The nom de plume of Los Angeles-based actor, comedian, and singer Mark Jonathan Davis, Richard Cheese is both a covers artist and a comedy act. Emerging at the turn of the 20th century, Cheese quickly found favor with audiences via his swanky, lounge/swing renditions of contemporary rock, rap, and Top 40 hits. Since releasing his debut, 2000's Lounge Against the Machine, Cheese and his band have delighted audiences the world over and have issued a seemingly endless stream of finger-snapping albums that skillfully (and winkingly) merge the past and present.
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