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Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies

Rolling Stone on MSN · 2d

Tom Lehrer, Influential Song Satirist With a Cult Following, Dead at 97

Mathematician/musician's darkly comic lyrics in the Fifties and Sixties inspired fans like "Weird Al" Yankovic, Steely Dan, Randy Newman, and Daniel Radcliffe

Tom Lehrer, political song satirist and mathematician, dead at 97

Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Tom Lehrer, songwriter and influential political satirist, dies at 97: Reports

Singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer, who gained prominence for his political satire, has reportedly died at the age of 97.

Tom Lehrer, influential musical satirist, dies at 97

Tom Lehrer, a popular musical satirist who rose to fame in the 1950s and '60s before returning to a career teaching math, has ...

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Legendary Mass. satirist who sang of the joys of ‘poisoning pigeons’ dies at 97

A Harvard graduate and longtime resident of Cambridge, the singer inspired many musicians and comics that came after.

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Satirst that influenced ‘Weird Al’ dies at 97

Tom Lehrer, the sardonic mathematician who became an influential musical satirist during the 1950s and ’60s, has died at age ...

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