Difference between revisions of "Davey Moire"
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| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Davey Moire, 1976.jpg|600px|thumb|right|Davey Moire and Frank Zappa, Record Plant, L.A., Spring 1976. Photo credit: Henrik Schütt.]] |
| − | Davey Moire was | + | '''Davey Moire''' was recording engineer for Frank Zappa from 1975 until Zappa's death in 1993. He worked on Zappa's own albums, but also records produced by Zappa, like ''[[Good Singin' Good Playin']]'' by [[Grand Funk Railroad]]. Apart from engineering, he also provided occasional vocals on albums like ''[[Zoot Allures]]'', ''[[Studio Tan]]'', ''[[Sheik Yerbouti]]'', the ''[[Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar]]'' series, and ''[[Läther]]''. |
| − | + | Moire sings the high-pitched vocals at the end of ''[[Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station]]'' and during ''[[Disco Boy]]''. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Zoot_Allures.html</ref> His high-pitched voice can also be heard during the background vocals of ''[[Lemme Take You To The Beach]]''<ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Studio_Tan.html</ref> , ''[[I Have Been In You]]'' and ''[[Jones Crusher]]''.<ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Sheik_Yerbouti.html</ref> | |
| − | == | + | He's also the one who wonders ''"whatever happened to all the fun in the world?"'' during ''[[What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World]]'' and who grins ''"[[Leather]]"!'' during ''[[We Gotta Get Into Something Real]]''. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Sheik_Yerbouti.html</ref> |
| − | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/257653-Davey-Moire Discogs] | + | |
| + | [[File:Daveymoire.jpg|800px|thumb|right|Davey Moire.]] | ||
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| + | ''"Later, during the spring of 1975, I was engineering for Frank, and [[Davey Moire]] was the front desk receptionist. He was such a Zappa fan - so eager to get into the studio - that I asked to have him be my assistant. He even ended up doing some vocals and playing harp on a couple of tunes."'' - [[Michael Braunstein]], '' 'The Frank I Remember' '', from ''Letters To Mix'', 2003. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Zoot_Allures.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[https://www.donlope.net/fz/musicians/M-Q.html#MoireDavey Globalia page] | ||
| + | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/257653-Davey-Moire Discogs page] | ||
| + | *[https://www.united-mutations.com/m/davey_moire.htm United Mutations page] | ||
[[Category:Supporting Cast|Moire, Davey]] | [[Category:Supporting Cast|Moire, Davey]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:17, 27 May 2026
Davey Moire was recording engineer for Frank Zappa from 1975 until Zappa's death in 1993. He worked on Zappa's own albums, but also records produced by Zappa, like Good Singin' Good Playin' by Grand Funk Railroad. Apart from engineering, he also provided occasional vocals on albums like Zoot Allures, Studio Tan, Sheik Yerbouti, the Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar series, and Läther.
Moire sings the high-pitched vocals at the end of Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station and during Disco Boy. [1] His high-pitched voice can also be heard during the background vocals of Lemme Take You To The Beach[2] , I Have Been In You and Jones Crusher.[3]
He's also the one who wonders "whatever happened to all the fun in the world?" during What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World and who grins "Leather"! during We Gotta Get Into Something Real. [4]
"Later, during the spring of 1975, I was engineering for Frank, and Davey Moire was the front desk receptionist. He was such a Zappa fan - so eager to get into the studio - that I asked to have him be my assistant. He even ended up doing some vocals and playing harp on a couple of tunes." - Michael Braunstein, 'The Frank I Remember' , from Letters To Mix, 2003. [5]
