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Post by Michael Capasse on Jan 15, 2019 14:03:52 GMT -5
Bill Hicks
I thought this would be a great place for this... very funny guy
William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian and musician. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—was controversial and often steeped in dark comedy.
Hicks often discussed popular conspiracy theories in his performances, most notably the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He mocked the Warren Report and the official version of Lee Harvey Oswald as a "lone nut assassin." [wiki]
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Post by Arjan Hut on Jan 15, 2019 14:10:01 GMT -5
The Nineties seem so long ago! So much has changed.
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Post by Paul Ernst on Jan 15, 2019 15:33:40 GMT -5
Like in the sixtees Arjan.
Paul.
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Post by Michael Capasse on Jan 18, 2019 13:03:54 GMT -5
The First Family | Vaughn Meader
released November 1962
The First Family is a comedy album recorded on October 22, 1962, as a good-natured parody of President John F. Kennedy, both as Commander-in-Chief and as a member of a large, well-known political family. Issued by Cadence Records, it was honored as the "largest and fastest selling record in the history of the record industry" selling at more than a million copies per week for the first six and one-half weeks in distribution, by January it had sold more than 7 million copies.
Cadence president Archie Bleyer credited the album's success to radio airplay. By time of the release of The First Family - Volume Two, the sequel, it had sold 7.5 million copies — unprecedented for any album at the time, let alone a comedy album. [wiki]
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