van dyke parks
van dyke parks was part of the mothers for a very short time (pre-"freak out"), if at all. he did play with a lot of zappa alumni. he covered a lowell george song on one of his albums, and his own compositions were played by jimmy carl black and by the west coast pop art experimental band.
info from an
article / interview in melody maker 1974/01/04
discography
- van dyke parks
discography - collaborations & as a guest