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Kin Vassy recorded ("Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Aye" on Montana, "That's right folks, don't touch that dial" on I'm The Slime, and also sang on Dinah Moe Humm.) and toured (a grand total of 5 days?) with Frank Zappa (the only known case of someone other than Frank singing the "Yellow Snow" Suite. Kin provided vocal for [[Over-Nite Sensation]].
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[[File:Kin Vassy.jpeg|350px|thumb|right|Kin Vassy]]
  
After leaving Zappa, Vassy was in-demand as a session player, and producer in Nashville, TN. He helped many people with their careers, like Faith Hill, who was his receptionist in Nashville. Vassy died in 1994, of cancer - a great loss to the music world.
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'''Kin Vassy''' (16 August 1943 - 23 June 1994) was an American country musician and singer-songwriter. Vassy was a member of the bands The Back Porch Majority and Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. He was a session musician for many decades.
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==Zappa and Kin Vassy==
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Vassy recorded the yells ''"Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Aye"'' on Zappa's song ''[[Montana]]'' and ''"That's right folks, don't touch that dial"'' on ''[[I'm The Slime]]'' and also sang on ''[[Dinah-Moe Humm]]''. <ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/musicians/V-Z.html</ref> He toured (a grand total of 5 days?) with Frank Zappa (the only known case of someone other than Frank singing the "Yellow Snow" Suite.
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After leaving Zappa, Vassy was in-demand as a session player, and producer in Nashville, Tennessee. He helped many people with their careers, like Faith Hill, who was his receptionist in Nashville. Vassy died in 1994, of cancer - a great loss to the music world.  
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==References==
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===External links===
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* [[Wikipedia:Kin Vassy]]
  
 
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[[Category:Country Musicians|Vassy, Kin]]
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 24 September 2020

Kin Vassy

Kin Vassy (16 August 1943 - 23 June 1994) was an American country musician and singer-songwriter. Vassy was a member of the bands The Back Porch Majority and Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. He was a session musician for many decades.

Zappa and Kin Vassy

Vassy recorded the yells "Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Aye" on Zappa's song Montana and "That's right folks, don't touch that dial" on I'm The Slime and also sang on Dinah-Moe Humm. [1] He toured (a grand total of 5 days?) with Frank Zappa (the only known case of someone other than Frank singing the "Yellow Snow" Suite.

After leaving Zappa, Vassy was in-demand as a session player, and producer in Nashville, Tennessee. He helped many people with their careers, like Faith Hill, who was his receptionist in Nashville. Vassy died in 1994, of cancer - a great loss to the music world.

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