Ron Mael

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Ron Mael (born Ronald David Mael, August 12 1947, Culver City, California), with his younger brother Russell, is in the popular duo Sparks. Ron plays keyboard and writes the songs. When the band hit the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, he was well-known for his strange appearance, often standing motionless over his keyboard sporting his toothbrush moustache.

Ron and his brother once guested on the UK television show, Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

Ron has an extensive (and expensive) collection of Air Jordan shoes

He appeared in episode twenty-two of season six of the Gilmore Girls in the role of a town troubadour, along with his brother Russell.

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    Russell Mael (born Russell Craig Mael, 5 October 1953, Santa Monica, California), is an American singer who, with his older brother Ron, is in the electronic band, Sparks.
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    duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers. In classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is often used.
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    Sparks is an American rock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals), initially under the name Halfnelson. Best known for their quirky approach to song writing,[1]
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    An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of keyboard instrument. Its sound is generated or amplified by one or more electronic devices.

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    A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. That is to say, a songwriter is a lyricist, a composer, or both.
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    A song is a relatively short musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed with the human voice and generally feature words (lyrics), commonly accompanied by other musical instruments (exceptions would be a cappella and scat songs).
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    A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting.
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    Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme, presented by Simon Amstell and produced by talkbackTHAMES for the BBC. It is usually aired on BBC Two.
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    Gilmore Girls is an American television drama/comedy created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The series premiered on The WB on October 5, 2000 and ended on May 15, 2007, with its seventh season, which aired on The CW Television Network.
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    A troubadour was a composer and performer of songs during the High Middle Ages in Europe. The tradition began to flourish during the 11th century. The earliest troubadour whose work survives is Guilhem de Peitieus (Guillaume d'Aquitaine or William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, 1071 -
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