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== Dick Barber ==
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[[Category:Musicians]] [[Category:Engineers]] [[Category:Actors]] [[Category:Road Managers]]
  
Dick Barber was the Zappa's road manager in the late 60's and early 70's. Often attributed as being the original snorker, going as far back as 1963 with Zappa's "How's Your Bird?", though [[Paul Buff]] makes that same claim.
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Dick Barber, a high school friend of [[Ronnie Williams]], is name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them". He was the Mothers' road manager in the late 60's and early 70's.
  
Dick provided snorks and other vocalizations for [[We're Only In It For The Money]], [[Lumpy Gravy]], [[One Size Fits All]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]], [[The Lost Episodes]].
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He also played with great emotion the role of the industrial strength [[Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner]] that [[Motorhead]] falls in love with in the "[[200 Motels (the Film)]]" (1971). Appears in the [[Uncle Meat (the Video]]) (1987) and "[[The True Story of 200 Motels]]" (1989) videos. Barber, the "Gnarler", performed snorts and various vocal noises on several FZ recordings.
  
He also played with great emotion the role of the industrial strength vacuum cleaner that [[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] falls in love with in the movie “200 Motels”.
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According to [[Ray Collins]], Barber was present during the recording of the single "[[How's Your Bird?]]" / "[[The World's Greatest Sinner]]" (1963, [[Baby Ray & The Ferns]]), recorded at [[PAL Recording Studio]] ([[Cucamonga]]), available on various Cucamonga-era compilations; according to [[Paul Buff]], owner of the studio, he (Buff) was the "[[Godfather of Snorks]]" and other such early Zappa noises...
  
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Barber is also credited for contributions on the "[[Dear Jeepers]]"/"[[Letter To Jeepers]]" single (1963, [[Bob Guy]]), and "[[The Big Squeeze]]", the [[Luden's Cough Drop Commercial]], recorded in 1967, available on "[[The Lost Episodes]]" (1996) album. He snorked on "[[We're Only In It For The Money]]" (1968) and "[[Lumpy Gravy]]" (1968). More Barber can be found on the "[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]" (1992) album: "[[JCB & Kansas On The Bus #1]]" and "[[JCB & Kansas On The Bus #2]]", both recorded in 1969 in a Greyhound bus, and [[Mozart Ballet (Piano Sonata in B Flat)]]", recorded in 1969, at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] ([[London]]).
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For the "[[One Size Fits All]]" (1975), he was the Assistant Engineer, who also snorked. He is also mentioned "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989).

Revision as of 11:14, 31 March 2005


Dick Barber, a high school friend of Ronnie Williams, is name-checked on the cover of "Freak Out!" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them". He was the Mothers' road manager in the late 60's and early 70's.

He also played with great emotion the role of the industrial strength Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner that Motorhead falls in love with in the "200 Motels (the Film)" (1971). Appears in the Uncle Meat (the Video) (1987) and "The True Story of 200 Motels" (1989) videos. Barber, the "Gnarler", performed snorts and various vocal noises on several FZ recordings.

According to Ray Collins, Barber was present during the recording of the single "How's Your Bird?" / "The World's Greatest Sinner" (1963, Baby Ray & The Ferns), recorded at PAL Recording Studio (Cucamonga), available on various Cucamonga-era compilations; according to Paul Buff, owner of the studio, he (Buff) was the "Godfather of Snorks" and other such early Zappa noises...

Barber is also credited for contributions on the "Dear Jeepers"/"Letter To Jeepers" single (1963, Bob Guy), and "The Big Squeeze", the Luden's Cough Drop Commercial, recorded in 1967, available on "The Lost Episodes" (1996) album. He snorked on "We're Only In It For The Money" (1968) and "Lumpy Gravy" (1968). More Barber can be found on the "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5" (1992) album: "JCB & Kansas On The Bus #1" and "JCB & Kansas On The Bus #2", both recorded in 1969 in a Greyhound bus, and Mozart Ballet (Piano Sonata in B Flat)", recorded in 1969, at the Royal Albert Hall (London).

For the "One Size Fits All" (1975), he was the Assistant Engineer, who also snorked. He is also mentioned "The Real Frank Zappa Book" (1989).