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Born in Flushing, New York, to Howard Weston "Buster" Bessell (1904–1958) and his wife, Jo (1915–2004), Ted Bessell grew up in Manhasset, New York.He was initially preparing for a career as a classical musician.
They Might Be Giants, often abbreviated as TMBG, is an American alternative rock and children’s band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a musical duo, often accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG expanded to include a backing band. [6]
[citation needed] A version of the song was recorded by John Flansburgh and John Linnell, two high school friends that would later form the alt rock duo They Might Be Giants in Flansburgh's basement in around 1975. It has often been cited by the band as their first recording together. [citation needed]
Flansburgh co-founded They Might Be Giants, with longtime friend John Linnell, in 1982 while a student at Pratt Institute.The two share singing and songwriting duties, with Flansburgh on guitar, in addition to performing a variety of instruments when the need arises.
John Linnell was born in New York City, to father Zenos Linnell, (1925–2011), a psychiatrist, [5] and mother Kathleen (née Glenn; 1926–2008). [6] [3] When Linnell was a child, Walt Kelly's Songs of the Pogo album made a strong impression on his musical sensibilities.
Gentry, Linnell (1972). A History and Encyclopedia of Country, Western, and Gospel Music. Scholarly Press. ISBN 0-403-01358-5.. "Ozark Jubilee". UCLA Library Catalog–Film & Television Archive. UCLA. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012; Ozark Jubilee Souvenir Picture Album (first edition, 1955)
State Songs is a concept album released by John Linnell (of They Might Be Giants) in 1999.It was Linnell's third solo project and first full solo album. It consists of tracks that are named after, and are at least partially inspired by, 15 of the 50 U.S. states.
John Linnell Jnr. and his brothers William and James Thomas Linnell all received art instruction at the Royal Academy Schools. [22] During the late 1840s to the early 1850s John Jnr. was working as a printmaker making lithographs after works by established artists like George Frederic Watts, Joseph Severn and William Mulready, [23] [24] the latter of whom was a friend of John Linnell Snr.