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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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 ...