Craig "Twister" Steward

FZ first saw harmonica wizard Craig "Twister" Steward on 12/1/1972 in Wichita, KS after a "Petit Wazoo" performance at the Century II Convention Center, playing with the band "Bliss" at a bar called Caesar's Palace. After playing a "slow Blues in A", FZ told Steward "he would be flying me out to LA to audition." Craig tried out with the band for the '73 tour. "Twister" Steward: "After 3 days [of auditioning], FZ called me over and asked me what I thought; and I said, 'Frank, I think I should go back home'. He graceously smiled and said, 'I think you are right!' I went home [and] practiced 5 years." When FZ played Henry Lovitt Arena, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS on 4/11/1980, he invited Craig on stage with The Mothers to solo on "Pound For A Brown'. After the show, FZ asked Steward if he felt he was ready to do some recording? Craig "Twister" Steward provided harmonica for Joe's Garage Act I, Joe's Garage Acts II & III, You Are What You Is, and The Man From Utopia. FZ: "This guy is like the Al Dimeola of the harmonica." Craig Steward is the city Arborist for Wichita, KS.