* 1980 – Roland TR-808: One of the most popular programmable analog drum machines ; its distinctive analog sounds, such as its cowbell sound and its kick drum, have become pop-music clichés, heard on countless recordings.

The cowbell is an idiophone hand percussion instrument used in various styles of music including salsa and infrequently in popular music.

Although cowbells first appeared in American hillbilly music in the 1920s, there are numerous examples of the cowbell as an instrument in more recent popular music.

Regardless of its lack of realism, the TR-808 cowbell became a popular sound in 1980s R & B and hip hop music, popularized by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis-produced artists such as The SOS Band and Janet Jackson.

Some popular songs where the cowbell has featured prominently include: "( Don't Fear ) The Reaper " by Blue Oyster Cult, Holiday " by Madonna, " Loveshack " by The B-52s, " Come Back Baby " by Jefferson Airplane on " Surrealistic Pillow ", " Low Rider " by War, " Pigs ( Three Different Ones )" by Pink Floyd, " Tall Paul " by Annette Funicello, " Daft Punk Is Playing At My House " by LCD Soundsystem, " Electioneering " by Radiohead, " Mississippi Queen " by Mountain, " We're Not Gonna Take It " by Twisted Sister, " Honky Tonk Women " by The Rolling Stones, " Pretty Fly ( for a White Guy )", " Why Don't You Get A Job?

The Jam-Lewis-produced SOS Band hits are notable for popularizing the use of the Roland TR-808 drum machine ( and its distinctive cowbell sound ) in popular music.

The phrase " I gotta have more cowbell " has since entered popular culture, having varied uses, from a commentary on overemphasis of trivialities, a realization that something trivial is actually very important and critical, and a general " this is great, and can be even better " exclamation.

A drummer himself, Miller was known for the distinctive drum sound that characterized his productions, especially his work with the Rolling Stones, on whose recordings he occasionally played percussion parts such as the famous opening cowbell on " Honky Tonk Women " and the full drum kit on " You Can't Always Get What You Want ," " Happy ," " Tumbling Dice " and " Shine a Light.

This was a reprise of a role that Ferrell played in a famous 2000 sketch in which actor Christopher Walken demands, " More cowbell!

Though Queens of the Stone Age have also used the cowbell in many songs, the cowbell sound in their 2005 single " Little Sister " was actually achieved using a jam block, but when they performed it on Saturday Night Live, Will Ferrell, dressed like Gene Frenkle from the " More Cowbell " skit, got up on stage and played the jam block part on the cowbell.

Their goalie Edward Pasquale has several Will Ferrell characters painted on his goalie mask, including the one from the Saturday Night Live skit with the cowbell and others.

" He noted that one of the disadvantages for producing an animated show that takes up to a year in advance to create was that many other comedy shows, most notably Saturday Night Live with their " More cowbell " sketch, had already done Behind the Music parodies.

The recording of the song was parodied in 2000 on Saturday Night Live, in which a fictional producer craves a more pronounced use of cowbell.

The song was memorialized in the April 2000 Saturday Night Live comedy skit More cowbell.

When this song was performed on Saturday Night Live on May 14, 2005, actor / comedian Will Ferrell, who hosted the show, came onstage and played the cowbell as fictional Blue Öyster Cult member Gene Frenkle.

" More cowbell " is an American pop culture catchphrase originally derived from an April 8, 2000, Saturday Night Live comedy sketch which fictionalized the recording of the song "( Don't Fear ) The Reaper " by Blue Öyster Cult.

On May 14, 2005, on an episode that Will Ferrell hosted, the Gene Frenkle character made a reappearance on the set of Saturday Night Live as musical guest Queens of the Stone Age played their first song of the night, " Little Sister " – which features a jam block, an instrument similar to a cowbell.

The player ( known as a timbalero ) uses a variety of stick strokes, rim shots, and rolls on the skins to produce a wide range of percussive expression during solos and at transitional sections of music, and usually plays the shells of the drum or auxiliary percussion such as a cowbell or cymbal to keep time at other parts of the song.

For jazz fans-The cowbell is highlighted in the opening of " Compared to What " by Les McCann and Eddie Harris, a song that's perhaps known best from their million-seller live album, " Swiss Movement ", recorded on June 21, 1969 at The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

Cornell ice hockey fans who are also known for their zealous support of their team have cheers that feature use of a cowbell while in Lynah Rink.

Bootzin was an avid fan of the USC Trojans football team, where he was known for eccentric clothes and an ever-present cowbell.

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Often the washboard has additional traps, such as a wood block, a cowbell, and even small cymbals.

Invariably other metal instruments may include cowbell or automobile break rotor.

When the song transitions into the montuno section, the bongo player picks up a large hand held cowbell called the bongo bell.

doubling bass clarinet ), 2 bassoons, 2 horns in F, trumpet in C, timpani, guiro, 5 bongo drums, 4 conga drums, bass drum, suspended cymbal, tambourine, claves, high cowbell, vibraphone, marimba, tubular bells, 2 synthesizers, and strings ( minimum 6 1st.

John Nutter walked ahead of the surveyor in the dense woods, ringing a cowbell to indicate where each stake was to be driven.

It also featured various unique artificial percussion sounds that characterized the TR-808: a deep bass kick drum, " tinny handclap sounds ," “ the ticky snare, the tishy hi-hats ( open and closed ) and the spacey cowbell .” The Roland TR-808 would eventually be used on more hit records than any other drum machine, and has thus attained an iconic status within the music industry.

There are other aspects outside of the Clave that help define Salsa rhythm: the cowbell, the Montuno rhythm and the Tumbao rhythm.

The cowbell is played on the core beats of Salsa, 1, 3, 5 and 7.

The basic Salsa rhythm is quick, quick, slow, quick, quick, slow, in other words, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, which are very similar to the beats of the cowbell.

Recognizing the rhythm of the cowbell helps one stay on Salsa rhythm.

The B-52s were formed when vocalist Cindy Wilson, her older brother and guitarist Ricky, organist and vocalist Kate Pierson, original drummer and percussionist Keith Strickland and cowbell player and vocalist Fred Schneider played an impromptu musical jam session after sharing a tropical Flaming Volcano drink at a local Chinese restaurant.

On the appearance, Ferrell reprised his role as Robert Goulet in a fake commercial advertising a series of crooned ringtones and, during the performance of the song " Little Sister " by musical guests Queens of the Stone Age, Ferrell came on stage playing the cowbell.

As to instrumentation, salsa romantica uses a heavy and varied bass line, with percussion instruments such as the conga, maraca, bongo, timbales, claves and a cowbell.

The cowbell may also be of African origin.

* 26x16 bass drum w / mounted cowbell ( Pearl's website states than Ian uses a 24 bass drum but in reality Pearl makes him a custom order 26 bass drum-in the studio, he invariably uses the 24 ” bass drum.

While the cowbell is commonly found in musical contexts, its origin can be traced to freely roaming animals.

In Cuban music the cowbell is called cencerro and often played by the same player as the bongos.

This type of cowbell can also be played with the foot, using a modified bass drum pedal, or bowed with a double bass bow.

The Roland TR-808 drum machine was noted for its distinctive cowbell sound, which sounded almost nothing like an actual cowbell ; the sound was highly electronic with a sharp, short decay.