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Singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer, who gained prominence for his political satire, has reportedly died at the age of 97.
Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely ...
The influential comic stylist and mathematician rose to fame lampooning mainstream American mores in the 1950s and 1960s, ...
Tom Lehrer, a mathematician and satirist whose musical influence peaked in the 1950s and ’60s with his topical songs, died ...
Tom Lehrer, the renowned Cold War-era musical satirist whose jaunty and grim show tunes inspired generations, has died. Per ...
Tom Lehrer, an influential musical satirist who came to fame with songs addressing topical events in the '50s and '60s, has ...
Yet, in truth, satire—at least satire of great quality—lives just as long as any other kind of art. It keeps its objects ...
Like so many comedians, Lehrer got his start by going to Harvard. He wrote and recorded his first song, “Fight Fiercely ...
Tom Lehrer, the musical comedy legend, mathematician and political satirist, has died at 97. He passed away July 26 at his ...
Mathematician/musician's darkly comic lyrics in the Fifties and Sixties inspired fans like "Weird Al" Yankovic, Steely Dan, ...