MEET
THE
CREW
captain
beefheart's magic bands
and
the recordings
CAPTAIN
BEEFHEART and his / the MAGIC BAND
line ups and
records
THIS is part ZERO MAGIC BAND MEMBERS in alphabetical order
go to line
ups 1-7 'start' - the legendary a&m
sessions 3/1964-06.66 when alex snouffer was captain beefheart
or line
ups 8-12 safe
as milk - strictly personal 07.66-01.06.68
or line
ups 13-18 trout
mask replica - 'new construction' 06.68-03.70
or line
ups 19-25 lick
my decals off, baby - the spotlight kid 04.70-06.72
or line
ups 26-31 clear
spot - 'band of gypsies' 07.72-2/1975
or line
ups 32-38 're-start'
- shiny beast 3/1975-1978
or line
ups 39-41 doc
at the radar station - 'end' 1/1980-2/1982
remarks
for details about
their records,
see the
discography
some time spans from 1964-66 are a reliable guess
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the following persons once were members of the crew:
JIMMY CARL BLACK
indian
ink * drums (15)
/ 31
PAUL BLAKELY
*
drums 1 / 3 / 8
MARK BOSTON rockette
morton * bass guitar * guitar 15-28
JEFF BRUCHELL * drums
16
RY COODER *
guitar 10
JEFF COTTON antennae
jimmy semens * guitar 12-15
GREG DAVIDSON ella
guru * guitar 31
HARRY DUNCAN * harmonica
(34-37)
MARY JANE EISENBERG
* shake bouquet 38
ROY ESTRADA
oréjon
/ audi hon * bass guitar (15)
/ 25-27
ERIC DREW FELDMAN
black
jew kittaboo * bass guitar * keyboards
34-40
/ (41)
BRUCE FOWLER fossil
/ old hat * air-bass * trombone 31-32
/ 37-39
JOHN FRENCH drumbo
*
drums * guitar 9-15 / 19-23 / 31-33 / 35 /
39
FUZZY FUSCALDO * rhythm
guitar 29
DAVID GATES * guitar
7
MARK GIBBONS * keyboards
30
TOM GRASSO * piano
17
TY GRIMES * drums
* percussion 29-30
JERRY HANDLEY *
bass guitar 1-13
BILL HARKLEROAD
zoot
horn rollo * guitar 13-28
VICTOR HAYDEN the
mascara snake * clarinet 15-16
RICHARD HEPNER
*
guitar 5
ELLIOT INGBER
winged
eel fingerling * guitar 20
/ 22 / (23) / 24-25 / 31-32
IRA INGBER * bass
guitar 30
GARY JAYE *
drums 34
GARY LUCAS *
guitar (39-40) / 41
MARK MARCELLINO *
keyboards (28)
GARY MARKER * bass
guitar 14
CLIFF MARTINEZ
*
drums * percussion 41
JERRY MCGHEE * guitar
11
DOUG MOON *
guitar 1-9 / (15)
VIC MORTENSEN *
drums 2 / 4
GENE PELLO * drums
30
DON PRESTON * keyboards
(15)
RICHARD REDUS
mercury
josef * guitar * bass guitar
38
DEL SIMMONS * sax
* flute (28) / 29
DEAN SMITH * guitar
29-30
MICHAEL SMOTHERMAN
* keyboards 29-30
ALEX SNOUFFER alex
(pyjama) st. claire * guitar * drums 1-12
/ 27-28
RICHARD SNYDER
midnight
hatsize * guitar * bass guitar 40-41
JEFF MORIS TEPPER
jeff
tapir / white jew * guitar 33-41
JOHN THOMAS *
keyboards 33
ART TRIPP ed
marimba * drums * marimba (15)
/ 17-28 / (38)
PAUL UHRIG * bass
29
IAN UNDERWOOD * guitar
17
DON VAN VLIET captain
beefheart * vocals * harmonica * sax *
clarinet 1-41
DENNY WALLEY feeler's
reedo / walla walla * guitar 32-37
/ (40)
ROBERT WILLIAMS
wait
for me * drums 36-40
FRANK ZAPPA * guitar
(16)
*
notes
their famous beefheartian
identities are mentioned in green
lettering!
(..) means
guest
appearance
guest appearances,
short memberships and the 1974 'tragic band' in thinner lettering!
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