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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.]] |
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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. | ||
== Players == | == Players == | ||
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*[[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) | ||
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*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 == | ||
Revision as of 06:41, 12 July 2026
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.
The Magic Band was Captain Beefheart's backing band between 1966 and 1974, and reformed between 1978 and 1982 with a new line-up.
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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