READ MORE: Top 10 Blue Oyster Cult Songs How Real-Life Peril Inspired “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” Dharma revealed that the initial musical idea for “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” came quickly.

There May Not Even Be Any Cowbell In Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Don’t Fear The Reaper,’ Despite The Iconic ‘SNL’ Sketch Derrick Rossignol Music News Editor Twitter January 20, 2025 ...

Blue Oyster Cult have been reflecting on their long history and in particular about one peculiar part of it – the Saturday Night Live ‘more cowbell’ sketch in which Will Ferrell plays Gene ...

Why Blue Oyster Cult Had to Ban Cowbells at Their Shows "It’s funny to think about," Dharma said. "I feel bonded to Will and Christopher in a way, because we’re all at the mercy of the cowbell ...

Twenty-four years after airing, Blue Öyster Cult’s front man is still reckoning with the legacy of SNL’s ‘More Cowbell’ sketch: ‘My first feeling was relief. Relief that it was funny ...

Blue Oyster Cult David Lucas, another one of the song's credited producers, disagrees. "I was the producer of Blue Öyster Cult's '(Don't Fear) The Reaper,'" he declares.

The DMV has a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell from nearby West Virginia. Blue Öyster Cult is ready to rock Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on Nov. 19.

Blue Öyster Cult, famed for ‘more cowbell,’ opens the Marin County Fair ... He figures that Blue Öyster Cult has played more than 4,300 shows in its more than half century in rock.

Blue Oyster Cult's Buck Dharma recalled how a famous 'SNL' sketch forced them to start using cowbell in concert in a July 2024 interview.

The members of Blue Öyster Cult and the song's producers debate the identity of the real Bruce Dickinson in the documentary "SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night." ...