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    Ruth Underwood (born Ruth Komanoff; May 23, 1946) is an American musician best known for playing xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, and other percussion...
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    lineup, which included Ian Underwood, George Duke, Ralph Humphrey, Sal Marquez, Bruce Fowler, Tom Fowler, and Ruth Underwood. Napoleon Murphy Brock and...
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    toured with smaller groups that variously included Ian Underwood (reeds, keyboards), Ruth Underwood (vibes, marimba), Sal Marquez (trumpet, vocals), Napoleon...
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  • signatures, lyrics and vocals. The marimba-playing of Zappa's percussionist Ruth Underwood is featured prominently. The song was played in concert from 1970 to...
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  • Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Ian Underwood, Ruth Underwood, Steve Vai, Ray White, and Gail Zappa. Zappa was nominated for...
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  • keyboardist/vocalist George Duke, drummer Chester Thompson, percussionist Ruth Underwood, bass guitarist Tom Fowler and saxophonist/vocalist Napoleon Murphy...
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  • Ian Underwood – alto saxophone Bruce Fowler – trombone Sal Marquez – trumpet George Duke – electric piano Tom Fowler – bass guitar Ruth Underwood – marimba...
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    Michael Paul Underwood (born 26 October 1975) is an English television presenter, best known as a children's TV presenter on CBBC and CITV. He can be...
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  • "Saint Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast" contains Zappa's percussionist Ruth Underwood on marimba, who added a very distinct sound to many of his songs in...
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  • Ruth Underwood – percussion Chester Thompson – drums Disc Two, Track 5 & 9 Frank Zappa – guitar George Duke – keyboards Patrick O'Hearn – bass Ruth Underwood...
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  • director Ron Underwood (musician) Ruth Underwood (born 1946), American musician Sam Underwood (born 1987), American actor Sam Underwood (born 1990), British...
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  • on "Dinah-Moe Humm" Ian Underwood – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Bruce Fowler – trombone Ruth Underwood – percussion, marimba, vibraphone...
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  • Jeff Simmons George Duke Jim Pons Bob Harris Jean-Luc Ponty Tom Fowler Ruth Underwood Ed Mann Bruce Fowler Napoleon Murphy Brock Chester Thompson Terry Bozzio...
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  • appearances by trombonist Bruce Fowler, bassist Tom Fowler, percussionists Ruth Underwood and Emil Richards, guitarists Lee Ritenhour, Daryl Stuermer, Johnny...
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  • vocals (4, 5, 9), drone bass (6) Napoleon Murphy Brock – vocals (2) Ruth Underwood – synthesizer (4, 6, 7), marimba (6, 8) Captain Beefheart – harmonica...
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  • bass guitar Don "Sugarcane" Harris – violin Jean-Luc Ponty – violin Ruth Underwood – percussion, vibraphone George Duke – keyboards Tony Duran – rhythm...
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  • Fowler – bass guitar Ralph Humphrey – drums Chester Thompson – drums Ruth Underwood – percussion Robert "Frog" Camarena – backing vocals on "Cheepnis" Debbie...
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  • percussion, bassoon Additional musicians Ruth Underwood – marimba Andrew Powell – orchestration (Tracks 3, 8, 10) Ian Underwood – saxophone Daniel Kobialka – violin...
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  • Walt Fowler, Don Preston, and Jeff Simmons, and without percussionist Ruth Underwood, who was busy elsewhere at the time. Recorded at Edinboro State College...
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  • significant number of overdubs, including additional percussion parts from Ruth Underwood, John Bergamo, and Ed Mann. Zappa's DiscReet Records label was distributed...
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  • Duke – keyboards, vocals Tom Fowler – bass Chester Thompson – drums Ruth Underwood – percussion "Space Boogers" Frank Zappa – guitar George Duke – keyboards...
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  • whose real name is Dale Cobble Blair Underwood as Agent William J. Carter, one of Lee's superiors Alicia Witt as Ruth Harker, Lee's religious mother Michelle...
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  • Taliefero Third Coast Percussion Cal Tjader Dudu Tucci Arto Tunçboyacıyan Ruth Underwood (Frank Zappa) (Marimba) David Van Tieghem Nana Vasconcelos Glen Velez...
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    Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass made frequent use of the marimba. Ruth Underwood played an electrically amplified marimba in Frank Zappa's The Mothers...
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  • Charlie Shoemake Jerry Tachoir Eldad Tarmu Don Thompson Cal Tjader Ruth Underwood Tommy Vig Luigi Waites Bill Ware Rob Waring Dinah Washington Julius...
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    He recorded I Love the Blues She Heard My Cry with Zappa's bandmates Ruth Underwood, Tom Fowler, and Bruce Fowler and jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour. Duke...
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  • nun Howard Kaylan as himself Mark Volman as himself Ian Underwood as himself Ruth Underwood as herself Don Preston as himself Jimmy Carl Black as Lonesome...
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  • Stone – mastering, remastering, equalization Chester Thompson – drums Ruth Underwood – percussion, keyboards James "Bird Legs" Youman – bass guitar, rhythm...
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  • 1969's Hot Rats. He married Ruth Komanoff (Underwood), marimbist/percussionist from the Mothers of Invention in May 1969. Underwood left the Mothers of Invention...
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  • B3) Paul Humphrey – drums (Track B1) Don Brewer – bongos (Track B1) Ruth Underwood – percussion & synthesizer (Track B3) Michael Zearott – conductor (Track...
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