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Episode 131: 3/2/26 & 3/5/26
Episode 131 is the final episode in our series nine part series devoted to musical artists jumping genres, the final of three shows devoted to the music of our champion genre jumper “Weird Al” Yankovic and it featured a special appearance by “Weird Al” drummer and archivist Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz who talked about the development of weird Al’s music through the years and how much more sophisticated Al’s song parodies and “in the style of” originals have become and what it takes to record in all those styles of music.
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Can You Feel It is an independent radio show that operates on the premise that time period and genre are limiting concepts and that exploring the history and background of artists and their work is a worthwhile endeavor that will make you a better person
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Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz
Interestingly enough “Weird Al” Yankovic drummer Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz’s first instrument was the accordion but by age nine he had changed to the drums. He played in his school band, youth orchestras and in 1974 his first rock group won the L.A. County Battle of the Bands. In 1981 he met Al Yankovic at the Dr. Demento Radio Show and soon after became “Weird Al’s” first and only drummer. In 45 years of creating original and song parodies with the “Weird Al” band Jon has become practiced in drumming and sound creation in all manner of song genres and styles on both an acoustic drum set and though employing all manner of acoustic technology.