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Mothers Of Invention: FZ--guitar, vocals Jean-Luc Ponty--violin George Duke--keyboards, vocals Sal Marquez--trumpet, vocals Ian Underwood--alto sax Bruce Fowler--trombone Ruth Underwood--percussion Tom Fowler--bass Ralph Humphrey--drums |
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| March 12, 1973 | Ruben And The Jets For Real (LP, Mercury SRM-1-659) Produced by FZ | |
| March 19, 1973 |
Bolic Sound, Inglewood FZ--guitar |
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| March 20, 1973 |
Bolic Sound, Inglewood FZ--guitar |
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| April 3, 1973 |
Whitney Studios, Glendale FZ--guitar, vocals |
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| April 4, 1973 |
Whitney Studios, Glendale FZ--guitar, vocals |
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| May 26, 1973 |
Bolic Sound, Inglewood FZ--guitar |
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| May 29, 1973 |
Bolic Sound, Inglewood FZ--guitar |
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| May 30, 1973 |
Bolic Sound, Inglewood FZ--guitar |
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| May 31, 1973 | Bolic Sound, Inglewood Tina Turner--background vocals |
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| June 1, 1973 |
Bolic Sound, Inglewood FZ--guitar |
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| June 25, 1973 | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia |
| The
Mothers Of Invention: FZ--guitar, vocals Jean-Luc Ponty--violin George Duke--keyboards, vocals Ian Underwood--alto sax Bruce Fowler--trombone Ruth Underwood--percussion Tom Fowler--bass Ralph Humphrey--drums |
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| August 21, 1973 | Solliden, Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| September 7, 1973 | The Mothers Over-Nite Sensation (LP, DiscReet MS 2149) | |
| 1973 | Paramount or Bolic |
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| September 26, 1973 |
Paramount, LA George Duke--keyboards |
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| 1973? |
Bolic Sound, Inglewood George Duke--keyboards
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| The
Mothers Of Invention: FZ--guitar, vocals Napoleon Murphy Brock--tenor sax, vocals George Duke--keyboards, vocals Bruce Fowler--trombone Ruth Underwood--percussion Tom Fowler--bass Ralph Humphrey--drums Chester Thompson--drums |
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| December 8-10, 1973 | The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA |
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| January 23, 1974 |
Paramount, LA Napoleon Murphy
Brock--tenor sax, vocals |
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| The
Mothers Of Invention: FZ--guitar, vocals Jeff Simmons--guitar, vocals Napoleon Murphy Brock--tenor sax, vocals George Duke--keyboards, vocals Bruce Fowler--trombone Ruth Underwood--percussion Tom Fowler--bass Ralph Humphrey--drums Chester Thompson--drums |
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| early 1974 | Bolic, Inglewood Paramount, Hollywood |
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| March 22, 1974 | Frank Zappa Apostrophe (') (LP, DiscReet DS 2175) | |
| The
Mothers Of Invention: FZ--guitar, vocals Jeff Simmons--guitar, vocals Napoleon Murphy Brock--tenor sax, vocals George Duke--keyboards, vocals Don Preston--keyboards Bruce Fowler--trombone Walt Fowler--trumpet Tom Fowler--bass Ralph Humphrey--drums Chester Thompson--drums |
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| May 8, 1974 | Edinboro State College, Pennsylvania |
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| May 11, 1974 | Auditorium Theater, Chicago (late show) |
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| May 12, 1974 | Notre Dame University, South Bend |
| May 15, 1974 | Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa is born |
| The
Mothers Of Invention: FZ--guitar, vocals Jeff Simmons--guitar, vocals (until July 4, 1974) Napoleon Murphy Brock--tenor sax, vocals George Duke--keyboards, vocals Ruth Underwood--percussion Tom Fowler--bass Chester Thompson--drums |
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| June 30, 1974 |
Son-Quebec, Montreal Robert Charlebois--vocals
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| July 3, 1974 | Illinois State University, Bloomington, Illinois Jeff Simmons last known concert with the Mothers |
| The
Mothers OF Invention: FZ--guitar, vocals Napoleon Murphy Brock--tenor sax, vocals George Duke--keyboards, vocals Ruth Underwood--percussion Tom Fowler--bass Chester Thompson--drums |
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| August 27, 1974 | "A
Token Of His Extreme" KCET, LA |
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| September 10, 1974 | Zappa/Mothers Roxy & Elsewhere (2LP, DiscReet 2DS 2202) | |
| September 22-23, 1974 | Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland |
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| September 26, 1974 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France |
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| September 27, 1974 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
| October 1, 1974 | Festhalle Mustermesse, Basel, Switzerland (early show) |
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| October 28, 1974 | George Duke Feel (LP, BASF MC-25355) FZ aka Obdew'l X, guitar on "Love" and "Old Slipper" | |
| November 8, 1974 | Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey |
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| c. November 23, 1974 | Michael Urso replaces Tom Fowler | |
| c. November 26, 1974 | James "Bird Legs" Youmans replaces Michael Urso | |
| December, 1974 | Caribou Studios, Nederland, Colorado FZ--acoustic guitar James "Bird Legs" Youmans--acoustic guitar |
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| December, 1974 | Caribou Studios, Nederland, Colorado (Probably) FZ--guitar George Duke--keyboards Ruth Underwood--percussion, synthesizer James "Bird Legs" Youmans--bass Chester Thompson--drums |
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| December 31, 1974 | Long Beach Arena, CA Tom Fowler is back |
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| January 3, 1975 | The Record Plant, LA FZ--guitar Bruce Fowler--trombone Don Waldrop--trombone Jock Ellis--trombone Dana Hughes--bass trombone Earle Dumler--oboe JoAnn Caldwell McNab--bassoon Mike Altschul--flute Graham Young--trumpet Malcolm McNab--trumpet Ray Reed--flute Victor Morosco--sax John Rotella--woodwinds |
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| January 6, 1975 | The Record Plant, LA FZ--guitar George Duke--keyboards Pamela Goldsmith--viola Murray Adler--violin Sheldon Sanov--violin Jerry Kessler--cello Edward Meares--bass Bruce Fowler--trombone Don Waldrop--trombone Jock Ellis--trombone Dana Hughes--bass trombone Earle Dumler--oboe JoAnn Caldwell McNab--bassoon Mike Altschul--flute Malcolm McNab--trumpet Jay Daversa trumpet Ray Reed--flute Victor Morosco--sax John Rotella--woodwinds Tom Fowler--bass Chester Thompson--drums |
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| January 8, 1975 | The Record Plant, LA FZ--guitar George Duke--keyboards Napoleon Murphy Brock--tenor sax, vocals Tom Fowler--bass Chester Thompson--drums |
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| January 9, 1975 | The Record Plant, LA FZ--guitar George Duke--keyboards Napoleon Murphy Brock--tenor sax, vocals Tom Fowler--bass Chester Thompson--drums |
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| January 10, 1975 | The Record Plant, LA FZ--guitar John Berkman--piano Michael Zearott--piano Mike Altschul--flute Alan Estes--percussion Emil Richards--percussion |
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| January 13, 1975 | The Record Plant, LA FZ--guitar John Berkman--piano Michael Zearott--piano Mike Altschul--flute Alan Estes--percussion Emil Richards--percussion |
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| January 14, 1975 | The Record Plant, LA FZ--guitar John Berkman--piano Michael Zearott--piano Mike Altschul--flute Alan Estes--percussion Emil Richards--percussion |
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| December, 1974-February, 1975 | Caribou Studios, Nederland, Colorado and/or Record Plant, LA and/or Paramount Studios, LA |
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| January-February, 1975 | The Record Plant, LA |
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| 1975 | Paramount Studios, LA |
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| Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers: FZ--guitar, vocals Captain Beefheart--harp, vocals Denny Walley--slide guitar, vocals George Duke--keyboards, vocals Napoleon Murphy Brock--sax, vocals Bruce Fowler--trombone Tom Fowler--bass Terry Bozzio--drums |
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| May 20-21, 1975 | Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas |
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| June 25, 1975 | Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention One Size Fits All (LP, DiscReet DS 2216) | |
| summer 1975 |
The
Mothers Of Invention: |
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| September 18, 1975 | Royce Hall, UCLA The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Orchestra |
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| September 18-19, 1975 |
Royce Hall, UCLA |
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| The
Mothers Of Invention: FZ--guitar, vocals André Lewis--keyboards, vocals Napoleon Murphy Brock--tenor sax, vocals Roy Estrada--bass, vocals Terry Bozzio--drums, vocals |
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| October 2, 1975 | Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers Bongo Fury (LP, DiscReet DS 2234) | |
| October 26, 1975 | Dressing Room Hofstra University, Hempstead |
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| November 1, 1975 | Norma Jean Bell (alto sax, vocals) joins The Mothers | |
| November 1, 1975 | William & Mary Hall, College Of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA | |
| November 22, 1975 | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia | |
| December 9, 1975 | Centre Municipal des Congres de Quebec, Canada Last known gig of Norma Jean Bell with The Mothers |
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