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

Player History

The band has included, at various times:

  • 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

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