Heywood Banks

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Heywood Banks

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Dash Ampersand (thesuspence)

Stuart Mitchell

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Comedian & songwriter. (I B Emerson)

*Reviews:*
I don't know about you, but I often get this guy confused with Tom Lehrer. When I first heard "Dearest Mr. Santa Claus", I didn't know the title or the artist. Later I had a strong feeling it was by Tom Lehrer, but I wasn't sure about the title. Then I found this site and that's when I found out it was "Dearest Mr. Santa Claus" by Heywood Banks.	- Sonic SBL

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Web pages about this Artist:

Comedyhome.com: Heywood Banks (Captain Wayne)

Heywood Banks - Comedian, Musician, Songwriter, Cultural Icon - Bob and Tom Favorite (MarlinsGirl)

*Appears on the following 12 albums:*
Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes #3	Pretending I'm Not Home	Picky Picky Picky
Treated and Released	If Pigs Had Wings	difErnt
Gas Pain$ - Best of Wags & Elliott CD Volume 12!	Big Butter	Bob & Tom: Camel Toe
Bob & Tom: Checkered Past	Bob & Tom: As Big As A Hat	Bob & Tom: Dead Air
Contact us if you know of another album that contains this artist

*Artist played on 224 shows:*
	08-10-86, #KMET-86-32	12-19-99, #99-51	07-29-06, #ROTP_101
	08-10-86, #86-32	05-07-00, #00-19	09-24-06, #06-39
	07-08-90, #90-27	06-11-00, #00-24	10-01-06, #06-40
	07-15-90, #90-28	07-16-00, #00-29	10-22-06, #06-43
	07-22-90, #90-29	07-23-00, #00-30	10-29-06, #MMS-51
	10-14-90, #90-41	10-22-00, #00-43	10-30-06, #MM-80
	11-18-90, #90-46	10-29-00, #00-44	11-05-06, #MMS-52
	12-02-90, #90-48	12-03-00, #00-49	11-08-06, #KMCC_3-01
	12-16-90, #90-50	12-17-00, #00-51	11-26-06, #MMS-55
	02-03-91, #91-05	01-21-01, #01-03	12-03-06, #06-49
	02-10-91, #91-06	02-25-01, #01-08	12-24-06, #MMS-59
	02-24-91, #91-08	04-15-01, #01-15	01-07-07, #MMS-61
	03-03-91, #91-09	07-01-01, #01-26	01-21-07, #MMS-62
	04-21-91, #91-16	08-19-01, #01-33	01-21-07, #07-03
	05-05-91, #91-18	10-21-01, #01-42	01-28-07, #MMS-63
	07-21-91, #91-29	12-16-01, #01-50	02-04-07, #MMS-64
	08-11-91, #91-32	01-13-02, #02-02	02-11-07, #MMS-65
	08-25-91, #91-34	01-20-02, #02-03	02-18-07, #MMS-66
	09-22-91, #91-38	04-14-02, #02-15	02-25-07, #07-08
	10-06-91, #91-40	06-09-02, #02-23	02-26-07, #MMS-67
	11-03-91, #91-44	07-07-02, #02-27	03-04-07, #MMS-68
	11-24-91, #91-47	10-20-02, #02-42	03-13-07, #MMS-69
	12-22-91, #91-51	10-27-02, #02-43	06-10-07, #07-23
	01-12-92, #92-02	12-15-02, #02-50	07-15-07, #07-28
	09-06-92, #92-36	03-23-03, #03-12	07-22-07, #MMS-86
	09-27-92, #92-39	06-23-03, #XM-05	10-01-07, #MMS-94
	12-06-92, #92-49	08-31-03, #03-35	10-26-07, #MMDT20_07-42
	06-13-93, #93-24	09-14-03, #03-37	10-28-07, #MMS-97
	10-17-93, #93-42	10-13-03, #XM-21	10-31-07, #MMS-98
	12-12-93, #93-50	10-20-03, #XM-22	11-02-07, #MMDT20_07-43
	07-24-94, #94-30	10-26-03, #03-43	11-24-07, #MMS-100
	08-21-94, #94-34	11-09-03, #03-45	12-09-07, #MMS-102
	08-28-94, #94-35	12-07-03, #03-49	12-09-07, #07-49
	09-04-94, #94-36	12-15-03, #XM-30	12-29-07, #MMS-104
	11-20-94, #94-47	04-25-04, #04-17	01-05-08, #MMCZ_08-01
	12-11-94, #94-50	05-30-04, #04-22	02-23-08, #MMCZ_08-08
	05-14-95, #95-20	08-22-04, #XM-65	03-08-08, #MMCZ_08-10
	07-09-95, #95-28	09-05-04, #XM-67	05-04-08, #08-18
	08-27-95, #95-35	10-24-04, #04-43	05-10-08, #BR-08-15
	12-10-95, #95-50	10-31-04, #XM-75	05-24-08, #MMCZ_0041
	12-17-95, #95-51	12-05-04, #04-49	06-22-08, #08-25
	06-30-96, #96-26	12-05-04, #XM-80	07-20-08, #08-29
	07-21-96, #96-29	12-08-04, #KMCC_2-07	08-02-08, #MMCZ_0082
	08-11-96, #96-32	01-09-05, #05-02	10-31-08, #MMDT20_08-43
	08-25-96, #96-34	01-30-05, #XM-88	10-31-08, #MMS-117
	12-15-96, #96-50	02-06-05, #05-06	12-05-08, #MMDT20_08-48
	04-13-97, #97-15	02-13-05, #05-07	12-17-08, #MMS-119
	06-22-97, #97-25	03-20-05, #05-12	12-20-08, #ROTP_226
	07-06-97, #97-27	04-10-05, #05-15	12-22-08, #MMS-120
	08-10-97, #97-32	04-17-05, #XM-99	03-01-09, #MMCZ-09-08
	08-24-97, #97-34	04-24-05, #05-17	04-12-09, #MMS-123
	12-07-97, #97-49	05-08-05, #XM-102	04-19-09, #09-16
	01-25-98, #98-04	05-15-05, #XM-103	04-19-09, #MMS-124
	08-09-98, #98-32	05-22-05, #05-21	04-26-09, #MMS-125
	08-16-98, #98-33	07-24-05, #05-30	05-03-09, #09-18
	08-23-98, #98-34	08-09-05, #FFM-1	05-17-09, #09-20
	08-30-98, #98-35	09-24-05, #FFM-11	07-31-09, #BR-09-74
	09-06-98, #98-36	10-02-05, #FFM-12	08-02-09, #09-31
	09-13-98, #98-37	10-15-05, #ROTP_060	08-17-09, #MM-223
	10-25-98, #98-43	10-16-05, #05-42	09-11-09, #BR-09-81
	11-15-98, #98-46	10-29-05, #MMS-2	09-18-09, #BR-09-82
	11-29-98, #98-48	10-30-05, #05-44	10-11-09, #MMS-130
	12-13-98, #98-50	12-04-05, #FFM-19	10-22-09, #BR-09-86
	12-20-98, #98-51	12-04-05, #05-49	11-08-09, #09-45
	03-21-99, #99-12	12-13-05, #MMS-8	12-06-09, #MMS-132
	04-25-99, #99-17	12-17-05, #MMS-9	12-12-09, #BR-09-97
	05-23-99, #99-21	12-31-05, #MMS-11	12-20-09, #MMS-134
	07-04-99, #99-27	01-14-06, #MMS-13	01-10-10, #MMCZ-10-02
	07-11-99, #99-28	01-29-06, #MMS-15	01-17-10, #MMCZ-10-03
	07-25-99, #99-30	02-25-06, #ROTP_079	01-23-10, #ROTP_283
	08-22-99, #99-34	03-13-06, #FFM-32	05-16-10, #10-20
	09-26-99, #99-39	05-28-06, #MMS-29	06-18-10, #ROTP_304
	10-24-99, #99-43	06-11-06, #MMS-31	07-07-10, #10-27
	10-31-99, #99-44	06-18-06, #06-25	08-21-10, #MMCZ-10-34
	12-12-99, #99-50	07-09-06, #MMS-35
	= Show you can listen to online

	Songs
	18 Wheels On A Big Rig
	911
	A Song For Warren
	A Tribute To Frank
	Allergy
	Arterial Suicide
	Ballad Of Ivan Cliburn, The
	Big Butter
	Big Butter Jesus
	Billy & The Mystery Box
	Boat Anchor
	Cartoon Animals
	Cash, Cash, Cash
	Cat Got Dead, The
	Catalogue
	Christmas Box
	Cow Song, The
	Creepy
	Dead Guys
	Dearest Mr. Santa Claus
	Decisions
	Deodorant
	Diddly Squat
	Dinosaur Song, The
	Don't Wipe It On Me, Marie
	Dust Mites
	Eighteen Wheels On A Big Rig (Live At The Comedy Connection)
	Eighteen Wheels On A Big Rig (Live On Q-95)
	Fair, Fair, Nashville
	Fishin' Worms
	Fluffy
	Fly's Eyes
	Frosty the Bluesman
	Good Morning Bluebird
	Halloween
	Halloween Story, The
	Hark! My True Love Doth Bend Low in Yond Casement
	Hickey, Hockey, Holey
	Holiday Song for Everyone
	Horrible Chemical Song, The
	Horse Meat
	I Love Summer
	I Thaw Her Standing There (The Harooning Song)
	I Think You Know What I'm Thinking (If You Know What I Mean)
	I Want To Get You A Loan
	I Went To The Doctor
	I'm a Big Loser
	I've Made Up My Mind (1992)
	I've Made Up My Mind (2006)
	If I Had A Bulldozer
	If Pigs Had Wings
	If Pigs Had Wings (Live On Q-95)
	If You Know What I Mean
	Inches & Miles
	Indy Song (Indeed), The
	Interstate 80 Iowa
	Kidney
	Kiki le Cat
	King Forgets, The
	Mathematical Parents
	Me 'N Annie
	Mean To Me
	Memorial Day
	Memories of You (1999)
	Memories of You (2003)
	Memories of You (2006)
	Music's Too Loud!!!, The
	My Dog Is Fluffy
	My Precious Queen
	My Skin Keeps a Growin' (1999)
	My Skin Keeps a Growin' (2006)
	Not I
	Oh, Spaghetti
	One Eye Love
	One I Love (1998), The
	One I Love, The
	Other People's Bad Habits
	Pancreas (1992)
	Pancreas Song, The
	Paris
	Perry Had A Pimple
	Phillip Pharr
	Piglet & The Porcupine, The
	Positive
	President's Birthday, The
	Pretending I'm Not Home
	Pretending I'm Not Home Demo
	Probably Just The Television
	Punjab
	Punkin' Head
	Red Ants
	Reflux
	Sidewalk Serenade
	Sittin' By The Pool
	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Too
	Smoking
	Soup
	Teenie Tiny Tattoo
	Thanksgiving
	Tires
	Toast
	Toast (1990)
	Toast (2003)
	Toast (Live At The Comedy Connection)
	Toenails
	Trauma to the Groin
	Tuna of Opportunity
	Turbo Nose Hair Clippers
	Weasel, The
	Wiper Blades (1999)
	Wiper Blades (2003)
	Write Bob Dylan a Check
	You Ain't Gettin' Diddly Squat
	You Can Be Mean to Me
	You Never Know

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thesuspence (Offline) - Participant - 02-07-07 10:29 PM - 3 years ago

There was talk in the forums, that some artists may not want to have their lyrics printed. And because Heywood's lyrics have always been conspicuously abscent and also because I found some third-hand suggestions on the internet that they(his specifically) were not to be printed, I'm going to have to assume this is the case. This bums me out, but if I put them up as a fan trying to support his music, I can certainly take them down to honor his wishes. Hopefully someday I'll find out for certain and to the contrary, because they really are some poetic words.

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thesuspence (Offline) - Participant - 02-03-07 09:19 PM - 3 years ago

Heywood Banks has an alter-ego, named Dash Ampersand. They're never on the Bob and Tom show at the same time (as far as I know.) But I knew I recognized that guitar playing. I got to ask him about it after a recent concert. He said he plans to eventually release an album of D.A.s songs, if he ever writes enough of them. So far he has only two officialy, I think: "(My Woman sure can Make Good)Pork Sausage" and "Let's Don't Burn Down the Outhouse This Christmas". He also sang a couple of lines of a new D.A. song he was toying with but I only vaguely remember it. Something to do with sharing a waterbed with his wife and seeing the hall light now and again over her as he rose and sank in waves. Maybe, "I can't get over You". I'm not sure.

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