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Ike Willis became "the voice of Joe" for Zappa in 1978, his tenure with  [[The Mothers]] made him the "voice of Zappa" for the second half of Frank's career. Ike provided guitar and/or vocals for:
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*[[Joe's Garage Act I]]
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*[[Joe's Garage Acts II & III]]
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*[[Tinseltown Rebellion]]
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*[[Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar]] set
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*[[You Are What You Is]]
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*[[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]
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*[[The Man From Utopia]]
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*[[Them Or Us]]
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*[[Thing-Fish]] (as the voice of the character Thing-Fish)
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*[[Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention]]
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*[[Does Humor Belong In Music?]]
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*[[Guitar]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]
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*[[Broadway The Hard Way]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]]
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*[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life ]]
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*[[Make A Jazz Noise Here]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]
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*[[The Lost Episodes]]
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*[[Halloween]]
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*[[Trance-Fusion]]
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*[[Beat The Boots]] series disks
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:*[[Anyway The Wind Blows (BTB)]]
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:*[[Saarbrücken 1978 (BTB)]]
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:*[[At The Circus (BTB)]]
  
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Ike is another prime example of a major FZ player with little hard biographical data available; help!
  
    *  Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (1979) lead vocals
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Ike Willis is a band member of [[The Band From Utopia]].
    * Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) guitar, vocals
 
    * Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (1981) rhythm guitar
 
    * You Are What You Is (1981) guitar, vocals
 
    * Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch (1982) vocals
 
    * The Man From Utopia (1983) bionic baritone
 
    * Them Or Us (1984) vocals
 
    * Thing-Fish (1984) guitar, vocals (Thing-Fish)
 
    * Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985) guitar, vocals
 
    * Does Humor Belong In Music? (1986) guitar, vocals
 
    * Guitar (1988) rhythm guitar
 
    * You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) guitar, vocals
 
    * You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) guitar, vocals
 
    * Broadway The Hard Way (1988) guitar, vocals
 
    * You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) guitar, vocals
 
    * The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (1991) guitar, vocals
 
    * Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991) guitar, vocals
 
    * You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) guitar, vocals
 
    * You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) guitar, vocals
 
    * Strictly Commercial (1995) guitar, vocals
 
    * The Lost Episodes (1996) vocals
 
    * Have I Offended Someone? (1997) guitar, vocals
 
    * Cheap Thrills (1998) guitar, vocals
 
    * Son Of Cheep Thrills (1999) guitar, vocals
 
    * Halloween (Video) (2003) guitar, vocals
 
  
    * BTB I: Anyway The Wind Blows (1991) guitar, vocals
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[[Category:Bandmembers|Willis, Ike]]
    * BTB I: Saarbrücken 1978 (1991) guitar, vocals
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[[Category:Musicians|Willis, Ike]]
    * BTB II: At The Circus (1992) guitar, vocals
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[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Willis, Ike]]
 
 
    * Trance-Fusion
 

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