Don Preston - Revision history

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	One of Preston's most shining moments was playing ''[[Louie Louie (At the Royal Albert Hall in London)\|Louie Louie]]'' on the pipe organ in the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London. The recording can be heard on ''[[Uncle Meat]]''.		One of Preston's most shining moments was playing ''[[Louie Louie (At the Royal Albert Hall in London)\|Louie Louie]]'' on the pipe organ in the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London. The recording can be heard on ''[[Uncle Meat]]''.
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		+	When Zappa relaunched his ''[[Captain Beefheart vs. The Grunt People]]'' project in 1969, Don Preston was considered in a side role. However, after after [[Captain Beefheart]] and Zappa had a fall-out over the disappointing sales of ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]'', the project never went into production. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Captain_Beefheart_vs_The_Grunt_People.html</ref>

	Preston appears in the films ''[[200 Motels (The Film)]]'', ''[[Uncle Meat (The Film)]]'', ''[[Video From Hell]]'' and ''[[The True Story Of 200 Motels]]'', where he ''"changes into a monster"'' after having a drink, parodying ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. In ''Uncle Meat'' he seduces [[Phyllis Altenhaus]] with hamburgers. His monster character was a reference to Dr. Ogo Moto, a character he had created in a series of four films he had made himself.		Preston appears in the films ''[[200 Motels (The Film)]]'', ''[[Uncle Meat (The Film)]]'', ''[[Video From Hell]]'' and ''[[The True Story Of 200 Motels]]'', where he ''"changes into a monster"'' after having a drink, parodying ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. In ''Uncle Meat'' he seduces [[Phyllis Altenhaus]] with hamburgers. His monster character was a reference to Dr. Ogo Moto, a character he had created in a series of four films he had made himself.

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	Preston designed the logo for [[Andrew Greenaway]]'s site ''www.idiotbastard.com''. The musician also wrote the foreword to the book ''[[Billy James\|Necessity Is... The Early Years Of Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention]]'' (2001).		Preston designed the logo for [[Andrew Greenaway]]'s site ''www.idiotbastard.com''. The musician also wrote the foreword to the book ''[[Billy James\|Necessity Is... The Early Years Of Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention]]'' (2001).
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		+	==Interviews==
		+	* ''[[Don Preston Interview, 92-08-26]]'' (1992)
		+	* [[Jimmy Carl Black]] and Don Preston are interviewed in ''[[Mother People, 91-5]]''.

	==External links==		==External links==

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 [[File:Don Preston monster.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Don Preston changing into a monster.]]
-By the 1960s he experimented with electronic keyboards. When he met Zappa he described him as: ''"(...) kind of a nerd, but he was smart enough to disguise that by street talk and being into R&B."''. Preston played with the Mothers from 1967 until 1969, where he can be heard on the albums ''[[Absolutely Free]]'', ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'', ''[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]'', ''[[Uncle Meat]]'', ''[[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]]'' and ''[[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]]''. During the 1970s he can be heard on ''[[Fillmore East, June 1971]]'', ''[[Just Another Band From L.A.]]'', ''[[Waka/Jawaka]]'', ''[[The Grand Wazoo]]'' and ''[[Roxy & Elsewhere]]''. Additional performances are available on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]'' and ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]'', as well as ''[[Playground Psychotics]]'', ''[[Ahead Of Their Time]]'', ''[[The Lost Episodes]]'', ''[[Mystery Disc]]'', ''[[Quaudiophiliac]]'', ''[[The Ark (BTB)]]'', ''[[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)]]'', ''[['Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB)]]'', ''[[Electric Aunt Jemima (BTB)]]'', ''[[Swiss Cheese/Fire! (BTB)]]'' and ''[[Our Man In Nirvana (BTB)]]''.
+By the 1960s he experimented with electronic keyboards. When he met Zappa he described him as: ''"(...) kind of a nerd, but he was smart enough to disguise that by street talk and being into R&B."''. Preston played with the Mothers from 1967 until 1969, where he can be heard on the albums ''[[Absolutely Free]]'', ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'', ''[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]'', ''[[Uncle Meat]]'', ''[[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]]'' and ''[[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]]''. During the 1970s he can be heard on ''[[Fillmore East, June 1971]]'', ''[[Just Another Band From L.A.]]'', ''[[Waka/Jawaka]]'', ''[[The Grand Wazoo]]'' and ''[[Roxy & Elsewhere]]''. Additional performances are available on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]'' and ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]'', as well as ''[[Playground Psychotics]]'', ''[[Ahead Of Their Time]]'', ''[[The Lost Episodes]]'', ''[[Mystery Disc]]'', ''[[Quaudiophiliac]]'', ''[[The Ark (BTB)]]'', ''[[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)]]'', ''[['Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB)]]'', ''[[Electric Aunt Jemima (BTB)]]'', ''[[Swiss Cheese/Fire! (BTB)]]'', ''[[Our Man In Nirvana (BTB)]]'' and [[Funky Nothingness]].
 One of Preston's most shining moments was playing ''[[Louie Louie (At the Royal Albert Hall in London)|Louie Louie]]'' on the pipe organ in the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London. The recording can be heard on ''[[Uncle Meat]]''.
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 Preston was a member of [[The Grandmothers]] and [[Grande Mothers Re:Invented]].
 He is interviewed in ''[[Frank Zappa - The Freak-Out List]] (2010)''.
 ==Other work==

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 ==Other work==
-Outside his career with Zappa, Preston played keyboard on the soundtrack of Francis Ford Coppola's film ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979). He also wrote music for ''"Eye Of The Tiger"'' and ''"Emmanuelle 1: First Contact"''. He performed on records by [[John Lennon]] & [[Yoko Ono]], [[Flo & Eddie]], [[Eugene Chadbourne]], [[The Residents]] and [[Jefferson Airplane]].
+Outside his career with Zappa, Preston played keyboard on the soundtrack of Francis Ford Coppola's film ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979). He also wrote music for ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091027/ Eye Of The Tiger]'' and ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132938/ Emmanuelle 1: First Contact]''. He performed on records by [[John Lennon]] & [[Yoko Ono]], [[Flo & Eddie]], [[Eugene Chadbourne]], [[The Residents]] and [[Jefferson Airplane]].
 He can also be heard on [[Captain Beefheart]]'s ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]''.
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 * [[Wikipedia:Don Preston]]
 * [https://www.united-mutations.com/p/don_preston.htm United Mutations page.]
 [[Category:Bandmembers|Preston, Don]]

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 He can also be heard on [[Captain Beefheart]]'s ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]''.
-Preston designed the logo for [[Andrew Greenaway]]'s site ''www.idiotbastard.com''. The musician also wrote the foreword to [[Billy James]]' book ''[[Necessity Is... The Early Years Of Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention]]'' (2001).
+Preston designed the logo for [[Andrew Greenaway]]'s site ''www.idiotbastard.com''. The musician also wrote the foreword to the book ''[[Billy James|Necessity Is... The Early Years Of Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention]]'' (2001).
 ==External links==

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 [[File:Don Preston.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Don Preston.]]
-'''Don Preston''' (born as ''Donald Ward Preston'', 21 September 1932, Flint Michigan) is an American singer, pianist, synthesizer and keyboard player, best known as member of the [[Mothers of Invention]] between 1967 and 1969.
+'''Don Preston''' (born as ''Donald Ward Preston'', 21 September 1932, Flint Michigan) is an American singer, pianist, synthesizer and keyboard player, best known as member of [[The Mothers|The Mothers of Invention]] between 1967 and 1969.
 ==Biography==

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 [[Category:Bandmembers|Preston, Don]]
-[[Category:Musicians|Preston, Don]]
+[[Category:Singers|Preston, Don]]
 [[Category:Actors|Preston, Don]]
 [[Category:We're Only In It For the Money (The List)|Preston, Don]]