The Ramblers - Revision history

Spider of Destiny at 18:58, 25 September 2020

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Emdebe: removed Category:Supporting Cast = bandmember

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removed Category:Supporting Cast = bandmember

KillUglyRadio at 12:52, 20 September 2005

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Emdebe at 22:03, 11 June 2005

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Emdebe at 21:48, 10 May 2005

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Emdebe at 21:48, 10 May 2005

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Emdebe at 22:24, 5 May 2005

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SOFA at 02:12, 31 March 2005

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[[Category:Musicians]]

The Ramblers were formed by Elwood Madeo, Jr.. Frank Zappa joined a little later. It was Zappa's first band.

Elwood Madeo, Jr: guitar
Stuart Congdon: piano
Frank Zappa: drums

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 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Ramblers, The]]

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 <blockquote><p>By 1956 I was playing in a high school R&B band called [[The Ramblers|the Ramblers]]. We used to rehearse in the living room of the piano player, [[Stuart Congdon]] — his Dad was a preacher. I practiced on pots and pans, held between my knees like bongos. I finally talked my folks into buying a real drum set (secondhand, from a guy up the street, for about fifty dollars). I didn't take delivery on the drum set until a week before our first gig. Since I had never learned to coordinate my hands and feet, I was not very good at keeping time with the kick-drum pedal. The bandleader, [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo|Elwood "junior" Madeo]], had gotten us a job at a place called the [[Uptown Hall]], at 40th and Mead in the Hillcrcst district of [[San Diego]]. Our fee: seven dollars—for the whole band. On the way to the gig, I realized that I had forgotten my drumsticks (my only pair), and we had to drive back across town to get them. Eventually I was fired because they said I played the cymbals too much. It's hard to be a drummer-in-training, because there are very few apartments that are soundproof enough to practice in. (Where do good drummers really come from?)</p></blockquote>
 [[Category:Bandmembers|Ramblers, The]]
 [[Category:Musicians|Ramblers, The]]
 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Ramblers, The]]

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 The Ramblers were formed by [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo]] (name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them"); FZ joined a little later; it was his first band. Besides Elwood on guitar, the band consisted of [[Stuart Congdon]]: piano / Frank Zappa: drums / other various members. "Jr." Madeo is credited with firing Zappa for "riding the cymbals too much".
-From [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989): ''By 1956 I was playing in a high school R&B band called [[The Ramblers|the Ramblers]]. We used to rehearse in the living room of the piano player, [[Stuart Congdon]] — his Dad was a preacher. I practiced on pots and pans, held between my knees like bongos. I finally talked my folks into buying a real drum set (secondhand, from a guy up the street, for about fifty dollars). I didn't take delivery on the drum set until a week before our first gig. Since I had never learned to coordinate my hands and feet, I was not very good at keeping time with the kick-drum pedal. The bandleader, [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo|Elwood "junior" Madeo]], had gotten us a job at a place called the [[Uptown Hall]], at 40th and Mead in the Hillcrcst district of [[San Diego]]. Our fee: seven dollars—for the whole band. On the way to the gig, I realized that I had forgotten my drumsticks (my only pair), and we had to drive back across town to get them. Eventually I was fired because they said I played the cymbals too much. It's hard to be a drummer-in-training, because there are very few apartments that are soundproof enough to practice in. (Where do good drummers really come from?)''
+From [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989):
-[[Category:Supporting Cast]]
+[[Category:Supporting Cast|Ramblers, The]]
-[[Category:Bandmembers]]
+[[Category:Bandmembers|Ramblers, The]]
-[[Category:Musicians]]
+[[Category:Musicians|Ramblers, The]]
-[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]
+[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Ramblers, The]]

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−	The Ramblers were formed by [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo]]; ~~Zappa~~ joined a little later~~. It~~ was ~~FZ's~~ first band. Besides Elwood on guitar, the band consisted of [[Stuart Congdon]]: piano / Frank Zappa: drums / other various members. "Jr." Madeo is credited with firing Zappa for "riding the cymbals too much".	+	The Ramblers were formed by [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo]] (name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them"); FZ joined a little later; it was his first band. Besides Elwood on guitar, the band consisted of [[Stuart Congdon]]: piano / Frank Zappa: drums / other various members. "Jr." Madeo is credited with firing Zappa for "riding the cymbals too much".

	From [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989): ''By 1956 I was playing in a high school R&B band called [[The Ramblers\|the Ramblers]]. We used to rehearse in the living room of the piano player, [[Stuart Congdon]] — his Dad was a preacher. I practiced on pots and pans, held between my knees like bongos. I finally talked my folks into buying a real drum set (secondhand, from a guy up the street, for about fifty dollars). I didn't take delivery on the drum set until a week before our first gig. Since I had never learned to coordinate my hands and feet, I was not very good at keeping time with the kick-drum pedal. The bandleader, [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo\|Elwood "junior" Madeo]], had gotten us a job at a place called the [[Uptown Hall]], at 40th and Mead in the Hillcrcst district of [[San Diego]]. Our fee: seven dollars—for the whole band. On the way to the gig, I realized that I had forgotten my drumsticks (my only pair), and we had to drive back across town to get them. Eventually I was fired because they said I played the cymbals too much. It's hard to be a drummer-in-training, because there are very few apartments that are soundproof enough to practice in. (Where do good drummers really come from?)''		From [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989): ''By 1956 I was playing in a high school R&B band called [[The Ramblers\|the Ramblers]]. We used to rehearse in the living room of the piano player, [[Stuart Congdon]] — his Dad was a preacher. I practiced on pots and pans, held between my knees like bongos. I finally talked my folks into buying a real drum set (secondhand, from a guy up the street, for about fifty dollars). I didn't take delivery on the drum set until a week before our first gig. Since I had never learned to coordinate my hands and feet, I was not very good at keeping time with the kick-drum pedal. The bandleader, [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo\|Elwood "junior" Madeo]], had gotten us a job at a place called the [[Uptown Hall]], at 40th and Mead in the Hillcrcst district of [[San Diego]]. Our fee: seven dollars—for the whole band. On the way to the gig, I realized that I had forgotten my drumsticks (my only pair), and we had to drive back across town to get them. Eventually I was fired because they said I played the cymbals too much. It's hard to be a drummer-in-training, because there are very few apartments that are soundproof enough to practice in. (Where do good drummers really come from?)''

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−	The Ramblers were formed by [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo]]; Zappa joined a little later. It was FZ's first band. Besides Elwood on guitar, the band consisted of [[Stuart Congdon]]: piano / Frank Zappa: drums / other various members. "Jr." Madeo is credited with firing Zappa for "riding the ~~cymbols~~ too much".	+	The Ramblers were formed by [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo]]; Zappa joined a little later. It was FZ's first band. Besides Elwood on guitar, the band consisted of [[Stuart Congdon]]: piano / Frank Zappa: drums / other various members. "Jr." Madeo is credited with firing Zappa for "riding the cymbals too much".

	From [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989): ''By 1956 I was playing in a high school R&B band called [[The Ramblers\|the Ramblers]]. We used to rehearse in the living room of the piano player, [[Stuart Congdon]] — his Dad was a preacher. I practiced on pots and pans, held between my knees like bongos. I finally talked my folks into buying a real drum set (secondhand, from a guy up the street, for about fifty dollars). I didn't take delivery on the drum set until a week before our first gig. Since I had never learned to coordinate my hands and feet, I was not very good at keeping time with the kick-drum pedal. The bandleader, [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo\|Elwood "junior" Madeo]], had gotten us a job at a place called the [[Uptown Hall]], at 40th and Mead in the Hillcrcst district of [[San Diego]]. Our fee: seven dollars—for the whole band. On the way to the gig, I realized that I had forgotten my drumsticks (my only pair), and we had to drive back across town to get them. Eventually I was fired because they said I played the cymbals too much. It's hard to be a drummer-in-training, because there are very few apartments that are soundproof enough to practice in. (Where do good drummers really come from?)''		From [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989): ''By 1956 I was playing in a high school R&B band called [[The Ramblers\|the Ramblers]]. We used to rehearse in the living room of the piano player, [[Stuart Congdon]] — his Dad was a preacher. I practiced on pots and pans, held between my knees like bongos. I finally talked my folks into buying a real drum set (secondhand, from a guy up the street, for about fifty dollars). I didn't take delivery on the drum set until a week before our first gig. Since I had never learned to coordinate my hands and feet, I was not very good at keeping time with the kick-drum pedal. The bandleader, [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo\|Elwood "junior" Madeo]], had gotten us a job at a place called the [[Uptown Hall]], at 40th and Mead in the Hillcrcst district of [[San Diego]]. Our fee: seven dollars—for the whole band. On the way to the gig, I realized that I had forgotten my drumsticks (my only pair), and we had to drive back across town to get them. Eventually I was fired because they said I played the cymbals too much. It's hard to be a drummer-in-training, because there are very few apartments that are soundproof enough to practice in. (Where do good drummers really come from?)''

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	The Ramblers were formed by [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo]]; Zappa joined a little later. It was FZ's first band. Besides Elwood on guitar, the band consisted of [[Stuart Congdon]]: piano / Frank Zappa: drums / other various members. "Jr." Madeo is credited with firing Zappa for "riding the cymbols too much".		The Ramblers were formed by [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo]]; Zappa joined a little later. It was FZ's first band. Besides Elwood on guitar, the band consisted of [[Stuart Congdon]]: piano / Frank Zappa: drums / other various members. "Jr." Madeo is credited with firing Zappa for "riding the cymbols too much".
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	The Ramblers were formed by [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo]]; Zappa joined a little later. It was FZ's first band. Besides Elwood on guitar, the band consisted of [[Stuart Congdon]]: piano / Frank Zappa: drums / other various members. "Jr." Madeo is credited with firing Zappa for "riding the cymbols too much".		The Ramblers were formed by [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo]]; Zappa joined a little later. It was FZ's first band. Besides Elwood on guitar, the band consisted of [[Stuart Congdon]]: piano / Frank Zappa: drums / other various members. "Jr." Madeo is credited with firing Zappa for "riding the cymbols too much".
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−	The Ramblers were formed by Elwood ~~Madeo,~~ Jr.~~. Frank~~ Zappa joined a little later. It was ~~Zappa~~'s first band.	+	The Ramblers were formed by [[Elwood "Jr." Madeo]]; Zappa joined a little later. It was FZ's first band. Besides Elwood on guitar, the band consisted of [[Stuart Congdon]]: piano / Frank Zappa: drums / other various members. "Jr." Madeo is credited with firing Zappa for "riding the cymbols too much".
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−	Elwood ~~Madeo~~, ~~Jr: guitar~~
−	Stuart Congdon: piano
−	Frank Zappa: drums