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Ike Willis became "the voice of Joe" for Zappa in 1978, his tenure with  [[The Mothers]] made him the "voice of Zappa" for the second half of Frank's career. Ike provided guitar and/or vocal for [[Joe's Garage Act I]], [[Joe's Garage Acts II & III]], [[Tinseltown Rebellion]], [[Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar]] set, [[You Are What You Is]], [[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]], [[The Man From Utopia]], [[Them Or Us]], [[Thing-Fish]] (as the voice of the character Thing-Fish), [[Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention]], [[Does Humor Belong In Music?]], [[Guitar]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]], [[Broadway The Hard Way]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]], [[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life ]], [[Make A Jazz Noise Here]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]], [[The Lost Episodes]], [[Halloween]] and [[Trance-Fusion]]; also for the [[Beat The Boots]] series disks [[Anyway The Wind Blows (BTB)]], [[Saarbrücken 1978 (BTB)]] and [[At The Circus (BTB)]].
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Isaac Willis (born November 12, 1955) is an American vocalist and guitarist who was a regular member of Zappa's studio and touring bands from 1978 until the last tour in 1988.
  
Ike is another prime example of a major FZ player with little hard biographical data available; help!
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He can be heard on:
  
Ike Willis is a band member of [[The Band From Utopia]].
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*[[Joe's Garage Act I]]
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*[[Joe's Garage Acts II & III]]
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*[[Tinseltown Rebellion]]
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*[[Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar]] set
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*[[You Are What You Is]]
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*[[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]
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*[[The Man From Utopia]]
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*[[Them Or Us]]
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*[[Thing-Fish]] (as the voice of the character Thing-Fish)
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*[[Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention]]
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*[[Does Humor Belong In Music?]]
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*[[Frank Zappa: Guitar]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]
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*[[Broadway The Hard Way]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]]
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*[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life ]]
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*[[Make A Jazz Noise Here]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]
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*[[The Lost Episodes]]
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*[[Halloween]]
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*[[Trance-Fusion]]
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*[[:Category:Beat The Boots|Beat The Boots]] series disks
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:*[[Anyway The Wind Blows (BTB)]]
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:*[[Saarbrücken 1978 (BTB)]]
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:*[[At The Circus (BTB)]]
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:*[[Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show]]
  
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==Linkage==
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[https://ikewillis.com/ike-home Ike Willis site]
  
[[Category:Bandmembers|Willis, Ike]]
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[[wikipedia:Ike Willis|Wikipedia]]
[[Category:Musicians|Willis, Ike]]
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[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Willis, Ike]]
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[[Category:Bandmembers|Willis]]
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[[Category:Singers|Willis]]
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[[Category:Guitarists|Willis]]
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[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Willis]]

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