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Such instruments have been used in Africa for hundreds of years, to disguise the sound of somebody's voice or to imitate animals, for example, often for ceremonial purposes. It was on such an instrument that the kazoo, invented by an African American named Alabama Vest in the 19th century in Macon, Georgia, is based. The first kazoo was manufactured to Vest's specifications by Thaddeus von Clegg , a German clockmaker in Macon. The kazoo was first publicized at the Georgia State Fair in 1852.
The first metal kazoos were manufactured and patented in Eden, New York, where they are still made in the original factory. A temporary kazoo can be made by combining comb and tissue paper or wax paper.
The kazoo is played professionally in jug bands and comedy music, and by amateurs everywhere. It is one of the few acoustic instruments to be developed in the United States and one of the easiest melodic instruments to play well, requiring only the ability to hum in tune.
In the Original Dixieland Jass Band 1921 recording of "Crazy Blues", what the casual listener might mistake for a trombone solo is actually a kazoo solo by drummer Tony Sbarbaro . The Mound City Blue Blowers had a number of hit kazoo records in the early 1920s. The Mound City Blue Blowers featured Dick Slevin on metal kazoo and Red McKenzie on comb and tissue paper kazoo.
The kazoo is not often found in classical musicThis article is about the broad genre of classical music in the Western musical tradition. For the period of music in the 18th century see Classical music era, for articles on classical music of non-Western cultures, see: List of classical music tradition, a rare exception being David BedfordDavid Vickerman Bedford (born August 4, 1937) is a British composer and musician. He has worked in popular music as well as in the classical world. Bedford was born in London. He studied music at the Royal Academy of Music there under Lennox Berkeley, and's With 100 Kazoos, a piece which emphasises the simplicity of the instrument - rather than being played by trained musicians, kazoos are handed out to members of the audience, who accompany a professional instrumental ensemble.
In the song " AbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz is a song sung by Big Bird of Sesame Street''. After stumbling upon the Latin alphabet, which was written in chalk on the sidewalk, he mistakes it for a very long word. With marching band-like accompaniment, he breaks into song,", Sesame StreetA Celebration of Me, Grover showing much of the main cast of Sesame Street''. Left to right, a penguin, Elmo, Zoe, Big Bird, Grover, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster Sesame Street is an American educational television program for young children, which led the character Big BirdHollywood Squares Since Sesame Street began, the world's most famous 8 foot 2 inch big yellow canary, Big Bird has entertained million of pre-school children and their parents with his wide-eyed wondering at the world. Performed by Caroll Spinney and occa ponders if abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz is a "strange type of kazoo".
The kazoo is one of the key elements of the game "Swanee-kazoo" played on the BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation BBC is primarily a national publicly-funded broadcaster based in the United Kingdom, which also has some international services. Some of the international services (such as BBC cable TV in America, Canada and elsewhere Radio 4Radio stations 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It is broadcast on 92 95 MHz FM and 198 kHz longwave; and via DAB, satel comedy game showA game show is a radio or television program involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. In some shows contestants compete against other pla I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (another key element being the swanee whistle).