Bunk Gardner

Born John Leon Gaunerra, 05/021933/ in Cleveland, OH, John L. "Bunk" Gardner started musically at age 7 with piano lessons from Elmira Snodgrass for 50 cents a lesson. At age 12, he branched out to clarinet, tenor sax, bassoon and flute. At age 33 he hooked up with FZ.

Bunk provided flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, bass, soprano, & tenor saxes for Absolutely Free, We're Only In It For The Money, Lumpy Gravy, Cruising With Ruben & The Jets, Uncle Meat, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Weasels Ripped My Flesh, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5, Ahead Of Their Time, and Mystery Disc; also for the Beat The Boots series disks The Ark (BTB), Electric Aunt Jemima (BTB), & Our Man In Nirvana (BTB).