Demento, who has a masters in ethnomusicology from UCLA, introduced Weird Al Yankovic to the world and played early Frank Zappa and Tom Lehrer. He "was a staple on the old KMET for years, as well as ...

The Basement Tapes, including a tantalising 16, over-dubbed, versions of the songs, went Top 10 in 1975. Rock’s bootleg industry had already begun with 1969’s Great White Wonder, ...