Blue Oyster Cult's Buck Dharma recalled how a famous 'SNL' sketch forced them to start using cowbell in concert in a July 2024 interview.

Twenty-four years after airing, Blue Öyster Cult’s front man is still reckoning with the legacy of SNL’s ‘More Cowbell’ sketch: ‘My first feeling was relief. Relief that it was funny ...

Why Blue Oyster Cult Had to Ban Cowbells at Their Shows "It’s funny to think about," Dharma said. "I feel bonded to Will and Christopher in a way, because we’re all at the mercy of the cowbell ...

In SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, a documentary series celebrating Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary, several current and former members of Blue Öyster Cult, as well as two of the song’s ...

Blue Oyster Cult got through it and we persevered. When we play 'Reaper,' people still mimic playing the cowbell, and we had to ban people from bringing actual cowbells to the concerts. But, again ...

There May Not Even Be Any Cowbell In Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Don’t Fear The Reaper,’ Despite The Iconic ‘SNL’ Sketch Derrick Rossignol Music News Editor Twitter January 20, 2025 ...

The cowbell sketch originally aired on April 5, 2000, during an “SNL” episode in which Walken was the host. The sketch is about the fictional process of Blue Oyster Cult r ecording their hit ...

What Blue Öyster Cult thought ... and a Saturday Night Live parody ... s imagination all over again in 2000 when spoofed on the US comedy show Saturday Night Live in a sketch called More Cowbell.

The hard rock band is best known for the 1976 single “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” and the famous “Saturday Night Live” sketch in which Christopher Walken insists on “more cowbell.” ...

This is the man himself behind Blue Oyster Cult, one of the men behind it, Mr. Buck Dharma. Buck, thank you so much for taking the time to join us.” (Buck Dharma, Guitarist/Vocalist, Blue Oyster ...

The DMV has a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell from nearby West Virginia. Blue Öyster Cult is ready to rock Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on Nov. 19.

Blue Oyster Cult guitarist Buck Dharma said the band was forced to start using a cowbell while performing their classic track “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” as a result of Saturday Night Live‘s ...