From DianeE@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 27 19:57:11 2023
Tom Smothers, singer and bass player of the Smothers Brothers, has died of cancer, age 86. His brother Dick survives him. Their first album, "Live At The Purple Onion," was released in 1961. They soon became more famous for their comedy routines than
for their music.
From Bruce@21:1/5 to DianeE on Wed Dec 27 20:28:48 2023
DianeE wrote:
Tom Smothers, singer and bass player of the Smothers Brothers, has died of cancer, age 86. His brother Dick survives him. Their first album, "Live At The Purple Onion," was released in 1961. They soon became more famous for their comedy routines
From DianeE@21:1/5 to Bruce on Wed Dec 27 19:09:10 2023
On 12/27/2023 3:28 PM, Bruce wrote:
DianeE wrote:
Tom Smothers, singer and bass player of the Smothers Brothers, has
died of cancer, age 86. His brother Dick survives him. Their first
album, "Live At The Purple Onion," was released in 1961. They soon
became more famous for their comedy routines than for their music.
Wasn't most of their music also comedy?
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I think the proportion of music to comedy decreased over the years.
From Bruce@21:1/5 to DianeE on Thu Dec 28 00:25:22 2023
DianeE wrote:
On 12/27/2023 3:28 PM, Bruce wrote:
DianeE wrote:
Tom Smothers, singer and bass player of the Smothers Brothers, has
died of cancer, age 86. His brother Dick survives him. Their first
album, "Live At The Purple Onion," was released in 1961. They soon
became more famous for their comedy routines than for their music.
Wasn't most of their music also comedy?
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I think the proportion of music to comedy decreased over the years.
Yes, but they didn't really do straight music. The songs were usually comedic.
