It's with great sadness that I report on the passing of icon (and friend and hero to this blog) Tom Lehrer: comedian, satirist, teacher of math, and quite an excellent piano player.
Several years back, when I made my first attempt at collecting all of the existing non-album tracks in my TOM LEHRER RARITIES series, Mr. Lehrer heard about it and reached out to me. Not only was he completely supportive and gracious--giving me full permission to host his material on this blog--BUT I even had the privilege of exchanging letters with him a few times...and young me, who grew up with cassettes of Tom Lehrer albums played in the family car (thanks to my father), never would have believed in a million years I would ever have that opportunity. It was awesome, and I'll always treasure those letters.
That said, a quick search of his name on this blog will show you all of the rarities that you can download, where they have a permanent home. That's how we celebrate Tom Lehrer's legacy around here.
TOM LEHRER RARITIES (Volumes 1-5)
HEY YOU GUYS! ELECTRIC COMPANY COLLECTION (2 discs)
VOICES OF VISTA #33
TOM LEHRER DISCOVERS AUSTRALIA/SONGS BY TOM LEHRER (remake)
2 comments:
I too was saddened to hear of the passing of Tom Lehrer. Years ago I downloaded the Rarities Collections you put together, as well as the "Discovers Australia" set, but I realized I somehow missed the "Voices of Vista" LP. I have just rectified that oversight. I don't think I ever thanked you for all the work you did putting these together, so I will do that now. Thanks for keeping the links active, too.
Since Mr. Lehrer's death, I have been going back and listening to his material ("revisiting," if you will), and remembering how much I enjoy it. The "Vista" LP will give me something "new" to cap it all off with. Thanks again.
Scott: You are so welcome, enjoy! Just in case you don't know, I have an Electric Company collection on this site called HEY YOU GUYS, and disc 2 has some Lehrer content that isn't on my earlier compilations, including a 10-minute interview that was a bonus track on an Electric Company DVD!
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