Dead at 86

The bros were two very funny guys, especially Tommy.

Their show was pretty much before my time, but I do remember seeing The Smothers Bros. on TV shows (like "Hollywood Squares"). They hosted a fantastic folk music concert that brought back a lot of the 50s and 60s folk artists that PBS still airs sometimes today. And one of the great things about YouTube is that a lot of the musical artists from their shows are there for someone like me to view. They seemed to welcome musical artists that were considered controversial back then (like Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, et.al.).

A couple of other takeaways for me:

1. They were both really talented musicians. Tom was a very good guitarist and they both had great singing voices. They seemed to concentrate more on the humor, though.

2. They really, really, really seemed to hate censorship.

Also, if I remember correctly, Tom told Mason Williams that "Classical Gas" would never be a hit, because Tom didn't like the orchestral interlude in the middle. Tom got that one wrong! 😃

RIP, Tommy Smothers.

it's amazing how short it seems his career was.

Sad. I actually didn’t know he was still alive.

I vaguely remember they had some kind of revival show in the early 90s that my parents use to watch.

86 is a pretty good run.

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Pat Paulsen 2024!

RIP Tommy

John Lennon liked him more than his brother, who he called an asshole at a Smothers Brothers performance in the 70's, during Lennon's "Lost Weekend" period.