Ruth Komanoff
Ruth Underwood, aka Amanda B. Recondwith, was "one of those rather stiff people from the suburbs" who attended the Garrick Theater shows. Ruth: "I remember being very upset when they finally finished their stint at the Garrick Theatre and went back to LA. I felt as if the real heart had gone out of New York City".
A product of the Juilliard Conservatory of Music, Ruth joined The Mothers full-time in 1972, and provided percussion and/or synthesizer for Uncle Meat, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Frank Zappa's 200 Motels, Over-Nite Sensation, Apostrophe ('), Roxy & Elsewhere, One Size Fits All, Zoot Allures, Zappa In New York, Studio Tan, Sleep Dirt, Thing-Fish, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6, The Lost Episodes, Läther, and Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa; also for the Beat The Boots series disk Piquantique (BTB).
Ruth san be seen in the Zappa movies 200 Motels (The Film), Baby Snakes (The Film), Dub Room Special, The Amazing Mr. Bickford, Video From Hell, & True Story Of 200 Motels.
Retired from the music business (?), Ruth does help out with musical presentations at the school where her children attend.
