Tom Lehrer
Born: 9th April 1928
Died: 26th July 2025
Nationality: American
Thomas Andrew Lehrer was an American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician, who later taught mathematics and musical theater. He recorded pithy and humorous, often political songs that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. His songs often parodied popular musical forms, though they usually had original melodies. An exception is "The Elements", in which he set the names of the chemical elements to the tune of the "Major-General's Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance.
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Tom Lehrer (1928-2025)
28th Jul 2025
The American musician, satirist and mathematician, whose songs included 'Poisoning Pigeons in the Park' and 'The Masochism Tango', has died at the age of 97
