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Tag Archives: sandro oliva
Best FZ Covers – Sandro Oliva’s “Watermelon In Easter Hay”
Sandro Oliva – former member of The Grandmothers, and one of my favourite guitarists – has been torturing Italian eardrums with his own band, The Blue Pampurio’s, since 1974. Sandro Oliva‘s cover of FZ’s “Watermelon In Easter Hay” (one of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged Blue Pampurio's, Frank Zappa, sandro oliva, the grandmothers, Watermelon In Easter Hay
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When Do We Get Paid? – Jimmy Carl Black
Since Jimmy Carl Black‘s passing, I have had the great opportunity to listen to much of the man’s post-Mothers of Invention recordings. Agree with me or not, JCB was a very unique musician in his own right. Many of his … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged eugene chadbourne, Frank Zappa, jimmy carl black, Mick Pini, roy estrada, sandro oliva, the grandmothers, the muffin men, Uwe Jesdinsky
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The Indian of the Group – Jimmy Carl Black
It was a year ago today (well, okay, a year and a month less two days)… Born in El Paso, Texas, of Cheyenne heritage, Jimmy Carl Black‘s trademark line, “Hi Boys and Girls, I’m Jimmy Carl Black, and I’m the … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music, Personal, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 2002, 2007, indian of the group, jimmy carl black, sandro oliva, texas bluesman, the muffin men
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Who Do You Think You Arf?!? – The European Grandmothers
I have always been intrigued by the D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) ethic among bands who cover and interpret Zappa’s music. True, few of these acts have any hope of actually being signed by today’s youth driven music business. In many … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1993/94 tour, CD production, D.I.Y. ethic, live music, sandro oliva, The European Grandmothers, zappa covers
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