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Tom Lehrer (b. 1928 in New York City) is an American satirist, musician, and mathematician. He is best known for recording several satirical albums in the 1950s, and despite having retired from public performing in the mid-1960s, still has a loyal following today. His songs have been performed on television shows That Was the Week That Was and The Electric Company, been made into a musical review, and are among the most requested songs on the Dr. Demento Show. Mr. Lehrer has taught at Harvard University and the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Resources in This Category

• "The Elements"

  http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html
  The famous song set to a Flash animation.

• A Conversation with Tom Lehrer

  http://www.paul-lehrman.com/insider/1997/12insiderfulltext.html
  Paul D. Lehrman interviews Lehrer about his recording career.

• All Music Guide: Tom Lehrer

  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-lehrer-mn0000611877
  Biography, discography, and reviews.

• Internet Archive: Tom Lehrer

  http://www.archive.org/details/lehrer
  Video of a 1997 performance of five mathematics-related songs.

• Stop Clapping, This Is Serious

  http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/28/1046407753895.html
  Article from the Sydney Morning Herald examines his views on the current state of politics, comedy, and satire.

• That Was the Wit That Was

  http://www.sfweekly.com/2000-04-19/news/that-was-the-wit-that-was/
  SF Weekly article covers his life and career.

• Tom Lehrer

  http://www.iankitching.me.uk/humour/lehrer/
  List of songs with full text.

• Tom Lehrer

  http://www.casualhacker.net/tom.lehrer/
  Profile, lyrics, discussion, writings, a FAQ, and links.

• Tom Lehrer

  http://dmdb.org/lehrer/
  Includes a discography, biography, lyrics, and historical tour dates.

• Tom Lehrer Music Community

  http://tomlehrer.livejournal.com/
  LiveJournal community for discussions and links to video, audio, and pictures.

• Wikipedia: Tom Lehrer

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer
  Encyclopedia entry provides biographical information and links.

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