However you want to define a boy band, the trio known as Dino, Desi, and Billy was one of the first. And for a bonus, they were some of rock and roll's earliest and most indisputable nepo babies.

When I was nine, there was only one edition of "Peter and the Wolf" that would have made me a true believer, and it was just hitting the shelves. I'm speaking about the 1988 collaboration between electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos and national treasure "Weird Al" Yankovic. 

Editor Ira is here today to take you on a journey into one of the strangest soft drink ad campaigns of the ’90s.

Editor Ira is back this week with another deep dive into the wide and wacky world of 1970s TV variety specials. This week: when Mary Tyler Moore fought Satan with the help of Cat Stevens and the king of Cajun fiddle rock.

The ultimate cover of "Abraham, Martin, and John," though, wasn't recorded by any of these music luminaries. For my money, the single greatest rendition comes from stand-up comedian Jackie "Moms" Mabley. Moms is a legend in her own right, a fearless pioneer who channeled a childhood riddled with violence (content warning for sexual violence) and tragedy into one of the most celebrated comedy careers of the 20th century.

Editor Ira is here today to get the Harlem Globetrotters theme song stuck in your head as he traces its unique history through the years.