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Jerrold Laurence Samuels (May 3, 1938 – March 10, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and talent agent. [1] Under the pseudonym Napoleon XIV, he achieved one-hit wonder status with the #3 hit novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966. [1]
Away, Me Take to Coming They're") and the performer billed as "XIV NAPOLEON". Most of the label affixed to the B-side was a mirror image of the front label (as opposed to simply being spelled backward), including the letters in the "WB" shield logo. Only the label name, disclaimer, and record and recording master numbers were kept frontward.
Napoleon XIV; Jesse Colin Young; Jessica Harp (Warner Bros. Nashville) Jetski; Jill Jones (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.) Jim Carroll (Giant/Warner Bros.) Jimi Hendrix (Reprise/Warner Bros.) Jimmy Durante; Jisoo; Joanie Sommers; Joanna Cotten (Warner Bros. Nashville) Jocelyn Brown; Joe "Fingers" Carr; Joe Nichols (Giant/Warner Bros. Nashville) Joe ...
Napoleon XIV Singer-songwriter: 84: March 10, 2023: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. Complications from Dementia & Parkinson's Disease [69] Costa Titch Amapiano rapper and dancer: 27: March 11, 2023: Johannesburg, South Africa: Collapsed on stage [70] Canisso Bassist for Raimundos: 57: March 13, 2023: São Paulo, Brazil: Undisclosed [71] Simon ...
Napoleon XIV: They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! 1966: For God's Sake, Stop the Feces! [a] 20 April 2023: 57 years [3] [4] Jack Scott: The Spirit Moves Me: 1960: Way to Survive: 2015: 55 years MC5: High Time: 16 July 1971: Heavy Lifting: 18 October 2024: 53 years, 3 months, 13 days [5] Fresh Maggots: Fresh Maggots: October 1971: Waiting ...
Many use unusual lyrics, subjects, sounds, or instrumentation, and may not even be musical. For example, the 1966 novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!", by Napoleon XIV, has little music and is set to a rhythm tapped out on a snare drum, a tambourine, and the bare sides of the musicians' legs.
Junior English, 71–72, Jamaican reggae singer [139] Napoleon XIV, 84, American novelty singer-songwriter [140] 11 – Costa Titch, 27, South African rapper [141] 12 – Marek Kopelent, 90, Czech classical composer [142] 13. Simon Emmerson, 67, English jazz and worldbeat guitarist (Weekend, Working Week, Afro Celt Sound System) [143]
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