the times he was singing about Harvard.