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"King Tut" is a novelty song performed by Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons (actually members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), about the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun and the Treasures of Tutankhamun traveling exhibit that toured seven American cities from 1976 to 1979.
A Wild and Crazy Guy is an album by American comedian Steve Martin released in 1978. It reached number two on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart. [2] The album was eventually certified double platinum. It contains the hit novelty single "King Tut", backed up by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performing under the name, the Toot Uncommons. [3]
While on tour, Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers occasionally performed Martin's 1978 novelty hit song "King Tut" live in a bluegrass arrangement. One of these performances was released on the 2011 album Rare Bird Alert . [ 85 ]
Steve Martin. Some have argued that Steve Martin, who has hosted Saturday Night Live 16 times since making his debut in 1976, ... If you watch some of his best bits—“King Tut,” ...
Rare Bird Alert is a 2011 bluegrass album by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring guest appearances by Paul McCartney and the Dixie Chicks.This is Martin's second consecutive musical album, and comprises 13 songs.
Unlike many celebrity-driven documentaries, Morgan Neville’s “Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces” about the writer and comedian wasn’t deliberately made as a marketing device ...
Why does Steve Martin need a two-part documentary? He doesn’t, of course, although Martin himself divided his career into separate chapters, any one of which could support its own film — stand ...
The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Steve Martin.. Steve Martin is an American actor, comedian, musician, screenwriter and film producer. He has received several awards including an Academy Award, five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for eight Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards.