Ulisis Santiago in his garage shop. The cowbell is a key instrument in salsa music. Musicians use it to keep time, by providing a steady rhythmic accent. There are only a few people in the country who ...

In an era of digital recordings, Pro Tools and Auto-Tune, the world hungers for musical authenticity! And what better instrument to satisfy that hunger than the ever-humble, yet equally noble, cowbell ...

Whether you’re looking for a new percussion instrument or to keep track of your cattle, you’ve got lots of options for a good old-fashioned cowbell. Dating back to the Iron Age, bells were worn around ...

For the rest of time, the cowbell will be associated less with cows than with Saturday Night Live. During a spoof of the Blue Oyster Cult’s hit, “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper,” actor Christopher Walken ...

The lowly Cowbell, an instrument much-maligned and reduced to filling out the space in Def Leppard songs but brought to life and revitalised by some hip New York types with a simple ...

"Saturday Night Live" will air its 50th anniversary special Sunday with a companion documentary series already available for streaming on Peacock. The star instrument in the “More Cowbell” skit with ...

The sketch, of course, finds the SNL stars playing members of the hard-rock band Blue Öyster Cult as they record their classic 1976 track "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." As the record producer, guest host ...

He doesn’t need more cowbell. “Saturday Night Live’s” iconic “more cowbell” sketch starring Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken gets a behind-the-scenes deep dive in a new documentary – and Ferrell ...