About that famous cowbell in Blue Öyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear The Reaper”, nobody could remember or agree on who actually played it — or if it was even actually a cowbell.

When his orchestra showed up late, sloppy, and high to a gig in the ‘60s, Ray Charles fired the entire horn section on the spot, mid-tour, and hired a local college jazz band to finish the tour.

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