You can't have 'more cowbell!' without NJ. Tracing the local roots of a classic SNL sketch

Will Ferrell's famous "more cowbell" sketch, featured in an SNL50 documentary, was the product of a North Jersey family business.

'SNL50' docuseries looks back on nerve-racking cast auditions, writers and 'more cowbell'

Among the documentary's highlights are cast members watching their own audition tapes, some for the first time. Amy Poehler ...
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Will Ferrell with cowbell surprises son during his first live performance

SAN DIEGO -- Will Ferrell knew just what his son's first-ever live show needed - a little more cowbell! That is why he showed up on stage with the instrument from his iconic "Saturday Night Live" skit ...
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Will Ferrell, Dana Carvey, and more “SNL” alums share theories on the death of 'More Cowbell' legend Gene Frenkle

Nobody knows for sure how Gene Frenkle died — but some Saturday Night Live vets have theories about the legendary percussionist's fate. A group of iconic former SNL cast members and musical guests ...
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See where the cowbell on SNL's “More Cowbell” sketch came from

See where the cowbell on SNL's “More Cowbell” sketch came from John Karpi Sr., president of Ranco Precision Sheet Metal, talks about his company's cowbell being used in SNL's “More Cowbell” sketch in ...
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Apparently Will Ferrell Made A Change To SNL's Beloved More Cowbell Sketch Between Dress Rehearsal And The Live Show

You never quite know how a sketch is going to do in front of a live audience. That’s a recurring theme so many former Saturday Night Live cast members talk about. The bit might get great feedback from ...
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Cowbells, Guitars & SNL: A history of cowbells in music with the help of long-running Utah rockers

BOUNTIFUL — It was the early '80s and a young Idaho farm boy was trying to learn the high notes that he heard from rock vocalist Steve Perry. "Oh, I want to be there in my city, whoa-whoa…" shrieks ...