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For [[Trout Mask Replica]] the line-up included:
 
For [[Trout Mask Replica]] the line-up included:
  
*Captain Beefheart [ [[Don Van Vliet]] ] - (bass clarinet, tenor sax, soprano sax, simran horn, musette, vocal)
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*[[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)
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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]
*[[FZ]] (comments on [[The Blimp]]) [Uncredited]
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*[[Biography|FZ]] (comments on [[The Blimp]]) [Uncredited]
  
 
[[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.]]
 
[[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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*Winged Eel Fingerling [ [[Elliot Ingber]] ]
 
*Winged Eel Fingerling [ [[Elliot Ingber]] ]
 
*Orejon [ [[Roy Estrada]] ]  
 
*Orejon [ [[Roy Estrada]] ]  
*Fossil/Old Hat Fowler [ [[Bruce Fowler]] ]
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*Fossil/Old Hat Fowler [ [[The Fowler Brothers|Bruce Fowler]] ]
 
*Indian Ink [ [[Jimmy Carl Black]] ]  
 
*Indian Ink [ [[Jimmy Carl Black]] ]  
 
*[[Ian Underwood]]
 
*[[Ian Underwood]]
 
*Tom Grasso
 
*Tom Grasso
 
*Jerry Handley
 
*Jerry Handley
*Alex St. Clair [[Alex Snouffer]]
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*[[Alex St. Clair]] (Alex Snouffer)
 
*Ry Cooder
 
*Ry Cooder
 
*Paul Blakely
 
*Paul Blakely
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*Richard Snyder
 
*Richard Snyder
 
*Gary Jaye
 
*Gary Jaye
*Gary Lucas
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*[[Gary Lucas]]
 
*Richard Redus
 
*Richard Redus
 
*Cliff Martinez
 
*Cliff Martinez
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[[Category:Musicians]]
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[[Category:Rock Artists]]
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[[Category:Favorite Artists]]
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[[Category:Influences]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 13 September 2021

Captain Beefheart's backing band was variously titled as 'His Magic Band' and 'The Magic Band' which, during its existence, had an interchanging and evolving line-up.

Players

For 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]
  • FZ (comments on The Blimp) [Uncredited]
Magic Band members on Trout Mask Replica.
L to R: Harkleroad, Hayden, Beefheart, French, Cotton.
Photo; Ed Caraeff, 1969.

Player History

The band has included, at various times:

  • Black Jewel Kitabu [Eric Drew Feldman]
  • White Jewel [Jeff Moris Tepper]
  • Robert Arthur Williams
  • Richard Snyder
  • Gary Jaye
  • Gary Lucas
  • Richard Redus
  • Cliff Martinez
  • (guesting) Don Preston
  • (guesting) Samuel Hoffman
  • (guesting) Milt Holland (see Chunky, Novi & Ernie 1977)
  • (guesting) Taj Mahal
  • (guesting) Russ Titelman
  • (guesting) Rhys Clark
  • (guesting) The Blackberries
  • (guesting) Harry Duncan
  • (guesting) Mary Jane Eisenberg

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