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| − | Buck Hammer was a fictitious black blues pianist who (according to the liner notes) died within days of completing his only recordings, released on an LP titled | + | Buck Hammer was a fictitious black blues pianist who (according to the liner notes) died within days of completing his only recordings, released on an LP titled ''The Discovery of Buck Hammer,'' with a cover drawing supposedly depicting the late musician. |
Within a short time after its release, the album was revealed as a hoax; the music actually performed by TV host and sometimes songwriter Steve Allen. | Within a short time after its release, the album was revealed as a hoax; the music actually performed by TV host and sometimes songwriter Steve Allen. | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 9 April 2013
Buck Hammer was a fictitious black blues pianist who (according to the liner notes) died within days of completing his only recordings, released on an LP titled The Discovery of Buck Hammer, with a cover drawing supposedly depicting the late musician.
Within a short time after its release, the album was revealed as a hoax; the music actually performed by TV host and sometimes songwriter Steve Allen.
One of the gags was that the supposed live music was actually overdubbed, making the technical virtuosity an actual impossibility, unless Buck had three hands.
See also: Mary Ann Jackson
