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[[File:Phil Kaufman.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Zappa and Phil Kaufman in the film ''Baby Snakes'', where Kaufman plays ''"the human trombone"''.]]

'''Phil Kaufman''' (April 26, 1935) is an American music producer and road manager.

==Biography==

Kaufman has worked with Gram Parsons, [[The Rolling Stones]], Emmylou Harris, Joe Cocker, Etta James. He also had a past as B-movie actor and was a fellow prisoner alongside Charles Manson before the 1969 Manson Murders. Kaufman later produced his album ''Lie: The Love and Terror Cult''. The man is additionally infamous for reburying Gram Parsons' body, as a result of a pact he made with him before his death. <ref>https://www.united-mutations.com/k/phil_kaufman.htm</ref>

==Zappa and Kaufman==

On 11 September 1977, after Zappa's road manager [[Ron Nehoda]] committed suicide, Kaufman was quickly brought in as his successor. He remained their road manager until April 1978.<ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/musicians/H-L.html#KaufmanPhil</ref> He can be seen in the film ''[[Baby Snakes (The Film)|Baby Snakes]]'' mimicking a trombone just by making vocal sounds. Zappa based the song ''[[Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?]]'' on an incident when Kaufman actually asked this question after leaving the toilet. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLPIxe6GUKY</ref>

In 1993 Kaufman published his autobiography ''Road Manager Deluxe'', for which Zappa wrote a little acknowledgement. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLPIxe6GUKY</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [[Wikipedia:Phil Kaufman (producer)]]

[[Category:Road Managers|Kaufman, Phil]]
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 ==Zappa and Kaufman==
-On 11 September 1977, after Zappa's road manager [[Ron Nehoda]] committed  suicide, Kaufman was quickly brought in as his successor. He remained their road manager until April 1978.<ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/musicians/H-L.html#KaufmanPhil</ref> He can be seen in the film ''[[Baby Snakes (The Film)|Baby Snakes]]'' mimicking a trombone just by making vocal sounds. Zappa based the song ''[[Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?]]'' on an incident when Kaufman actually asked this question after leaving the toilet. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLPIxe6GUKY</ref>
+On 11 September 1977, after Zappa's road manager [[Ron Nehoda]] committed  suicide, Kaufman was quickly brought in as his successor. He remained their road manager until April 1978.<ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/musicians/H-L.html#KaufmanPhil</ref> He can be seen in the film ''[[Baby Snakes (The Film)|Baby Snakes]]'' mimicking a trombone just by making vocal sounds. Zappa based the song ''[[Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?]]'' on an incident when Kaufman actually asked this question after leaving the toilet. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLPIxe6GUKY</ref> <ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Joe%27s_Garage.html</ref>
 In 1993 Kaufman published his autobiography ''Road Manager Deluxe'', for which Zappa wrote a little acknowledgement. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLPIxe6GUKY</ref>