Demento found a certain charm in the accordion-powered ditties that Al recorded on a cheap cassette player in his own bedroom, and gave him his first airplay. In he signed a deal with Scotti Bros. Records, who went on to release all of his albums through Bad Hair Day Volcano Records eventually bought Scotti Bros. Al does get permission from the original writers of the songs that he parodies. Plus, Al wants to make sure that he gets his songwriter credit as writer of new lyrics as well as his rightful share of the royalties.
Most artists are genuinely flattered and consider it an honor to have Weird Al parody their work. Even though most recording artists really do have a pretty good sense of humor, on a few very rare occasions Al has been denied permission to do a parody. Go figure. What the hey? Unfortunately, there are a lot of song parodies floating around the Internet being attributed to Al which were in fact done by somebody else.
If you want to verify whether or not a song is actually by Al, check the Catalog page. Demento Radio Show. He grew up in Lynwood, California a suburb of Los Angeles , although the hospital he was actually born in was in the neighboring town of Downey.
Al attended Lynwood High school, where he was a straight-A student and graduated as Valedictorian at the age of After graduating from college, Al decided that architecture was not for him, so he worked for a few years in the mailroom and later at a desk job for a large radio syndication company in Culver City, California.
He has brown eyes and naturally curly no perm! Al got married on February 10, to his wife Suzanne. They have a daughter named Nina, born February 11, No, although they were friends for many years.
In October , Frankie passed away at his home in Florida at the age of His first lesson was on the day before his 7th birthday. After three years of accordion lessons, he quit, deciding to continue learning on his own. He also occasionally holds in-store signing appearances.
Every now and then usually around the time of an album release , Al would dust off his pirate satellite broadcasting transmitter and take over the airwaves of MTV or VH1. Of course, the PROs only pay out to those songwriters and publishers who have affiliated and have registered their songs in the PRO catalog.
Therefore, it's important for songwriters and publishers to keep their catalog up-to-date to ensure that they are getting the most public performance monies. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Do you need original artist's consent to cover their songs live? Ask Question. Asked 6 years, 8 months ago. Active 6 years, 8 months ago. Viewed 20k times. Marek Grzenkowicz Marek Grzenkowicz 2 2 gold badges 6 6 silver badges 16 16 bronze badges. Active Oldest Votes. The music lawyer says: It is generally the responsibility of the venue owner i. Performance rights organizations not only make life easier for the cover artists, but also the artists who hold the copyright to their songs: Performing rights organizations or PROs also serve the songwriters and publishers who can't be expected to police all the venues in the country to see who is performing their music.
Community Bot 1. Darrick Herwehe Darrick Herwehe 1, 1 1 gold badge 12 12 silver badges 22 22 bronze badges. JohnnyBones The licensing seems to be universal. The ASCAP has over different licenses including funeral homes, bowling alleys, concerts, festivals, tv, and radio — Darrick Herwehe. Add a comment.
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