hillsonghoods's comment on "Against All Odds it Seems, Weird Al Became a Popular Artist in the 90's. What Circumstances Were Present in Making Him a Well Known Celebrity?" Explore this conversation and more from the AskHistorians community

How did Weird Al Yankovic turn into a huge musical celebrity?
(From Bologna to MTV, @timbyron.bsky.social explores the musical world of novelty songs to find out what caused the Alpocalypse.) #Skystorians #MusicHist

hillsonghoods's comment on "Against All Odds it Seems, Weird Al Became a Popular Artist in the 90's. What Circumstances Were Present in Making Him a Well Known Celebrity?" Explore this conversation and more from the AskHistorians community

How did Weird Al Yankovic turn into a huge musical celebrity?
(From Bologna to MTV, @timbyron.bsky.social explores the musical world of novelty songs to find out what caused the Alpocalypse.) #Skystorians #MusicHist

Ok #blueskyhistorians - I’m considering centering my Am. history survey course this spring on #foodhist or #musichist. What recs do you have for readings? It’s both halves in one semester so pretty fast and a freshman level.

"Who exactly are Gilbert & Sullivan making fun of with 'I Am The Very Model of A Modern Major General'? www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments... #musichist…

"The #history of #sex and contemporary #music
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#musichist #arthistory #twitterstorians"

"What did #Roman #music sound like and what form did the notions take?
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#musichist #history #twitterstorians #SPQR"