Elliot Ingber - Revision history

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Spider of Destiny at 15:19, 1 August 2026

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Spider of Destiny: /* Post-Zappa career */

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Post-Zappa career

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Spider of Destiny at 17:36, 23 January 2025

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Jason.Kreitzer: He's still alive.

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He's still alive.

Jason.Kreitzer at 22:02, 30 November 2021

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Duncan at 10:23, 23 October 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 15:31, 19 October 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 21:05, 18 July 2021

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-[[File:Elliot Ingber.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Elliot Ingber.]]
+[[File:Elliot Ingber.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Elliot Ingber.]]
 '''Elliot Ingber''' (24 August 1941 - 21 January 2025) was an American rock guitarist. He was a member of [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]'s Mothers of Invention, [[Captain Beefheart]]'s [[Magic Band]] and Fraternity of Man.
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 [[File:Elliot Ingber, Ray Collins, Roy Estrada, Carl Franzoni, Jimmy Carl Black, Frank Zappa, 1967.jpg|500px|thumb|right|[[Elliot Ingber]], [[Ray Collins]], [[Roy Estrada]], [[Carl Franzoni]], [[Jimmy Carl Black]] and Frank Zappa, 1967.]]
-Ingber joined [[The Mothers]] early in 1966, shortly before they signed with [[Verve Records|Verve]]. Ingber's guitar can be heard on the albums ''[[Freak Out!]]'', ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]'', ''[[The Lost Episodes]]'' and ''[[Mystery Disc]]''. Ingber also recorded on the ''[[Boy Wonder I Love You]]'' sessions. He can be seen in the Zappa movies [[Uncle Meat (The Film)|Uncle Meat]] and [[Video From Hell]]. According to [[Jimmy Carl Black]] Ingber was fired after tripping on [[LSD]] on stage and not realizing that his amplifiers weren't working.
+Ingber joined [[The Mothers]] early in 1966, shortly before they signed with [[Verve Records|Verve]]. Ingber's guitar can be heard on the albums ''[[Freak Out!]]'', ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]'', ''[[The Lost Episodes]]'' and ''[[Mystery Disc]]''. Ingber also recorded on the ''[[Boy Wonder I Love You]]'' sessions. He can be seen in the Zappa movies ''[[Uncle Meat (The Film)|Uncle Meat]]'' and ''[[Video From Hell]]''.
 ==Post-Zappa career==
-After leaving [[The Mothers]] in 1967, he formed [[Fraternity Of Man]]. He joined [[Captain Beefheart]] at the turn of the 1960s into the 1970s,  performing as Winged Eel Fingerling. He played guitar on ''[[Alley Cat]]'' (1969), with [[John French]] on drums and [[Captain Beefheart]] on vocals.
+After leaving [[The Mothers]] in 1967, he formed [[Fraternity Of Man]]. He joined [[Captain Beefheart]] at the turn of the 1960s into the 1970s, performing as Winged Eel Fingerling. He played guitar on ''[[Alley Cat]]'' (1969), with [[John French]] on drums and [[Captain Beefheart]] on vocals.
 Elliot Ingber appeared in [[Frank Scheffer]]'s documentaries ''[[Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die]]'' (2000), ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' (2002) and ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2]]'' (2007).
-He is included in the list of names in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album.
+Ingber is thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album.
 Eliot Ingber died in 2025.

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 [[File:Elliot Ingber.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Elliot Ingber.]]
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 ==Frank Zappa==
-He joined [[The Mothers]] early in 1966, shortly before they signed with [[Verve Records|Verve]]. Ingber's guitar can be heard on the albums ''[[Freak Out!]]'', ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]'', ''[[The Lost Episodes]]'' and ''[[Mystery Disc]]''. Ingber also recorded on the ''[[Boy Wonder I Love You]]'' sessions. He can be seen in the Zappa movies [[Uncle Meat (The Film)|Uncle Meat]] and [[Video From Hell]]. According to [[Jimmy Carl Black]] Ingber was fired after tripping on [[LSD]] on stage and not realizing that his amplifiers weren't working.
+Ingber joined [[The Mothers]] early in 1966, shortly before they signed with [[Verve Records|Verve]]. Ingber's guitar can be heard on the albums ''[[Freak Out!]]'', ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]'', ''[[The Lost Episodes]]'' and ''[[Mystery Disc]]''. Ingber also recorded on the ''[[Boy Wonder I Love You]]'' sessions. He can be seen in the Zappa movies [[Uncle Meat (The Film)|Uncle Meat]] and [[Video From Hell]]. According to [[Jimmy Carl Black]] Ingber was fired after tripping on [[LSD]] on stage and not realizing that his amplifiers weren't working.
 ==Post-Zappa career==

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 ==Post-Zappa career==
-After leaving [[The Mothers]] in 1967 he formed [[Fraternity Of Man]]. Joined [[Captain Beefheart]] in the early 1970s performing as Winged Eel Fingerling.
+After leaving [[The Mothers]] in 1967, he formed [[Fraternity Of Man]]. He joined [[Captain Beefheart]] at the turn of the 1960s into the 1970s,  performing as Winged Eel Fingerling. He played guitar on ''[[Alley Cat]]'' (1969), with [[John French]] on drums and [[Captain Beefheart]] on vocals.
 Elliot Ingber appeared in [[Frank Scheffer]]'s documentaries ''[[Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die]]'' (2000), ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' (2002) and ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2]]'' (2007).
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 He is included in the list of names in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album.
 Eliot Ingber died in 2025.
 ==Quotes about Elliot Ingber==

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 [[File:Elliot Ingber.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Elliot Ingber.]]
-'''Elliot Ingber''' (24 August 1941) is an American rock guitarist. He was a member of [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]'s Mothers of Invention, [[Captain Beefheart]]'s [[Magic Band]] and Fraternity of Man.
+'''Elliot Ingber''' (24 August 1941 - 21 January 2025) was an American rock guitarist. He was a member of [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]'s Mothers of Invention, [[Captain Beefheart]]'s [[Magic Band]] and Fraternity of Man.
 ==Frank Zappa==
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 He is included in the list of names in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album.
 ==Quotes about Elliot Ingber==

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 [[File:Elliot Ingber.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Elliot Ingber.]]
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 ==Post-Zappa career==
-After leaving [[The Mothers]] in 1967 he formed [[Fraternity Of Man]]. Joined [[Captain Beefheart]] in the early 1970s performing as [[Winged Eel Fingerling]].
+After leaving [[The Mothers]] in 1967 he formed [[Fraternity Of Man]]. Joined [[Captain Beefheart]] in the early 1970s performing as Winged Eel Fingerling.
 Elliot Ingber appeared in [[Frank Scheffer]]'s documentaries ''[[Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die]]'' (2000), ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' (2002) and ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2]]'' (2007).
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 From the "biographical trivia" section on the [[Freak Out!]] (1966) album:
-<blockquote><p>''"...[[Elliot Ingber | Elliot]] digs the blues. He has a big dimple in his chin. We made him grow beard to cover it up. He just got out of the Army. Lucky for the Army."''</p></blockquote>
+<blockquote><p>''"...'''Elliot''' digs the blues. He has a big dimple in his chin. We made him grow beard to cover it up. He just got out of the Army. Lucky for the Army."''</p></blockquote>
 ==Sources==
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 * [https://www.united-mutations.com/i/elliot_ingber.htm United Mutations page.]
-[[Category:Bandmembers|Ingber, Elliot]]
+[[Category:Bandmembers|Ingber]]
-[[Category:Guitarists|Ingber, Elliot]]
+[[Category:Guitarists|Ingber]]

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 Elliot Ingber appeared in [[Frank Scheffer]]'s documentaries ''[[Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die]]'' (2000), ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' (2002) and ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2]]'' (2007).
-He was mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
+He was mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
 ==Quotes about Elliot Ingber==