This is a list of the different line-ups of the Mothers, The Mothers Of Invention and other Zappa touring bands.
| guitar and/or vocals | bass | drums, percussion | strings | keyboards, wind instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 / 1966 | the mothers # 1 | f.zappa | r.collins | r.estrada | j.c. black | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | the m.o.i. # 2 | f.zappa | r.collins | e.ingber | r.estrada | j.c. black | ||||||||||||||||||
| the m.o.i. # 3-1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| early 1967 | the m.o.i. # 3-2nd | f.zappa | r.collins | r.estrada | j.c. black | billy mundi | d.preston | bunk | motorhead | |||||||||||||||
| 1967/09 -> 1968 | the m.o.i. # 3-3rd | f.zappa | r.collins | r.estrada | j.c. black | billy mundi | i.underwood | d.preston | bunk | motorhead | ||||||||||||||
| 1968/01 -> 1968/10 | the m.o.i. # 3-4th | f.zappa | r.estrada | j.c. black | art tripp | i.underwood | d.preston | bunk | motorhead | |||||||||||||||
| 1968/11 -> 1969/05 | the m.o.i. # 3-5th | f.zappa | l.george | r.estrada | j.c. black | art tripp | i.underwood | d.preston | bunk | buzz | motorhead | |||||||||||||
| 1969/06 -> 1970 | the m.o.i. # 3-6th | f.zappa | r.estrada | j.c. black | art tripp | i.underwood | d.preston | bunk | buzz | motorhead | ||||||||||||||
| 1970/02 | hot rats | f.zappa | m.bennett | ed greene | i.underwood | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1970/03 | hot rats | f.zappa | m.bennett | a.dunbar | i.underwood | sugarcane | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1970/05 | the m.o.i. # 4 | f.zappa | r.collins | j.simmons | b.mundi | a.dunbar | i.underwood | d.preston | g.duke | motorhead | ||||||||||||||
| 1970/06 -> 1970/12 | the m.o.i. # 5 | f.zappa | flo & eddie | j.simmons | a.dunbar | i.underwood | g.duke | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971/05 -> 1971/08 | the m.o.i. # 6-1st | f.zappa | flo & eddie | j.pons | a.dunbar | i.underwood | d.preston | b.harris(#1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1971/10 > 1971/12 | the m.o.i. # 6-2nd | f.zappa | flo & eddie | j.pons | a.dunbar | i.underwood | d.preston | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972/09 | the grand wazoo orch. | f.zappa | t.duran | d.parlato | j.gordon | r.underwood | t.raney | j.kessler | i.underwood | s.marquez | b.fowler | e.dumler | m.mcnabb | t.malone | g.ferris | j.mcnabb | k.shroyer | m.altschul | j.migliori | r.reed | c.owens | |||
| 1972/10 -> 1972/12 | the petit wazoo orchstra | f.zappa | t.duran | d.parlato | j.gordon | b.fowler | e.dumler | m.mcnabb | t.malone | g.ferris | g.barone | |||||||||||||
| the m.o.i. # 7-1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973/02 -> 1973/07 | the m.o.i. # 7-2nd | f.zappa | t.fowler | r.humphrey | r.underwood | j.-l.ponty | i.underwood | s.marquez | g.duke | |||||||||||||||
| 1973/08 -> 1973/09 | the m.o.i. # 7-3nd | f.zappa | t.fowler | r.humphrey | r.underwood | j.-l.ponty | i.underwood | g.duke | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973/10 -> 1973/12 | the m.o.i. # 8 | f.zappa | t.fowler | r.humphrey | r.underwood | c.thompson | n.m.brock | b.fowler | g.duke | |||||||||||||||
| 1974/02 -> 1974/03 | the m.o.i. # 9-1st | f.zappa | j.simmons | t.fowler | r.humphrey | r.underwood | n.m.brock | b.fowler | g.duke | |||||||||||||||
| 1974/04 -> 1974/05 | the m.o.i. # 9-2nd | f.zappa | j.simmons | t.fowler | r.humphrey | n.m.brock | d.preston | b.fowler | g.duke | w.fowler | ||||||||||||||
| 1974/07 -> 1974/11 | the m.o.i. # 10-1st | f.zappa | t.fowler | c.thompson | r.underwood | n.m.brock | g.duke | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974/11 | the m.o.i. # 10-2nd | f.zappa | r.rogers | c.thompson | r.underwood | n.m.brock | g.duke | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974/11/19 -> 1974/11/23 | the m.o.i. # 10-3rd | f.zappa | m.urso | c.thompson | r.underwood | n.m.brock | g.duke | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974/11/24 -> 1974/12/01 | the m.o.i. # 10-4th | f.zappa | j.youmans | c.thompson | r.underwood | n.m.brock | g.duke | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975/04 -> 1975/05 | the m.o.i. # 11 | f.zappa | beefheart | d.walley | t.fowler | t.bozzio | n.m.brock | b.fowler | g.duke | |||||||||||||||
| the m.o.i. # 12-1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975/09 -> 1975/11 | the m.o.i. # 12-2nd | f.zappa | r.estrada | t.bozzio | n.m.brock | a.lewis | n.j.bell | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975/11 -> 1976/03 | the m.o.i. # 12-3rd | f.zappa | r.estrada | t.bozzio | n.m.brock | a.lewis | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1976/10 -> 1976/11 | zappa # 1-1st | f.zappa | r.white | p.o'hearn | t.bozzio | e.jobson | b.odin | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976/11 | zappa # 1-2nd | f.zappa | r.white | p.o'hearn | t.bozzio | e.jobson | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1976/12 - SNL | zappa # 1-3rd | f.zappa | r.white | d.pardo | p.o'hearn | b.cranshaw | t.bozzio | r.underwood | e.jobson | d.samuels | r.brecker | m.brecker | l.marini | t.malone | r.cuber | ch.hardwick | ||||||||
| 1977/01 -> 1977/02 | zappa # 1-2nd | f.zappa | r.white | p.o'hearn | t.bozzio | e.jobson | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1977/09 -> 1978/02 | zappa # 2 | f.zappa | a.belew | p.o'hearn | t.bozzio | e.mann | t.mars | p.wolf | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978/08 -> 1978/10 | zappa # 3-1st | f.zappa | i.willis | a.barrow | v.colaiuta | e.mann | t.mars | p.wolf | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978/10 | zappa # 3-2nd | f.zappa | p.o'hearn | a.barrow | v.colaiuta | e.mann | l.shankar | t.mars | p.wolf | |||||||||||||||
| 1979/02 -> 1979/04 | zappa # 3-3rd | f.zappa | w.cuccurullo | i.willis | d.walley | a.barrow | v.colaiuta | e.mann | t.mars | p.wolf | ||||||||||||||
| 1980/01 | zappa # 4-1st | f.zappa | r.white | i.willis | a.barrow | s.lott | t.mars | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980/01 -> 1980/07 | zappa # 4-2nd | f.zappa | r.white | i.willis | a.barrow | d.logeman | t.mars | |||||||||||||||||
| zappa # 5-1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980/09 -> 1980/12 | zappa # 5-2nd | f.zappa | r.white | i.willis | s.vai | a.barrow | v.colaiuta | t.mars | b.harris(#2) | |||||||||||||||
| 1981/08 -> 1982/07 | zappa # 6 | f.zappa | r.white | s.vai | s.thunes | c.wackerman | e.mann | t.mars | r.martin | |||||||||||||||
| 1984/07 -> 1984/08 | zappa # 7-1st | f.zappa | r.white | i.willis | s.thunes | c.wackerman | n.m.brock | r.martin | a.zavod | |||||||||||||||
| 1984/08 -> 1984/12 | zappa # 7-2nd | f.zappa | r.white | i.willis | s.thunes | c.wackerman | r.martin | a.zavod | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987/12 | zappa # 8-1st | f.zappa | flo & eddie | i.willis | s.thunes | c.wackerman | e.mann | t.mars | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988/02 -> 1988/06 | zappa # 8-2nd | f.zappa | i.willis | m.keneally | s.thunes | c.wackerman | e.mann | r.martin | b.fowler | a.wing | w.fowler | p.carman | k.mcgettrick | |||||||||||
"the mothers of invention" (1964 / 1966)
frank zappa, ray
collins, roy
estrada, jimmy
carl
black,
but also henry vestine, alice
stuart,
...
"the mothers of invention"
(1966)
frank zappa, ray
collins,
elliot ingber, roy
estrada, jimmy
carl
black
"the mothers of invention" (early 1967)
frank zappa, ray
collins, roy
estrada, jimmy
carl
black, billy
mundi, don
preston, bunk
gardner, jim
'motorhead' sherwood
"the mothers of invention" (1967/09 ->
1968)
frank zappa, ray
collins,
roy estrada,
jimmy
carl
black, billy
mundi, ian
underwood,
don
preston,
bunk
gardner, jim
'motorhead' sherwood
"the mothers of invention" (1968/01 ->
1968/10)
frank zappa, roy
estrada,
jimmy
carl
black, art
tripp, ian
underwood,
don
preston,
bunk
gardner, jim
'motorhead' sherwood
"the mothers of invention" (1968/11 ->
1969/05)
frank zappa, lowell
george, roy
estrada, jimmy
carl
black, art
tripp, ian
underwood,
don
preston,
bunk
gardner,
buzz
gardner,
jim
'motorhead' sherwood
"the mothers of invention" (1969/06 ->
1970)
frank zappa, roy
estrada, jimmy
carl
black, art
tripp, ian
underwood,
don
preston,
bunk
gardner,
buzz
gardner,
jim
'motorhead' sherwood
"hot
rats" (1970/02)
f.zappa, m.bennett, ed
greene, i.underwood
"hot
rats" (1970/03)
f.zappa, m.bennett, a.dunbar, i.underwood,
sugarcane
harris
"the mothers of invention" - the spring 1970
band (1970/05)
f.zappa, r.collins,
j.simmons, b.mundi,
a.dunbar, i.underwood,
d.preston, g.duke,
j.sherwood
"the
mothers of invention" - the fall 1970 band (1970/06 -> 1970/12)
f.zappa, flo
& eddie (m.volman & h.kaylan),
j.simmons, a.dunbar, i.underwood, g.duke
"the mothers of invention" - the summer 1971
band (1971/05 -> 1971/08)
f.zappa, flo
& eddie (m.volman & h.kaylan), j.pons, a.dunbar, i.underwood,
d.preston,
b.harris(#1)
"the mothers of invention" - the fall 1971
band (1971/10 > 1971/12)
f.zappa, flo
& eddie (m.volman & h.kaylan), j.pons, a.dunbar, i.underwood
"the
grand wazoo orchestra" (1972/09)
f.zappa, t.duran, d.parlato, j.gordon,
r.underwood,
t.raney,
j.kessler
, i.underwood,
s.marquez,
b.fowler,
e.dumler,
m.mcnabb,
t.malone,
g.ferris,
j.mcnabb,
k.shroyer,
m.altschul,
j.migliori,
r.reed,
c.owens
"the petit wazoo orchstra" (1972/10 ->
1972/12)
f.zappa, t.duran, d.parlato, j.gordon, b.fowler,
e.dumler,
m.mcnab,
t.malone,
g.ferris,
g.barone
"the
mothers of invention" - the spring / summer 1973 band (1) (1973/02 ->
1973/07)
f.zappa, tom
fowler, ralph
humphrey,
ruth underwood, jean-luc
ponty,
ian underwood,
sal marquez, george
duke
"the
mothers of invention" - the spring / summer 1973 band (2) (1973/08 ->
1973/09)
f.zappa, t.fowler, r.humphrey,
r.underwood, j.-l.ponty,
i.underwood, g.duke
"the mothers of invention" - the fall 1973
band (1973/10 -> 1973/12)
f.zappa, t.fowler, r.humphrey,
r.underwood,
c.thompson, napoleon
murphy brock, b.fowler,
g.duke
"the mothers of invention" - the winter 1974
band (1974/02
-> 1974/03)
f.zappa, j.simmons, t.fowler, r.humphrey,
r.underwood, napoleon
murphy brock, b.fowler,
g.duke
"the mothers of invention" - the spring 1974
band (1974/04
-> 1974/05)
f.zappa, j.simmons
, t.fowler, r.humphrey, napoleon
murphy brock,
d.preston,
b.fowler,
g.duke,
w.fowler
"the mothers of invention" - the summer/fall
1974 band (1) (1974/07 -> 1974/11)
f.zappa, t.fowler, c.thompson,
r.underwood, napoleon
murphy brock, g.duke
"the mothers of invention" - the summer/fall
1974 band (2) (1974/11)
f.zappa, r.rogers, c.thompson, r.underwood, napoleon murphy
brock, g.duke
"the mothers of invention" - the summer/fall
1974 band (3) (1974/11/19 -> 1974/11/23)
f.zappa, m.urso, c.thompson, r.underwood, napoleon murphy
brock, g.duke
"the mothers of invention" - the summer/fall
1974 band (4) (1974/11/24 -> 1974/12/01)
f.zappa, j.youmans, c.thompson, r.underwood, napoleon murphy
brock, g.duke
"the mothers of invention" - the summer/fall
1974 band (1) (1974/12)
f.zappa, tom
fowler, chester
thompson,
ruth underwood, napoleon
murphy brock, george.duke
"the mothers of invention" - the spring 1975
band
(1975/04 -> 1975/05)
f.zappa, captain
beefheart, d.walley,
t.fowler, t.bozzio, napoleon
murphy brock, b.fowler,
g.duke
"the mothers of invention" - the fall 1975 /
winter 1976 band (1) (1975/09 -> 1975/10)
f.zappa, r.estrada, t.bozzio, napoleon
murphy brock,
a.lewis
"the mothers of invention" - the fall 1975 /
winter 1976 band (2) (1975/11 -> 1975/12)
frank zappa, roy
estrada, terry
bozzio, napoleon
murphy brock,
andre lewis,
norma
jean bell
"the mothers of invention" - the fall 1975 /
winter 1976 band (1) (1976/01 -> 1976/03)
f.zappa, r.estrada, t.bozzio, napoleon
murphy brock,
andre lewis
"zappa"
- the winter 1976 band (1) (1976/10 -> 1976/11)
f.zappa, r.white, p.o'hearn, t.bozzio, e.jobson,
b.odin
"zappa"
- the winter 1976 band (2) (1976/11)
f.zappa, r.white, p.o'hearn, t.bozzio, e.jobson
"zappa" on 'Saturday Night Live'
f.zappa, ray
white,
don pardo, patrick
o'hearn,
b.cranshaw, terry
bozzio,
ruth underwood, eddie
jobson,
david samuels,
randy brecker,
michael brecker,
lou marini,
tom malone,
ronnie cuber
"zappa"
- the winter 1976 band (3) (1976/12)
f.zappa, r.white,
d.pardo, p.o'hearn,
t.bozzio,
r.underwood, e.jobson,
d.samuels,
r.brecker,
m.brecker,
l.marini,
t.malone,
r.cuber
"zappa"
- the winter 1976 band (2) (1977/01 -> 1977/02)
f.zappa, r.white, p.o'hearn, t.bozzio, e.jobson
"zappa" - the fall 1977 / winter 1978 band
(1977/09 -> 1978/02)
frank zappa, adrian
belew, patrick
o'hearn, terry
bozzio,
ed mann, tommy
mars,
peter
wolf
"zappa"
- the fall 1978 band (1) (1978/08 -> 1978/10)
f.zappa, ike
willis, arthur
barrow,
v.colaiuta,
ed mann, tommy
mars,
peter
wolf
"zappa"
- the fall 1978 band (2) (1978/10)
f.zappa, p.o'hearn,
arthur barrow,
v.colaiuta,
ed mann, l.shankar,
tommy mars,
peter
wolf
"zappa"
- the 1979 band (1979/02 -> 1979/04)
f.zappa, warren
cuccurullo,
ike willis,
denny walley,
arthur barrow,
vinnie colaiuta,
ed mann, tommy
mars,
peter
wolf
"zappa" - the spring/summer 1980 band (1)
(1980/01)
f.zappa, ray
white,
ike willis, arthur
barrow,
s.lott, tommy
mars
"zappa" - the spring/summer 1980 band (2)
(1980/01 -> 1980/07)
frank zappa, ray
white,
ike willis, arthur
barrow,
david logeman,
tommy mars
"zappa"
- the fall 1980 band - (1980/09 -> 1980/12)
frank zappa, ray
white,
ike willis,
steve vai, arthur
barrow,
vinnie colaiuta, tommy
mars,
bob harris(#2)
"zappa" - the 1981 band (1981/08 ->
1981/12)
f.zappa, ray white, steve vai, scott thunes, chad wackerman, ed mann, t.mars, r.martin
"zappa" - the 1982 band (1982/05 ->1982/07)
f.zappa, ray white, steve vai, scott thunes, chad wackerman, ed mann, t.mars, r.martin
"zappa"
- the 1984 band (1) (1984/07 -> 1984/08)
f.zappa, ray
white,
ike willis, scott
thunes,
chad wackerman, n.m.brock,
bobby martin,
allan zavod
"zappa"
- the 1984 band (2) (1984/08 -> 1984/12)
f.zappa, ray
white,
ike willis, scott
thunes,
chad wackerman, r.martin,
a.zavod
"zappa" - the 1987 band (1987/12)
f.zappa, flo
& eddie (m.volman & h.kaylan),
ike willis, scott
thunes,
chad wackerman,
ed mann, t.mars
"zappa" - the 1988 band (1988/02 -> 1988/06)
f.zappa, ike willis, m.keneally, scott
thunes, chad
wackerman, ed
mann, r.martin, b.fowler, a.wing,
w.fowler, p.carman, k.mcgettrick