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  • Tom Smothers 1937-2023

    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.

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  • 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
    than for their music.

    Wasn't most of their music also comedy?

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  • 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.

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  • From DianeE@21:1/5 to DianeE on Wed Dec 27 19:13:18 2023
    On 12/27/2023 2:57 PM, DianeE wrote:
    Tom Smothers, singer and bass player of the Smothers Brothers
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    Argh, that's wrong. Dick played the bass. Tom played the guitar.

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  • 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?
    --------
    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.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 28 14:51:15 2023