|
Roy Zimmerman (born October 7, 1957) is an American satirical singer-songwriter and guitarist whose self-proclaimed leftist-slanted commentary is primarily focused on social issues and politics.〔(Roy Zimmerman biographical details at his website )〕 A native of Southern California, Roy Zimmerman wrote, in the early 1980s, a series of satirical musical reviews which were presented in association with the San Jose Repertory Theatre, including ''YUP!'' (1984), ''UP the YUP'' (1985) and ''YUP It UP!'' (1986).〔(San Jose Rep Production History 1980–89 )〕 The musicals parodied the excesses of the evolving Silicon Valley culture associated with the term "yuppie" — hence "YUP". The songs from these reviews, including "Teen-age Computer Tycoon", "The Bay Area Sprawl" and "I Want to Be in a Pepsi Commercial", have remained in the memory of Bay Area professionals long after they, and Silicon Valley, have ceased to be young.〔("The Forefathers" at The Foremen website )〕 He was the founder of the Southern California satirical folk quartet, The Foremen, which performed at the national conventions of both major American political parties in 1996.〔(The Official Foremen Web Site )〕 Continuing as a solo act, he explained the philosophy behind writing and performing humorous songs on increasingly political subjects, At the counter-events to the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, he chose to perform his song, "Chickenhawk", an indictment of those who approve of militarism as long as neither they nor anyone they know has to be directly involved.〔(Holden, Stephen. "THE REPUBLICANS: THE CONVENTION IN NEW YORK -- CABARET REVIEW; A Kerry Impersonator? Well, Bring Him On" (''The New York Times'', August 31, 2004) )〕 His songs are also played regularly on Dr. Demento's radio show. Zimmerman played in front of military atheists in the "Rock Beyond Belief" concert on March 31, 2012 at North Carolina's Fort Bragg. Roy Zimmerman lives and works in Bay Area's Marin County with his wife and frequent collaborator, Melanie Harby, and their sons Joe and Sam. ==Discography== *''Comic Sutra'' (2004) *''Security'' (2004) *''Homeland'' (2004) *''Homeland/Security'' (combined double album, 2004) *''Peacenick'' (2005) *''Best of the Foremen'' (2006) *''Faulty Intelligence'' (2006) *''Thanks for the Support'' (2008) *''Real American'' (2010) *''You're Getting Sleepy'' (2011) *''The Faucet's on Fire!'' (2015) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roy Zimmerman (satirist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|