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As a member of several [[The Mothers|Mothers]] line-ups [[Don Preston|Preston]] provided piano, keyboards, synthesizer, and/or vocal for: | As a member of several [[The Mothers|Mothers]] line-ups [[Don Preston|Preston]] provided piano, keyboards, synthesizer, and/or vocal for: | ||
| − | [[Absolutely Free]] | + | *[[Absolutely Free]] |
| − | + | *[[We're Only In It For The Money]] | |
| − | [[We're Only In It For The Money]] | + | *[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]] |
| − | + | *[[Uncle Meat]] | |
| − | [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]] | + | *[[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]] |
| − | + | *[[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]] | |
| − | [[Uncle Meat]] | + | *[[Fillmore East, June 1971]] |
| − | + | *[[Just Another Band From L.A.]] | |
| − | [[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]] | + | *[[Waka/Jawaka]] |
| − | + | *[[The Grand Wazoo]] | |
| − | [[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]] | + | *[[Roxy & Elsewhere]] |
| − | + | *[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]] | |
| − | [[Fillmore East, June 1971]] | + | *[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]] |
| − | + | *[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]] | |
| − | [[Just Another Band From L.A.]] | + | *[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]] |
| − | + | *[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]] | |
| − | [[Waka/Jawaka]] | + | *[[Playground Psychotics]] |
| − | + | *[[Ahead Of Their Time]] | |
| − | [[The Grand Wazoo]] | + | *[[The Lost Episodes ]] |
| − | + | *[[Mystery Disc]] | |
| − | [[Roxy & Elsewhere]] | + | *[[Quaudiophiliac]] |
| − | + | *[[The Ark (BTB)]] | |
| − | [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]] | + | *[[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)]] |
| − | + | *[['Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB)]] | |
| − | [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]] | + | *[[Electric Aunt Jemima (BTB)]] |
| − | + | *[[Swiss Cheese/Fire! (BTB)]] | |
| − | [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]] | + | *[[Our Man In Nirvana (BTB)]] |
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| − | [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]] | ||
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| − | [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]] | ||
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| − | [[Playground Psychotics]] | ||
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| − | [[Ahead Of Their Time]] | ||
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| − | [[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)]] | ||
Don can be seen in the Zappa movies: | Don can be seen in the Zappa movies: | ||
| − | [[200 Motels (The Film)]] | + | *[[200 Motels (The Film)]] |
| − | + | *[[Uncle Meat (The Film)]] | |
| − | [[Uncle Meat (The Film)]] | + | *[[Video From Hell]] |
| − | + | *[[The True Story Of 200 Motels]] | |
| − | [[Video From Hell]] | ||
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| − | [[The True Story Of 200 Motels]] | ||
Played keyboard on the soundtrack of [[wikipedia:Francis Ford Coppola|Francis Ford Coppola]]'s [[wikipedia:Apocalypse Now|Apocalypse Now]]. | Played keyboard on the soundtrack of [[wikipedia:Francis Ford Coppola|Francis Ford Coppola]]'s [[wikipedia:Apocalypse Now|Apocalypse Now]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 21 November 2007
When I met Zappa he was kind of a nerd, but he was smart enough to disguise that by street talk and being into R&B.
Donald Ward Preston Born 21st September 1932 in Flint, MI, into a family of musicians, studied music from an early age.
During is military service he was stationed at Trieste, Italy, where he shared a room with Buzz Gardner, his musical career started playing piano with Herbie Mann. Throughout the 1950's he played with various artists ranging from Nat King Cole to Paul and Carla Bley.
By the 1960's Preston was experimenting with new developments in electronic keyboards.
As a member of several Mothers line-ups Preston provided piano, keyboards, synthesizer, and/or vocal for:
- Absolutely Free
- We're Only In It For The Money
- Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
- Uncle Meat
- Burnt Weeny Sandwich
- Weasels Ripped My Flesh
- Fillmore East, June 1971
- Just Another Band From L.A.
- Waka/Jawaka
- The Grand Wazoo
- Roxy & Elsewhere
- 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
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6
- 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)
Don can be seen in the Zappa movies:
Played keyboard on the soundtrack of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now.
Wrote original music for a number of films such as "Eye Of The Tiger" and "Emmanuelle 1: First Contact".
Appeared as Dr. Ogo Moto, a character he had created in a series of four films he had made himself, in "Sinister Flesh": A strange tale of a mad scientist's search for eternal life made in 1976.
Bandmember of The Grandmothers.
