FZ Musicians & Collaborators A-C

Tex Abel

Baby Snakes (the movie) (1979) as himself

Murray Adler

Studio Tan (1978) violin
Läther (1996) violin

Dave Aerni

The Rotations "Heavies" / "The Cruncher" (1963) bass
The Tornadoes (1962) producer

Stan Agol

Chunga's Revenge (1970) engineer
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006) remix engineer
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) remix engineer

Morgan Ågren

Zappa (Stockholm, May 1, 1988) guest drums

Calvin Ahlgren

Does Humor Belong In Music? (1985) as himself

Sergio Albonico

Guitar (1988) photos

Steve Allen

Steve Allen Show (March 1963) bicycle

Phyllis Altenhaus (aka Phyllis Smith)

Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987) as herself and as Sheba Flieschman
Video From Hell (1987) as herself
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as herself

Uncle Meat (CD version, 1987) voice

Mike Altschul

Frank Zappa/Grand Wazoo/Mothers/Hot Rats (September 1972) piccolo, bass clarinet

Waka/Jawaka (1972) baritone sax, piccolo, bass flute, bass clarinet, tenor sax
The Grand Wazoo (1972) woodwinds
Studio Tan (1978) flute, woodwinds
Orchestral Favorites (1979) woodwinds
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) woodwinds
Läther (1996) flute
QuAUDIOPHILIAc (2004) woodwinds
Wazoo (2007) piccolo, bass clarinet and other winds

David Anderle

Freak Out! (1966)
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006)
The MOFO Project/Object (2006)

Jay Anderson

The Man From Utopia (1983) string bass (CD version)
Thing-Fish (1984) string bass
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (1985 remix) new string bass tracks

André

The Mothers Of Invention (Toronto, February 23 & May 24, 1969) guest vocals

Harry Andronis

House mix engineer (1988 Tour)
Studio engineer (1988-?)
Yellow Shark house mix engineer (1992)

Broadway The Hard Way (1988) engineer
The Yellow Shark (1993) concert audio engineer

Jack Anesh

Freak Out! (1966) cover design
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006) original cover design
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) original cover design

Angel

Baby Snakes (the movie) (1979) as herself

Peter Arcaro

The Experimental Music Of Frank Zappa (May 19, 1963) trumpet, conductor

The Lost Episodes (1996) trumpet, conductor

Didier Arditi

The Perfect Stranger (1984) recording engineer

Ralphe Armstrong

The Mothers Of Invention (London, May 12, 1975) guest sitar
Zappa (Detroit, November 19, 1976) guest bass

Art Hotel

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (1988) package design
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) package design

Artis The Spoonman

Zappa (Eugene, October 4, 1981; NYC, October 30, 1981) guest spoons

Civilization Phaze III (1994) spoons

Dance Me This (unreleased) spoons

Ali N. Askin

The Yellow Shark (1993) arranger
Civilization Phaze III (1994) voice
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) liner notes

Bob Auger

Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) engineer

Harold Ayres

Lumpy Gravy (1968) violin

David Baker

Mystery Disc (1998) archival ephemera

Maury Baker

The Mothers (aka Petit Wazoo) (Columbia, SC, November 5, 1972) drums substitute?

Uri Balashov

Civilization Phaze III (1994) cover design

John Balkin

Absolutely Free (1967) bass
Lumpy Gravy (1968) bass
Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970) bass

William Ballard

Lancaster High School Music Teacher (1958)

Dick Barber (aka Foon The Younger)

The Mothers Of Invention (September-December 1967) road manager?
The Mothers Of Invention (January-November 1968) road manager
The Mothers Of Invention (November 1968-May 1969) road manager
The Mothers Of Invention (May-August 1969) road manager, guest snorks
The Mothers Of Invention (June-December 1970) road manager
The Mothers (August-December 1971) road manager?

200 Motels (the movie) (1971) as The Industrial Vacuum Cleaner
Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987) as himself
Video From Hell (1987) as himself
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as himself and also as The Industrial Vacuum Cleaner

We're Only In It For The Money (1968) snorks
Lumpy Gravy (1968) chorus
Chunga's Revenge (1970) special help on production
Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) road manager
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992) rubber chicken strangulation, voice
Playground Psychotics (1992) voice
The Lost Episodes (1996) snorks

Baby Ray & The Ferns "How's Your Bird?" / "World's Greatest Sinner" (1963) snorks?

Spider Barbour

We're Only In It For The Money (1968) voice
Lumpy Gravy (1968) voice
Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985) voice
Civilization Phaze III (1994) voice

Roy Baker

Chunga's Revenge (1970) engineer

Philip Barnett

The Experimental Music Of Frank Zappa (May 19, 1963) oboe, English horn

The Lost Episodes (1996) oboe, English horn

Gary Barone

The Mothers (aka Petit Wazoo) (October-December 1972) trumpet

Imaginary Diseases (2006) tumpet, flugelhorn

Benjamin Barrett

Freak Out! (1966) violin
Lumpy Gravy (1968) contractor
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006) violin
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) violin

Burt Ward "Boy Wonder I Love You" / "Orange Colored Sky" (1966) cello

Arthur Barrow

Zappa (August-October 1978) bass
Zappa (February-April 1979) bass
Zappa (March-July 1980) bass
Zappa (October-December 1980) bass
Zappa (September-December 1981) clone-meister

Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (1979) bass, guitar, vocals
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) bass, vocals
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (1981) bass
You Are What You Is (1981) bass, organ
Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch (1982) bass
The Man From Utopia (1983) bass, keyboards, guitar
Them Or Us (1984) bass
Thing-Fish (1984) bass, synth
We're Only In It For The Money (1985 remix) bass
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (1985 remix) bass
Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985) bass
Guitar (1988) bass
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) bass
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) bass, keyboards
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) bass, keyboards
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) bass, acoustic guitar
The Lost Episodes (1996) bass
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (1996) bass
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) bass, synth
Halloween (2003) bass, vocals
Trance-Fusion (2006) bass
Buffalo (2007) bass, vocals

BTB I: Anyway The Wind Blows (1991) bass
BTB I: Saarbrücken 1978 (1991) bass
BTB II: At The Circus (1992) barrow

Gary Barrow

Dub Room Special (1982) as himself (telecine)

Massimo Bassoli

Dub Room Special (1982) as himself
Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987) as Adult Minnesota Tishman

Uncle Meat (CD version, 1987) voice, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) voice

Carl Baugher

Halloween (2003) liner notes

BBC Symphony Orchestra

The Mothers Of Invention (London, October 25, 1968) some members

Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987)
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989)

The Old Masters Box Two Mystery Disc (1986)
Ahead Of Their Time (1993)

Edwin V. Beach

Freak Out! (1966) cello
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006) cello
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) cello

Mark Beam

The Yellow Shark (1993) original yellow shark designer

Marcel Beauchamp

Robert Charlebois Swing Charlebois Swing (1977) bass, keyboards

Bobby Beausoleil

Freak Out! (1966) vocals
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006) vocals
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) vocals

Jeff Beck

GTO's Permanent Damage (1969) guitar

Lorraine "Pete" Belcher

Unreleased Cucamonga Recordings (c. 1965)

Adrian Belew

Zappa (September 1977-April 1978) guitar, vocals

Baby Snakes (the movie) (1979) as himself
Video From Hell (1987) as himself

Sheik Yerbouti (1979) guitar, vocals
Baby Snakes (1983) guitar, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) guitar, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) guitar, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) voice
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) guitar, vocals
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (1996) rhythm guitar
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) guitar, vocals
QuAUDIOPHILIAc (2004) guitar
Trance-Fusion (2006) guitar

Norma Jean Bell

The Mothers Of Invention (November 1975) alto sax, vocals

Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (1996) vocals

Arnold Belnick

Lumpy Gravy (1968) violin

John Belushi

Zappa (SNL, December 11, 1976) vocals, saxophone
Zappa (SNL, October 21, 1978) vocals

Dwight Bement

The Blackouts (c. 1957-58) tenor sax?
The Blackouts (c. 1961-62) tenor sax
Joe Perrino & The Mellotones (November 1961-early 1962) tenor sax?

The World's Greatest Sinner (soundtrack) (1961) woodwinds, percussion, guitar

Harold G. Bemko

Lumpy Gravy (1968) cello

Jean-Luc Ponty King Kong (1970) cello

Max Bennett

Hot Rats Band (February 1970) bass
Hot Rats Band (c. February 1970) bass
Hot Rats Band (c. March-April 1970) bass

Hot Rats (1969) bass
Chunga's Revenge (1970) bass
Studio Tan (1978) bass
Läther (1996) bass
The Lost Episodes (1996) bass
QuAUDIOPHILIAc (2004) bass

Bruce Bereano

Video From Hell (1987) as himself

John Bergamo

Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Orchestra (September 1975) percussion
Zappa (SNL, December 11, 1976) percussion?

Zappa In New York (1978) percussion
Studio Tan (1978) percussion
Orchestral Favorites (1979) percussion
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) percussion
Läther (1996) percussion
QuAUDIOPHILIAc (2004) percussion

Charles "Chuck" Berghofer

Lumpy Gravy (1968) bass

Paul Bergstrom

Freak Out! (1966) cello
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006) cello
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) cello

Berkeley Symphony Orchestra

A Zappa Affair (June 1984)

John Berkman

Studio Tan (1978) piano
Läther (1996) piano

Jeff Berlin

Zappa (early 1981 rehearsals) bass

Dorothy Berry

Mr. Clean "Mr. Clean" (1963) vocals

Lady Bianca (aka Bianca Odin/Oden aka Bianca Thornton)

Zappa (October-November 1976) keyboards, vocals

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) keyboards, vocals

Bruce Bickford

Baby Snakes (the movie) (1979) animation; also appears as himself
Dub Room Special (1982) animation; also appears as himself
The Amazing Mr. Bickford (1987) animation; also appears as himself
Video From Hell (1987) animation

Theodore Bikel

200 Motels (the movie) (1971) as Rance Muhammitz
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as Rance Muhammitz

Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) narrator, vocals

Rodney Bingenheimer

Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987) as himself

Uncle Meat (CD version, 1987) voice

Wild Man Fischer An Evening With Wild Man Fischer (1969) vocals, piano
GTO's Permanent Damage (1969) vocals

Jimmy Carl Black

The Soul Giants (1965) drums, vocals
Captain Glasspack & His Magic Mufflers (1965) drums, vocals
The Mothers (1965-early 1966) drums, vocals
The Mothers (1966) drums, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (late 1966-February 1967) drums, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (March-August 1967) drums, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (September-December 1967) drums, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (January-November 1968) drums, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (November 1968-May 1969) drums, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (May-August 1969) drums, vocals
The Mothers (LA, August 7, 1971) guest vocals
Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers (El Paso, May 23, 1975) guest vocals
Zappa (Albuquerque, October 10, 1980) guest vocals

200 Motels (the movie) (1971) as Lonesome Cowboy Burt
Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987) as himself
Video From Hell (1987) as himself
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as himself and also as Lonesome Cowboy Burt

Freak Out! (1966) drums, vocals
Absolutely Free (1967) drums, vocals
We're Only In It For The Money (1968) drums, trumpet, vocals
Lumpy Gravy (1968) voice, drums
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (1968) drums, vocals
Mothermania (1969) drums, trumpet, vocals
Uncle Meat (1969) drums, vocals
Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970) drums, vocals
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970) drums
Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) vocals
You Are What You Is (1981) vocals
The Old Masters Box One Mystery Disc (1985) drums, vocals
The Old Masters Box Two Mystery Disc (1986) drums, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992) drums, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) vocals
Ahead Of Their Time (1993) drums, vocals
The Lost Episodes (1996) drums
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) vocals
Joe's Corsage (2004) drums
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006) drums, vocals
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) drums, vocals

BTB I: The Ark (1991) drums
BTB I: 'Tis The Season To Be Jelly (1991) drums
BTB II: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992) drums
BTB II: Our Man In Nirvana (1992) drums

Burt Ward "Boy Wonder I Love You" / "Orange Colored Sky" (1966) drums
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica (1969) drums
GTO's Permanent Damage (1969)

Roger Bobo

The Mothers Of Invention (LA, May 15, 1970) tuba

Richard Bock

Jean-Luc Ponty King Kong (1970) producer

Eric Bogosian

Frank Zappa & Eric Bogosian Blood On The Canvas (unreleased, 1986) words & performance

Greg Bolognese

Zappa (Washington, February 9, 1988) guest vocals

James E. Bond, Jr.

Lumpy Gravy (1968) bass

Fred Borkgren

Over-Nite Sensation (1973) engineer

Peter Bos

The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as himself

Monica Boscia

Lumpy Gravy (1968) voice
Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985) voice
Civilization Phaze III (1994) voice

Mark Boston (Rockette Morton)

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica (1969) bass, guitar, vocals

Andreas Böttger

The Yellow Shark (1993) percussion
Civilization Phaze III (1994) marimba, percussion
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) percussion

Pierre Boulez

The Perfect Stranger (1984) conductor

Carol Bozzio

Zappa (Stanford, November 19, 1977) guest dancing

Dale Bozzio

Baby Snakes (the movie) (1979) as herself

Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (1979) vocals
Thing-Fish (1984) vocals (Rhonda)
The Lost Episodes (1996) vocals
Läther (1996) voice
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) vocals

Terry Bozzio

Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers (April-May 1975) drums
The Mothers Of Invention (June-August 1975; only rehearsals) drums, vocals
Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Orchestra (September 1975) drums
The Mothers Of Invention (September 1975-March 1976) drums, vocals
Zappa (October-November 1976) drums, vocals
Zappa (December 1976) drums, vocals
Zappa (January-February 1977) drums, vocals
Zappa (September 1977-April 1978) drums, vocals

Baby Snakes (the movie) (1979) as himself
Video From Hell (1987) as himself

Bongo Fury (1975) drums
Zoot Allures (1976) drums, back-up vocals
Zappa In New York (1978) drums, vocals
Studio Tan (1978) drums
Sleep Dirt (1979) drums
Sheik Yerbouti (1979) drums, vocals
Orchestral Favorites (1979) drums
Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (1979) vocals (Bald-Headed John)
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) drums
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (1981) drums, voice
Baby Snakes (1983) drums, vocals
Thing-Fish (1984) voice (Harry)
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) drums, voice
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) drums
The Lost Episodes (1996) vocals
Läther (1996) drums, vocals
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (1996) drums
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) drums, vocals
FZ:OZ (2002) drums, vocals
QuAUDIOPHILIAc (2004) drums, vocals
Trance-Fusion (2006) drums

BTB II: Conceptual Continuity (1992) drums

Unreleased soirée sessions at UMRK (January 1993)

Michael Braunstein

One Size Fits All (1975) recordist
Bongo Fury (1975) engineer
Zoot Allures (1976) engineer
Imaginary Diseases (2006) mix engineer

Grand Funk Railroad Good Singin' Good Playin' (1976) engineer

Michael Brecker

Zappa (NYC, December 26-29, 1976) tenor sax, flute

Zappa In New York (1978) tenor sax, flute
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) tenor sax, flute
Läther (1996) tenor sax, flute
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) tenor sax, flute

Randy Brecker

Zappa (NYC, December 26-29, 1976) trumpet

Zappa In New York (1978) trumpet
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) trumpet
Läther (1996) trumpet
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) trumpet

Breena

The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as herself

Christopher Mark Brennan

Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) cover art
Wazoo (2007) covert art

Marshall Brevitz

Waka/Jawaka (1972) supervision

Don Brewer

Zappa (Detroit, November 19, 1976) guest drums

Studio Tan (1978) bongos
Läther (1996) bongos

Grand Funk Railroad Good Singin' Good Playin' (1976) vocals, drums, percussion
Flint Flint (1978) producer, drums, vocals

Arthur E. Briegleb

Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Orchestra (September 1975) French horn

Lumpy Gravy (1968) French horn
Studio Tan (1978) French horn
Orchestral Favorites (1979) French horn
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) French horn
Läther (1996) French horn
QuAUDIOPHILIAc (2004) French horn

Fritz Brinckmann

The Yellow Shark (1993) front cover photo

Napoleon Murphy Brock

The Mothers Of Invention (October-December 1973) tenor sax, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (February-March 1974) tenor sax, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (April-May 1974) tenor sax, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (June-July 1974) tenor sax, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (July-December 1974) tenor sax, vocals
Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers (April-May 1975) tenor sax, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (June-August 1975; only rehearsals) tenor sax, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (September 1975-March 1976) sax, vocals
Zappa (July 1984) tenor sax, vocals

Baby Snakes (the movie) (1979) on a TV screen
Dub Room Special (1982) as himself
The Amazing Mr. Bickford (1987) on a TV screen
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as himself

Apostrophe (') (1974) saxophone, back-up vocals
Roxy & Elsewhere (1974) flute, tenor sax, vocals
One Size Fits All (1975) flute, tenor sax, vocals
Bongo Fury (1975) sax, vocals
Zoot Allures (1976) sax, vocals
Sheik Yerbouti (1979) back-up vocals
Them Or Us (1984) harmony, vocals
Thing-Fish (1984) vocals (Evil Prince)
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) sax, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) sax, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (1988) sax, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) sax, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) sax, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) sax, vocals
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (1996) tenor sax, vocals
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) vocals
FZ:OZ (2002) tenor sax, vocals
QuAUDIOPHILIAc (2004) vocals
The Dub Room Special! (2007) sax, vocals

BTB I: Unmitigated Audacity (1991) sax, vocals
BTB I: Piquantique (1991) tenor sax, flute

Arthur Brown

The Mothers Of Invention (May 1968) guest vocals (Hallandale?)

Denny Bruce

The Mothers (1966) drums

Jack Bruce

Apostrophe (') (1974) bass

Lenny Bruce

Lenny Bruce The Berkeley Concert (1969)

Phyllis Bryn-Julson

200 Motels (the movie) (1971)
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989)

Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) soprano

Kevin Buck

Dub Room Special (1982) as himself (guy who doesn't like Zappa's music)

Richard Myrle Buckley (Lord Buckley)

Lord Buckley A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat (1969) vocals

Dennis Budimir

Lumpy Gravy (1968) guitar

Burt Ward "Boy Wonder I Love You" / "Orange Colored Sky" (1966) guitar

Allison Buff

I Was A Teen-age Malt Shop (unreleased) vocals

Paul C. Buff

Run Home, Slow (soundtrack) (1965) engineer

The Lost Episodes (1996) fuzz bass

The Masters "Breaktime" (1962) probably drums, bass, piano
Ron Roman "Tell Me"/"Love Of My Life" (1963) piano
Baby Ray & The Ferns "How's Your Bird?" / "World's Greatest Sinner" (1963) snorks, saxes, piano?
Brian Lord & The Midnighters "The Big Surfer" (1963) prob. various instruments & sound effects
Mr. Clean "Mr. Clean" / "Jessie Lee" (1963) fuzz bass
The Rotations "Heavies" / "The Cruncher" (1963) guitar, drums, organ, saxes
Conrad & The Hurricane Strings "Hurricane" / "Sweet Love" (1963) producer (aka Curry)
Grandmothers Looking Up Granny's Dress (1982) probably bass

Eric Burdon

The Animals Animalism (1966) vocals, harmonica

Kenny Burgan

The Boogie Men (1961) sax

Gary Burton

The Mothers Of Invention (Miami, June 29, 1969) guest vibes

Paul Butterfield

Freak Out! (1966)
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006)
The MOFO Project/Object (2006)

Eric Buxton

Zappa (Uniondale, March 25, 1988) monologue

Broadway The Hard Way (1988) guest vocals

Bill Byers

Waka/Jawaka (1972) trombone, baritone horn
The Grand Wazoo (1972) trombone, brass

George Callender

Burt Ward "Boy Wonder I Love You" / "Orange Colored Sky" (1966) tuba

Robert "Frog" Camarena

The Mothers Of Invention (LA, February 1974) guest vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (June-August 1975; only rehearsals) guitar, vocals

Apostrophe (') (1974) back-up vocals
Roxy & Elsewhere (1974) back-up vocals
Bongo Fury (1975) vocals

Ruben & The Jets For Real! (1973) guitar, vocals

Frankie Capp

Lumpy Gravy (1968) drums

Ed Caraeff

Hot Rats (1969) photo

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica (1969) photography
Ruben & The Jets For Real! (1973) cover photography

Timothy Carey

The World's Greatest Sinner (1962) writer, producer, director, main character

Paul Carman

Zappa (February-June 1988) alto sax

Broadway The Hard Way (1988) alto sax
The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (1991) alto sax
Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991) alto sax
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) alto sax
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) alto sax
Trance-Fusion (2006) alto sax

Chuck Carter

Run Home, Slow (soundtrack) (1965) flute, tenor sax, baritone sax

The Old Masters Box One Mystery Disc (1985) flute, tenor sax, baritone sax
The Lost Episodes (1996) flute, tenor sax, baritone sax

Roy Caton

Freak Out! (1966) trumpet
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006) trumpet
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) trumpet

Don Cerveris

Run Home, Slow (1965) writer

Leon "Ndugu" Chancler

George Duke Feel (1974) drums, percussion

Chas Chandler

The Animals Animalism (1966) bass

Bruce Chapin

The Mothers Of Invention (Hempstead, November 6, 1973) lecture

Robert Charlebois

Robert Charlebois Swing Charlebois Swing (1977) vocals

Don Cherry

The Mothers Of Invention (Copenhagen, October 3, 1968) guest trumpet, flute

Joe Chiccarelli

Sheik Yerbouti (1979) engineer
Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (1979) engineer
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) engineer
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (1981) engineer
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) recording & remix engineer
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) recording & remix engineer
Halloween (2003) recording & remix engineer
QuAUDIOPHILIAc (2004) engineer

The Chieftains

Unreleased soirée sessions at UMRK (January 1993)

The Chieftains The Celtic Harp (1993) 8 tracks recorded at UMRK
The Chieftains The Long Black Veil (1995) 1 track recorded at UMRK

Chris

Baby Snakes (the movie) (1979) as himself

Spencer Chrislu

The Perfect Stranger (CD 1992) digital master
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992) remix engineer
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) remix engineer
Playground Psychotics (1992) remix engineer
The Man From Utopia (CD 1993) digital master
The Yellow Shark (1993) recording & remix engineer
Civilization Phaze III (1994) mix engineer
We're Only In It For The Money (CD 1995) engineer
The Lost Episodes (1996) transfer & remix engineer
Läther (1996) engineering, digital mastering & EQ
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (1996) sequencing, editing, mastering
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) engineer
Tinsel Town Rebellion (CD 1998) digital remaster
You Are What You Is (CD 1998) digital remaster
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) mix engineer, sequencing, editing
FZ:OZ (2002) mix engineer
Trance-Fusion (2006) remix engineer

Jill Christiansen

The Lost Episodes (1996) congeniality
Läther (1996) enthusiasm
Mystery Disc (1998) key witness

Donald Christlieb

Run Home, Slow (soundtrack) (1965) oboe

Lumpy Gravy (1968) woodwinds
The Old Masters Box One Mystery Disc (1985) oboe
The Lost Episodes (1996) oboe

Jean-Luc Ponty King Kong (1970) bassoon

Pete Crhistlieb

Run Home, Slow (soundtrack) (1965) tenor sax

The Old Masters Box One Mystery Disc (1985) tenor sax
The Lost Episodes (1996) tenor sax

Miss Cinderella

Wild Man Fischer An Evening With Wild Man Fischer (1969) vocals
GTO's Permanent Damage (1969) vocals

Gene Cipriano

Lumpy Gravy (1968) woodwinds

Jean-Luc Ponty King Kong (1970) oboe, english horn

Eric Clapton

The Mothers Of Invention (c. 1966) guest guitar (Shrine Auditorium)

We're Only In It For The Money (1968) voice

Tim Clark

Dub Room Special (1982) as himself (dub room editor)

Mike Clarke

Freak Out! (1966)
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006)
The MOFO Project/Object (2006)

Classical Guitar Ensemble

200 Motels (the movie) (1971)

Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) guitars

Claudia

Zappa (Stuttgart, May 24, 1988) guest dancing

Mr. Clean

Mr. Clean "Mr. Clean" / "Jessie Lee" (1963) vocals, harmonica?

Lee Clement

The Grand Wazoo (1972) gong

Irma Coffee

The Mothers Of Invention (New Jersey, November 1973) guest vocals

Herb Cohen

Absolutely Free (1967) cash register machine

Lenny Bruce The Berkeley Concert (1969) executive producer
Wild Man Fischer An Evening With Wild Man Fischer (1969) business production

Lisa Cohen

Absolutely Free (1967) voice of Cheese

Vinnie Colaiuta

Zappa (August-October 1978) drums
Zappa (February-April 1979) drums
Zappa (January 1980) drums (only rehearsals)
Zappa (October-December 1980) drums
Zappa (early 1981 rehearsals) drums

Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (1979) drums
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) drums
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (1981) drums
The Man From Utopia (1983) drums
Guitar (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) drums
The Lost Episodes (1996) drums
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (1996) drums
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) drums
Halloween (2003) drums
Trance-Fusion (2006) drums
Buffalo (2007) drums, vocals

BTB I: Anyway The Wind Blows (1991) drums
BTB I: Saarbrücken 1978 (1991) drums
BTB II: At The Circus (1992) drums

Brad Cole

Zappa (only rehearsals, c. May-June 1984) keyboards

Them Or Us (1984) piano

Ray Collins

Sin City Boys aka Loeb & Leopold (c. 1963) vocals
The Soul Giants (1965) vocals
Captain Glasspack & His Magic Mufflers (1965) vocals
The Mothers (1965-early 1966) vocals
The Mothers (1966) vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (late 1966-February 1967) vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (March-August 1967) vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (September-December 1967) vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (January-November 1968) vocals (until May)
The Mothers Of Invention (May 1970) vocals

Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987) as Bill Yurds and also as himself
Video From Hell (1987) as himself

Freak Out! (1966) vocals, tambourine, harmonica
Absolutely Free (1967) vocals, tambourine
Lumpy Gravy (1968) harmonica
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (1968) vocals
Mothermania (1969) vocals, tambourine
Uncle Meat (1969) vocals
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970) vocals
Apostrophe (') (1974) back-up vocals
The Old Masters Box One Mystery Disc (1985) vocals, tambourine
The Old Masters Box Two Mystery Disc (1986) vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992) tambourine
The Lost Episodes (1996) vocals
Joe's Corsage (2004) vocals, tambourine, harmonica
Joe's XMASage (2005) voice
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006) vocals, tambourine, harmonica
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) vocals, tambourine, harmonica

BTB I: 'Tis The Season To Be Jelly (1991) tambourine, vocals
BTB II: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992) tambourine, vocals

Ron Roman "Love Of My Life" (1963) falsetto
Baby Ray & The Ferns "How's Your Bird?" / "World's Greatest Sinner" (1963) vocals
Ned & Nelda "Hey, Nelda" / "Surf Along" (1963) vocals
Grandmothers Looking Up Granny's Dress (1982) vocals

Stuart Congdon

The Ramblers (c. 1955) piano

James Conwell

The Penguins "Memories Of El Monte" (1963) vocals

Cora (aka Corsa)

The Village Inn Band (early 1965) guest vocals

The Old Masters Box One Mystery Disc (1985) vocals

Dave Coronado

The Soul Giants (1965) sax

Jeff Cotton (Antennae Jimmy Semens)

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica (1969) steel-guitar

Coen "Conrad" Couwenberg

Conrad & The Hurricane Strings "Hurricane" / "Sweet Love" (1963) rhythm guitar

Patrick Couwenberg

Conrad & The Hurricane Strings "Hurricane" / "Sweet Love" (1963) drums

Greg Cowan

Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) party-giver

Marque "Marqueson" Coy

Monitor engineer (1981-1988)
Joe's Garage manager & engineer (since 1988)

Civilization Phaze III (1994) recording engineer
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) recording engineer

Gabor Csupo

The Lost Episodes (1996) illustrations

Ronnie Cuber

Zappa (SNL, December 11, 1976) baritone sax
Zappa (NYC, December 26-29, 1976) baritone sax, clarinet

Zappa In New York (1978) baritone sax, clarinet
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) baritone sax, clarinet
Läther (1996) baritone sax, clarinet
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) baritone sax, clarinet

Warren Cuccurullo

Zappa (NYC, October 31, 1978) monologue
Zappa (February-April 1979) guitar

Baby Snakes (the movie) (1979) as himself
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as himself

Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (1979) guitar, vocals
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) guitar, vocals
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (1981) guitar, electric sitar
Baby Snakes (1983) voice
Guitar (1988) guitar
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) guitar
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) guitar
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) guitar
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) guitar
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (1996) guitar
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) guitar, vocals
Trance-Fusion (2006) guitar

BTB I: Anyway The Wind Blows (1991) guitar

Alby Cullaz

Frank Zappa & Hot Rats (France, July-August 1970) bass

Louis "The Turkey" Cuneo

Lumpy Gravy (1968) voice
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (1981) voice
Civilization Phaze III (1994) voice

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