Singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer, who gained prominence for his political satire, has reportedly died at the age of 97.

Popular song satirist Tom Lehrer, who abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities ...

Tom Lehrer, a mathematician and satirist whose musical influence peaked in the 1950s and ’60s with his topical songs, died ...

Yet, in truth, satire—at least satire of great quality—lives just as long as any other kind of art. It keeps its objects ...

The legendary satirist who rose to fame in the ’50s and ’60s with darkly funny songs about war, politics, and society has ...

Like so many comedians, Lehrer got his start by going to Harvard. He wrote and recorded his first song, “Fight Fiercely ...

His topical songs were wildly popular among the college crowd, and many of us committed them to memory along with Bob Dylan’s ...

Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his ...

Tom Lehrer died on Saturday, aged 97. His album That Was the Year That Was records a live performance, including his ...

Tom Lehrer, the song satirist whose darkly comic lyrics gained a cult following decades after he stopped making music, has died at the age of 97.