Humphrey Lyttelton Goes Out With A Big Kazoo Band

Humphrey Lyttelton, the jazz trumpeter who became doyen of the double entendre as chairman of the quiz show I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, is to make a bid from beyond the grave to enter the record books as leader of the world’s biggest kazoo band.

Lyttelton, who died on Friday aged 86 after heart surgery, equipped every member of the 3,550-strong audience with a kazoo at a live version of the radio programme earlier this month at the Hammersmith Apollo in London and encouraged them to hum into the simple instrument.

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The everybodyfields Play Kazoo

Interviewed by Boaz Frankel of Backstage Live, alt-country band the everybodyfields rocked out on kazoo with a unique version of Elton John's Crocodile Rock.

The band is on tour playing some great music. You may have to request a kazoo number.

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Kazoo Compared To Accordion And Melodica

Arizona State University's Web Devil news site recently published an article "Unsung Wonders" shining light on the kazoo, the melodica, and the accordion and bemoaning the fact that these instruments are not universally acclaimed.

The kazoo is described as "a popular instrument in kindergarten classrooms." Will the kazoo ever get respect? Writer Lana Burke thinks not.

Kazoo players: band together and bring the kazoo the respect it deserves.

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Broome County Celtic Kazoo Band

Our good friends over at the Broome County Celtic Kazoo Band have a new website. Check it out by clicking HERE. With over 130 members, the BCCKB is one of the most active and accomplished kazoo bands. They proudly use Kazoobie Kazoos. Check out their events page to see if they will be appearing at a parade near you!

THANKS For The Memories

The Twain Harte Amateur Neighborhood Kazoo Symphony (THANKS) gave its farewell performance this year after being an integral part of the Twain Harte Christmas Parade since the early 1990s.

"We decided it's time for our swan song," said Gary Sipperley, who founded the group with his wife, Sheri Barnett. "We want to quit while it's still fun."

The couple first attended the Twain Harte Parade in 1991.

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The Hollow Trees Use Kazoobie Kazoos

The Hollow Trees are the best folk band "for families" that you have never heard. By "for families" we mean little kids would love it as much as their parents.

Mixing Americana, folk, and pop, The Hollow Trees keep it simple enough for children with the G-rated lyrics. The music, however, is authentic, pure, and as good as anything you'd hear from your grandpa's best bluegrass records.

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Everybody loves kazoos! They were quite popular as musical instruments in the 20's, and I think they're due for a comeback. We have a deuling kazoo solo on one of the songs on the new record.

These kazoos are the highest quality made in the USA Kazoobie Kazoos with The Hollow Trees' logo on them. I'm really proud of them.

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The Hollow Trees On CD Baby

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Barbara Stewart to Attempt World Record at the Villages, FL

Kazoo Expert and author of The Complete How to Kazoo to appear at the Villages, FL on December 16th. Read all about it at The Villages Daily Sun website. Find out more about Barabara here www.howtokazoo.com