Dr. Demento

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Born
2 April 1941 (age 85)
Born In
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Dr. Demento (born April 2, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is the stage name of Barret Hansen , who has made a successful career as a radio disc jockey specializing in novelty songs and pop music parodies. He created the persona in 1970 while working at Los Angeles station KPPC-FM. Legend has it, after Hansen played "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus on the radio, someone said that he had to be demented to play that. Thereafter, the name stuck. His weekly show went into syndication in 1974 and is still on the air as of 2006. He has also released many compilations of music fea… read more
Dr. Demento (born April 2, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is the stage name of Barret Hansen , who has made a successful career as a radio disc jockey specializing in novelty songs and pop music parodies. He created the persona in 1970 while working at Los Angeles station KPPC-FM. Legend has… read more
Dr. Demento (born April 2, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is the stage name of Barret Hansen , who has made a successful career as a radio disc jockey specializing in novelty songs and pop music parodies. He created the persona in 1970 while working at Los Angeles station KPPC-FM. Legend has it, after Hansen played "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus on th… read more

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1 Dr. Demento Covered in Punk Demento Segment VIII
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2 Demento Segment XII Demento Segment XII
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3 Demento Segment XX Demento Segment XX
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4 Get Demented Get Demented
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5 Last ever show: it's the demented top 40, the most requested songs in the entire 55 year history of my show - Oct 11, 2025 Last ever show: it's the demented top 40, the most requested songs in the entire 55 year history of my show - Oct 11, 2025
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6 Dr Demento 20th Anniversary Collection The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time Fish Heads
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7 The Curly Shuffle The Curly Shuffle
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8 Carrot Juice Is Murder Carrot Juice Is Murder
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9 Dr. Demento Covered in Punk Demento Segment III
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10 Dr. Demento Covered in Punk Demento Segment VI
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  1. 5,056 listeners

    31 Dec 2007 · 3 tracks

    Dr. Demento Reads Grimm's Fairy Tales
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  2. 1,337 listeners

    6 Feb 2001 · 17 tracks

    The Very Best of Dr. Demento
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  3. 788 listeners

    12 Nov 2002 · 12 tracks

    Dr. Demento's Hits from Outer Space
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  4. 779 listeners

    31 Jul 1989 · 16 tracks

    Dr. Demento Presents the Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time
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