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| − | [[Captain Beefheart]]'s backing band. | + | [[Captain Beefheart]]'s backing band was variously titled as ''''His Magic Band'''' and ''''The Magic Band'''' which, during its existence, had an interchanging and evolving line-up. |
| − | + | == Players == | |
| + | For [[Trout Mask Replica]] the line-up included: | ||
| − | [[ | + | *[[Captain Beefheart]] [ (Don Van Vliet) - (bass clarinet, tenor sax, soprano sax, simran horn, musette, vocal) |
| + | *Rockette Morton [Mark Boston] - (bass, narration) | ||
| + | *Antennae Jimmy Semens [Jeff Cotton] - (steel-appendage guitar, flesh horn, vocal on Pena) | ||
| + | *Zoot Horn Rollo [Bill Harkleroad] - (glass finger guitar, flute) | ||
| + | *The Mascara Snake [Victor Hayden] - (bass clarinet, vocal) | ||
| + | *Doug Moon - (guitar on China Pig) | ||
| + | *Drumbo [ [[John French]] ] - (drums, percussion) [Uncredited] | ||
| + | *Gary Marker - (bass guitar on 'Moonlight' & 'Veteran') [Uncredited] | ||
| + | *[[Biography|FZ]] (comments on [[The Blimp]]) [Uncredited] | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Image:Magicband2.jpg|frame|center|'''Magic Band''' members on Trout Mask Replica.<br>L to R: Harkleroad, Hayden, Beefheart, French, Cotton.<br>Photo; [[Ed Caraeff]], 1969.]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | == Player History == |
| + | The band has included, at various times: | ||
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| + | *Ella Guru [Greg Davidson] | ||
| + | *Ed Marimba, aka TedCactus, [ [[Arthur Tripp|Art Tripp]] ] | ||
| + | *Feelers Reebo [ [[Denny Walley]] ] | ||
| + | *Winged Eel Fingerling [ [[Elliot Ingber]] ] | ||
| + | *Orejon [ [[Roy Estrada]] ] | ||
| + | *Fossil/Old Hat Fowler [ [[The Fowler Brothers|Bruce Fowler]] ] | ||
| + | *Indian Ink [ [[Jimmy Carl Black]] ] | ||
| + | *[[Ian Underwood]] | ||
| + | *Tom Grasso | ||
| + | *Jerry Handley | ||
| + | *[[Alex St. Clair]] (Alex Snouffer) | ||
| + | *Ry Cooder | ||
| + | *Paul Blakely | ||
| + | *Jerry McGhee (aka Gerry McGeehee) | ||
| + | *Richard Hepner | ||
| + | *David Gates | ||
| + | *[[Vic Mortenson]] | ||
| + | *Jeff Bruchell (aka The Imposter Drumbo) | ||
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| + | *Black Jewel Kitabu [Eric Drew Feldman] | ||
| + | *White Jewel [Jeff Moris Tepper] | ||
| + | *Robert Arthur Williams | ||
| + | *Richard Snyder | ||
| + | *Gary Jaye | ||
| + | *[[Gary Lucas]] | ||
| + | *Richard Redus | ||
| + | *Cliff Martinez | ||
| + | |||
| + | *(guesting) [[Don Preston]] | ||
| + | *(guesting) Samuel Hoffman | ||
| + | *(guesting) Milt Holland (see [[Chunky, Novi & Ernie]] 1977) | ||
| + | *(guesting) Taj Mahal | ||
| + | *(guesting) Russ Titelman | ||
| + | *(guesting) Rhys Clark | ||
| + | *(guesting) The Blackberries | ||
| + | *(guesting) Harry Duncan | ||
| + | *(guesting) Mary Jane Eisenberg | ||
| + | |||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Rock Artists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Favorite Artists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Influences]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 13 September 2021
Captain Beefheart's backing band was variously titled as 'His Magic Band' and 'The Magic Band' which, during its existence, had an interchanging and evolving line-up.
Players
For Trout Mask Replica the line-up included:
- Captain Beefheart [ (Don Van Vliet) - (bass clarinet, tenor sax, soprano sax, simran horn, musette, vocal)
- Rockette Morton [Mark Boston] - (bass, narration)
- Antennae Jimmy Semens [Jeff Cotton] - (steel-appendage guitar, flesh horn, vocal on Pena)
- Zoot Horn Rollo [Bill Harkleroad] - (glass finger guitar, flute)
- The Mascara Snake [Victor Hayden] - (bass clarinet, vocal)
- Doug Moon - (guitar on China Pig)
- Drumbo [ John French ] - (drums, percussion) [Uncredited]
- Gary Marker - (bass guitar on 'Moonlight' & 'Veteran') [Uncredited]
- FZ (comments on The Blimp) [Uncredited]
Magic Band members on Trout Mask Replica.
L to R: Harkleroad, Hayden, Beefheart, French, Cotton.
Photo; Ed Caraeff, 1969.
L to R: Harkleroad, Hayden, Beefheart, French, Cotton.
Photo; Ed Caraeff, 1969.
Player History
The band has included, at various times:
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