In 1976, the very first song from "Weird Al" Yankovic called "Belvedere Cruisin'" aired when a Southern California DJ named "Barry" Hansen played it on his show. By what name is Hansen better known?

When "Weird Al"'s mom caught him listening to Dr. Demento's show, she forbid him to listen again. But still, when Dr. Demento visited Yankovic's school in 1976, young 16-year old Barry gave the DJ a homemade tape made on his "cheesy little tape recorder". The rest is history.

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