Ulisis Santiago perspires as he bangs on a steel form gripped by a steel jig with a ball-peen hammer in 90-degree heat. The ear-splitting sound rings obtrusively through the intense heat as Santiago ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

There’s something Marcel and Elizabeth Bergmann needed to give their husband-and-wife piano duo a little extra “kick.” “More cowbell, baby. Gotta have more cowbell.” ...

Don't fear the cowbell. Once a herding tool for wandering beasts and later a percussion pariah, the humble rhythm tool is now hip. With the release of Maximum Cowbell, a 16-track collection of classic ...

I still remember this story from October 28, 2002. The cowbell is the “hammer” of a tropical latin band, beating out the rhythm and heard over the top of all the other players. Originally it was used ...