Tom Lehrer
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Thomas Andrew Lehrer was an American musician and mathematician. He recorded pithy, humorous, and often political songs that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. His songs parodied popular musical f
Lehrer c. 1957
Lehrer c. 1958
Lehrer c. 1958
Lehrer performing in Copenhagen, 1967
Songs by Tom Lehrer
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Songs by Tom Lehrer is the debut album by musical satirist Tom Lehrer, released in 1953 on his own label, Lehrer Records. In 2004, it was included into the National Recording Registry.
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…15 (equivalent to $181 in 2025) to record in a single one-hour session on January 22, 1953, at the TransRadio studio on Boylston Street in Boston, Songs by Tom Lehrer. The initial pressing was 400 copies. Radio stations would not air his songs because of his controversial subjects, so he sold the album on campus at…
Songs by Tom Lehrer, Front Cover