Tom Smothers of the groundbreaking singing comedy duo The Smothers Brothers, whose combination of folk music, jokes and biting political commentary earned American admirers and detractors alike over a six-decade career, has died at 86, his family said Wednesday."When we started singing folk songs I'd make up introductions to the songs and people would laugh.
Tommy Smothers, half of the influential mid-century Smothers Brothers musical comedy duo, died Tuesday at 86, his younger brother and creative partner Dick Smothers confirmed. The elder Smothers died at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif., following a bout with cancer, Dick Smothers confirmed in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. The brothers’ show, “The Smothers Brothers…
now i have six boys, two girls. if i have yeah. replenish the earth it says. you know? yeah, but not one person. mrs. campbell, how does it feel to be the mother of one of the finest recording stars in the country? well, we are really proud of him and everything. but i m still the same old carrie, still the same old thing. what kind of boy was glen, mr. campbell? he was just a good old country boy. thank you so much. to thank for this, too. people mainly folks in the cma and i d like to thank tommy smothers for giving me a chance to do a good country summer show.