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Facts about the More Cowbell SNL skit.
* Gene Frenkle is a fictional character invented for the sketch, though fans have occasionally expressed their sympathies to Blue Öyster Cult over his death. However, the fictional Frenkle's appearance is modeled after that of Eric Bloom during the portrayed time.
* According to former band bassist Joe Bouchard, the cowbell part was overdubbed by his brother Albert after the rest of the song had been recorded and is much quieter than portrayed in the sketch.
* The sketch shows lead singer Eric Bloom as the vocalist, but lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser actually wrote and sang lead vocals on "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", although Bloom did contribute background vocals. However, the skit got the visual right, the appearance on which the singer is modeled is that of Buck Dharma during that period in the band's history.
* Christopher Walken portrays a character named Bruce Dickinson, who is identified as the producer of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". However, the song was actually produced by Sandy Pearlman. Bruce Dickinson was a mid-level manager at Columbia Records whose name appears on a Blue Öyster Cult greatest hits CD as the "reissue producer". This Bruce Dickinson is not the vocalist for British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, hence the humor in his boastful declaration of being "THE Bruce Dickinson", as the character was based upon a far less famous figure.
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