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| − | [[Captain Beefheart]]' | + | [[Image:Magicband2.jpg|frame|right|'''Magic Band''' members on Trout Mask Replica.<br>L to R: Bill Harkleroad, Victor Hayden, Captain Beefheart, John French, [[Jeff Cotton]].<br>Photo; [[Ed Caraeff]], 1969.]] |
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| + | The '''Magic Band''' was [[Captain Beefheart]]'s backing band between 1966 and 1974, and reformed between 1978 and 1982 with a new line-up. | ||
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| + | In 1969, Beefheart and his Magic Band recorded ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]'' in Zappa's studio in [[7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive]]. When Zappa relaunched his ''[[Captain Beefheart vs. The Grunt People]]'' project in 1969, Magic Band members Mark Boston, [[Jeff Cotton]], Bill Harkleroad and Victor Hayden were considered in side roles. However, after after [[Captain Beefheart]] and Zappa had a fall-out over the disappointing sales of ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]'', the project never went into production. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Captain_Beefheart_vs_The_Grunt_People.html</ref> | ||
== Players == | == Players == | ||
| − | + | On ''[[Trout Mask Replica]]'' the line-up included: | |
*[[Captain Beefheart]] [ (Don Van Vliet) - (bass clarinet, tenor sax, soprano sax, simran horn, musette, vocal) | *[[Captain Beefheart]] [ (Don Van Vliet) - (bass clarinet, tenor sax, soprano sax, simran horn, musette, vocal) | ||
*Rockette Morton [Mark Boston] - (bass, narration) | *Rockette Morton [Mark Boston] - (bass, narration) | ||
| − | *Antennae Jimmy Semens [Jeff Cotton] - (steel-appendage guitar, flesh horn, vocal on Pena) | + | *Antennae Jimmy Semens [ [[Jeff Cotton]] ] - (steel-appendage guitar, flesh horn, vocal on Pena) |
*Zoot Horn Rollo [Bill Harkleroad] - (glass finger guitar, flute) | *Zoot Horn Rollo [Bill Harkleroad] - (glass finger guitar, flute) | ||
*The Mascara Snake [Victor Hayden] - (bass clarinet, vocal) | *The Mascara Snake [Victor Hayden] - (bass clarinet, vocal) | ||
| − | *Doug Moon - (guitar on China Pig) | + | *[[Doug Moon]] - (guitar on China Pig) |
*Drumbo [ [[John French]] ] - (drums, percussion) [Uncredited] | *Drumbo [ [[John French]] ] - (drums, percussion) [Uncredited] | ||
*Gary Marker - (bass guitar on 'Moonlight' & 'Veteran') [Uncredited] | *Gary Marker - (bass guitar on 'Moonlight' & 'Veteran') [Uncredited] | ||
| − | *[[Biography| | + | *[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (comments on [[The Blimp]]) [Uncredited] |
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== Player History == | == Player History == | ||
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*Winged Eel Fingerling [ [[Elliot Ingber]] ] | *Winged Eel Fingerling [ [[Elliot Ingber]] ] | ||
*Orejon [ [[Roy Estrada]] ] | *Orejon [ [[Roy Estrada]] ] | ||
| − | *Fossil/Old Hat Fowler [ [[Bruce Fowler]] ] | + | *Fossil/Old Hat Fowler [ [[The Fowler Brothers|Bruce Fowler]] ] |
*Indian Ink [ [[Jimmy Carl Black]] ] | *Indian Ink [ [[Jimmy Carl Black]] ] | ||
*[[Ian Underwood]] | *[[Ian Underwood]] | ||
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[[Category:Rock Artists]] | [[Category:Rock Artists]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Favorite Artists]] | + | [[Category:Favorite Rock Artists]] |
[[Category:Influences]] | [[Category:Influences]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:53, 1 August 2026
Magic Band members on Trout Mask Replica.
L to R: Bill Harkleroad, Victor Hayden, Captain Beefheart, John French, Jeff Cotton.
Photo; Ed Caraeff, 1969.
L to R: Bill Harkleroad, Victor Hayden, Captain Beefheart, John French, Jeff Cotton.
Photo; Ed Caraeff, 1969.
The Magic Band was Captain Beefheart's backing band between 1966 and 1974, and reformed between 1978 and 1982 with a new line-up.
In 1969, Beefheart and his Magic Band recorded Trout Mask Replica in Zappa's studio in 7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive. When Zappa relaunched his Captain Beefheart vs. The Grunt People project in 1969, Magic Band members Mark Boston, Jeff Cotton, Bill Harkleroad and Victor Hayden were considered in side roles. However, after after Captain Beefheart and Zappa had a fall-out over the disappointing sales of Trout Mask Replica, the project never went into production. [1]
Players
On 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]
- Frank Zappa (comments on The Blimp) [Uncredited]
Player History
The band has included, at various times:
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