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Bill DeMain

Profile: Bill DeMain is a freelance writer and regular contributor to Mental Floss, MOJO and Classic Rock. When he's away from his desk, he plays in two different bands, Swan Dive and Davey Ukulele & The Gag Time Gang. Bill lives in Nashville, where he shares a condo with many guitars and a ventriloquist dummy named Little Sir Pitney.

Posts by Bill DeMain:

I Love Uke: 100 Years After Its First Wave of Popularity, the Ukulele is Back
by May 4, 2012 - 10:15 AM

The Time Dick Clark Explored His Dark Side
by April 19, 2012 - 8:49 AM

All Together Now: Civil Rights and The Beatles’ First American Tour
by April 18, 2012 - 12:16 PM

11 Musicians Who Overcame Disabilities
by April 11, 2012 - 12:11 AM

In 1906, the Bronx Zoo Put a Black Man on Display in the Monkey House
by April 9, 2012 - 11:45 AM

Masterpieces: Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On
by April 1, 2012 - 8:44 AM

The Day John Lennon Became a Disc Jockey
by March 27, 2012 - 3:26 PM

5 Candidates for the First Rock ‘n’ Roll Song
by March 23, 2012 - 1:01 PM

From Pennies to Chocolate: 11 Examples of Creative Flooring
by March 12, 2012 - 10:11 AM

11 Peculiar Meetings Between Famous People
by March 12, 2012 - 12:11 AM

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