Dr. Demento

Full Name: Barret E. Hansen

Born: April 2, 1941

Home: Minneapolis, Minnesota / Los Angeles, CA

Website Link(s): Official Site

Instrument(s)

 * Piano

Genre(s)

 * Comedy
 * Novelty
 * R&B
 * Rock
 * Pop

Label(s)

 * Rhino
 * The Demento Society

RIYL

 * "Weird Al" Yankovic
 * Barnes & Barnes

Member of

 * King David & The Parables

Has Notably Worked with

 * "Weird Al" Yankovic
 * Barnes & Barnes
 * Wild Man Fischer
 * Damaskas
 * John Fahey
 * Jay Jay Cameron
 * Benny Bell
 * Tom "T-Bone" Stankus
 * Lazlo & Gary
 * Logan Whitehurst

Musician Biography
Dr. Demento is the biggest name in comedy and novelty music, known especially for his compilations but also his famous radio show, which brought fame to many, many musicians, most notably, "Weird Al" Yankovic. When not being Dr. Demento, Mr. Hansen is known as a reknowned music historian, who has won Grammies for his liner notes for various compilations, most notably of the early rock and R&B era artists. His liner notes are in depth, extensive and never dry. He's also produced many compilations in the 1960s and 1970s for non-novelty music.

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Compilations

 * Worse Than Slime No. 1
 * Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 4
 * Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time
 * Dr. Demento's 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000!