There never was a time like the 1950s — not even during the 1950s. Not if you have in mind the decade of conformity, of moms ...

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

A mathematician by training, he acquired a devoted following with songs that set sardonic lyrics to music that was often maddeningly cheerful.

Tom Lehrer, the beloved satirical songwriter and esteemed math professor, has passed away at 97. Known for his humorous tunes ...

Tom Lehrer, the celebrated satirist, mathematician, and songwriter known for his witty and urbane commentary on American ...

Tom Lehrer, who has died aged 97, wrote and performed such subversive ditties as Poisoning Pigeons in the Park and The ...

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

The influential comic stylist and mathematician rose to fame lampooning mainstream American mores in the 1950s and 1960s, ...

Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other ...

Tom Lehrer, the Harvard-educated mathematician whose brief side gig as one of America’s favorite satirical composers captured ...

American musician and satirist Tom Lehrer has died at the age of 97, according to US media reports. Lehrer, a Harvard-trained ...