FZ Musicians & Collaborators R-U

Lenny Bruce The Berkeley Concert (1969) art direction
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica (1969) design & photography
Lord Buckley A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat (1969) cover
Ruben & The Jets For Real! (1973) design

Cheap Thrills (1998) art & design
Son Of Cheep Thrills (1999) artwerks
Threesome No. 1 (2002) slipcase art
Threesome No. 2 (2002) slipcase art

Charles "Smitty" Schmidt

The Dub Room Special! (the movie) (1982) as himself (stained glass)

Harold Schneier

Tommy Flanders "Friday Night City" / "Reputation" (1967) cello

Veit Scholz

The Yellow Shark (1993) bassoon, contrabassoon
Civilization Phaze III (1994) bassoon, contrabassoon
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) bassoon, contrabassoon
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) bassoon, contrabassoon

Daniel Schorr

Zappa (Washington, February 10, 1988) guest vocals

Philip Schwartz

Waka/Jawaka (1972) cover photo
Waka/Wazoo (2023) photography

Lee Scott

Copyist (c. 1978-1983?).

Norman Seeff

Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (1979) cover photo
Baby Snakes (1983) photography
Läther (2012) photography

Grand Funk Railroad Good Singin' Good Playin' (1976) photography & design

Ed Seeman

Luden's Cough Drop commercial (1967) animation
Burnt Weeny Sandwich (the movie) (1969) photography
Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987) photography

Leonard Selic

Lumpy Gravy (1968) viola
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) viola

Ron Selico

Hot Rats (1969) drums
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970) drums
The Hot Rats Sessions (2019) drums

Lakshminarayana Shankar aka Shenkar

Zappa (Berlin, September 7, 1978; NYC, October 27-28 & 31, 1978) guest violin
Zappa (Philadelphia, May 10, 1980) guest violin

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) electric violin
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) violin
Halloween (2003) electric violin

Unreleased soirée session at UMRK (January 1993)

L. Shankar Touch Me There (1979) violin, vocals

Sidney "Sid" Sharp

We're Only In It For The Money (1968) conductor, violin
Lumpy Gravy (1968) conductor, contractor, violin
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) conductor, contractor, violin

Daoud Shaw (aka Dahaud Shaar aka David Shaw)

Zappa (SNL, December 11, 1976) percussion

Archie Shepp

Zappa (Amherst, October 28, 1984) guest tenor saxophone

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) tenor sax solo

Kay Sherman

FZ's first wife (December 1960-c. 1964)
Steve Allen Show (March 1963) pre-recorded clarinet

Joe's Xmasage (2005) voice

Wendy Sherman

The Old Masters Box One (1985) design

Dave Sherr

Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (September 1975) oboe, tenor sax

Studio Tan (1978) oboe, tenor sax
Orchestral Favorites (1979) oboe, tenor sax
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) oboe, tenor sax
Läther (1996) oboe, tenor sax
Quaudiophiliac (2004) oboe, tenor sax
One Shot Deal (2008) oboe, tenor sax
Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019) oboe, tenor sax

Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood (aka Larry Fanoga)

The Blackouts (c. 1957-58) guest dancer
The Blackouts (c. 1961-62) baritone sax
The Village Inn Band (early 1965) sax
The Mothers Of Invention (September-December 1967) baritone sax
The Mothers Of Invention (January-November 1968) baritone sax
The Mothers Of Invention (November 1968-May 1969) baritone sax
The Mothers Of Invention (May-August 1969) baritone sax
The Mothers Of Invention (May 1970) baritone sax

200 Motels (the movie) (1971) as Larry Fanoga
Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987) as himself
The Amazing Mr. Bickford (1987)
Video From Hell (1987) as himself
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as himself

Freak Out! (1966) auxiliar
We're Only In It For The Money (1968) soprano & baritone sax
Lumpy Gravy (1968) vocals
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (1968) baritone sax, tambourine
Mothermania (1969) sax
Uncle Meat (1969) tenor sax, tambourine; voice (CD version, 1987)
Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970) sax, vocals
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970) baritone sax, snorks
You Are What You Is (1981) tenor sax, vocals
Thing-Fish (1984) tenor sax
The Old Masters Box One—Mystery Disc (1985) guitar, sax, vocals
The Old Masters Box Two—Mystery Disc (1986) baritone sax, tambourine, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) baritone sax
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) baritone sax
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) baritone sax
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992) baritone sax, vocals
Ahead Of Their Time (1993) baritone sax, tambourine, vocals
Civilization Phaze III (1994) vocals
Läther (1996) voice
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006)
The MOFO Project/Object (2006)
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) vocals, soprano & baritone sax
Greasy Love Songs (2010) baritone sax, tambourine
Road Tapes, Venue #1 (2012) baritone sax, tambourine, harmonica
Finer Moments (2012) baritone sax
Meat Light (2016) sax, tambourine, vocals
The Hot Rats Sessions (2019) baritone sax
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) baritone sax
200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021) baritone sax, voice
Funky Nothingness (2023) rhythm guitar
Whisky A Go Go, 1968 (2024) baritone sax, percussion

BTB I: The Ark (1991) baritone sax
BTB I: 'Tis The Season To Be Jelly (1991) baritone sax
BTB II: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992) baritone sax
BTB II: Our Man In Nirvana (1992) baritone sax

Ruben & The Jets For Real! (1973) baritone sax, tambourine

Ona Shileika

FZ's Secretary (c. 1970-1974)

Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) mentioned in "Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?"
Apostrophe (') (1974) phonetics (as Ona S. Courvousier)

Natasha Shneider

Unreleased soirée session at UMRK (January 1993)

David Shostac

Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (September 1975) flute, tenor sax

Studio Tan (1978) flute, tenor sax
Orchestral Favorites (1979) flute, tenor sax
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) flute, tenor sax
Läther (1996) flute, tenor sax
Quaudiophiliac (2004) flute, tenor sax
One Shot Deal (2008) flute, tenor sax
Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019) flute, tenor sax

Kenneth Shroyer

Frank Zappa/Grand Wazoo/Mothers/Hot Rats (September 1972) trombone
Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (September 1975) trombone

Lumpy Gravy (1968) trombone
Waka/Jawaka (1972) trombone, baritone horn
The Grand Wazoo (1972) brass, trombone, contractor
Studio Tan (1978) trombone
Orchestral Favorites (1979) trombone
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) trombone
Läther (1996) trombone
Quaudiophiliac (2004) trombone
Joe's Domage (2004) trombone
Wazoo (2007) trombone and baritone horn
One Shot Deal (2008) trombone
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) trombone
Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019) trombone
Waka/Wazoo (2023) brass

Allen Sides

Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) engineer
You Are What You Is (1981) engineer
Understanding America (2012) engineer

Don Sigarlaki

Conrad & The Hurricane Strings "Hurricane" / "Sweet Love" (1963) bass

Lumpy Gravy (1968) bass
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) bass

Ed Sigarlaki

Conrad & The Hurricane Strings "Hurricane" / "Sweet Love" (1963) Lead guitar

Lumpy Gravy (1968) lead guitar
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) lead guitar

Ernie Sigley

Video From Hell (1987) as himself

Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons ***hole (2004) bass, lead vocals

Jeff Simmons

Frank Zappa & Friends (November 1969) bass
The Mothers Of Invention (May 1970) bass, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (June-December 1970) bass, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (Los Angeles, December 1973) guest dialogue
The Mothers Of Invention (February-March 1974) guitar, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (April-May 1974) guitar, vocals
The Mothers Of Invention (June-July 1974) guitar, vocals

The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as himself

Chunga's Revenge (1970) bass, vocals
Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) bass
Waka/Jawaka (1972) Hawaiian guitar, vocals
Roxy & Elsewhere (1974) guitar, vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) vocals
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) vocals
Playground Psychotics (1992) voice
The Lost Episodes (1996) bass
Understanding America (2012) bass, vocals
Road Tapes, Venue #3 (2016) bass, vocals
The Roxy Performances (2018) vocals
The Mothers 1970 (2020) bass, vocals
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) bass, guitar, vocals
200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021) bass, vocals
Zappa/Erie (2022) guitar, harmonica, vocals
Waka/Wazoo (2023) Hawaiian guitar, vocals
Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2023) bass
Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition (2024) guitar, harmonica, vocals

BTB I: Freaks & Motherfu*#@%! (1991) bass, vocals
BTB I: Unmitigated Audacity (1991) guitar, vocals
BTB I: Piquantique (1991) guitar, vocals
BTB II: Disconnected Synapses (1992) bass, vocals
BTB II: Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (1992) bass, vocals
BTB II: At The Circus (1992) bass, vocals

Jeff Simmons Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up (1970) bass, piano, organ, accordion, vocals

Paul Simon

The Mothers Of Invention (Buffalo, NY, May 2, 1969) guest vocals

Mark Simone

Halloween (2003) voice

Linda "Lynn" Sims (The Ikettes)

"Cheepnis" (2013) as herself
Roxy—The Movie (2015) as herself

Over-Nite Sensation (1973) back-up vocals
Apostrophe (') (1974) back-up vocals
Roxy & Elsewhere (1974) back-up vocals
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) back-up vocals
Understanding America (2012) back-up vocals
The Crux Of The Biscuit (2016) back-up vocals
Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2023) back-up vocals
Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition (2024) back-up vocals

Cary Slavin

Lowell George & The Factory Lightning-Rod Man (1993) drums

Grace Slick

The Mothers Of Invention (NYC, November 14, 1970) guest vocals

Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane Loves You (1992)

P. F. Sloan

Freak Out! (1966)
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006)
The MOFO Project/Object (2006)

Arthur "Midget" Sloatman

Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985) maintenance

Jay "Dunt" Sloatman

Over-Nite Sensation (1973) technician
Apostrophe (') (1974) technical
Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2023) technician

Nicolas Slonimsky

Zappa (Santa Monica, December 11, 1981) guest piano

Daryl Smith

The Yellow Shark (1993) tuba
Civilization Phaze III (1994) tuba, voice
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) tuba
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) tuba

David Rountree Smith

Zappa/Erie (2022) cover photo

Mauricio Smith

Zappa (SNL, December 11, 1976) alto sax

Paul Smith

Lumpy Gravy (1968) keyboards
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) keyboards

Putter Smith

Don Preston's Unnamed Experimental Project (c. May 1962) bass

Rick Smith

Zappa In New York (1978) engineer
Orchestral Favorites (1979) mix engineer
Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2019) engineer
Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019) mix engineer
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) engineer

John Smothers

Zappa (Troy, November 6, 1976) guest vocals

Baby Snakes (the movie) (1979) as himself
The Dub Room Special! (the movie) (1982) as himself
Does Humor Belong In Music? (1985) as himself

AAAFNRAA—Baby Snakes—The Compleat Soundtrack (2012) voice

Alex Snouffer (Alex St. Clair)

The Blackouts (c. 1961-62) guitar?

Marshall Sosson

Absolutely Free (1967) violin
Mothermania (1969) violin
Understanding America (2012) violin
Frank Zappa For President (2016) violin

Phil Spector

John & Yoko Some Time In New York City (1972) producer

Cora Stacker

The Village Inn Band (early 1965) guest vocals

The Old Masters Box One—Mystery Disc (1985) vocals

James Stagnita

London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II (1987) graphic design

Melanie Starks

One Shot Deal (2008) production management
Greasy Love Songs (2010) production management
"Congress Shall Make No Law . . . " (2010) production management
Hammersmith Odeon (2010) production management
Carnegie Hall (2011) production management
Understanding America (2012) production management
Finer Moments (2012) production management
A Token Of His Extreme Soundtrack (2013) production management
Joe's Camouflage (2014) production management
Roxy By Proxy (2014) production management
Dance Me This (2015) production management
The Crux Of The Biscuit (2016) production management
Frank Zappa For President (2016) production management
Meat Light (2016) production management
Chicago '78 (2016) production management
Little Dots (2016) production management
Halloween 77 (2017) production management
The Roxy Performances (2018) production management
Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2019) production management
Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019) production manager
Halloween 73 (2019) production manager
The Hot Rats Sessions (2019) project manager
The Mothers 1970 (2020) production manager
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) president, production, Zappa Records
Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show (2021) production management
200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021) production management
The Mothers 1971 (2022) production management
Zappa/Erie (2022) president, production, Zappa Records
Zappa '75—Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) production director
Waka/Wazoo (2023) production director
Zappa '80—Mudd Club/Munich (2023) production director
Funky Nothingness (2023) production director
Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2023) production director & tape box photos
Whisky A Go Go, 1968 (2024) production director

Ringo Starr

200 Motels (the movie) (1971) as Larry The Dwarf
Video From Hell (1987) as Larry The Dwarf
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as Larry The Dwarf

200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021) voice

Ralph Steadman

Have I Offended Someone? (1997) cover art

John Steel

The Animals Animalism (1966) drums?

Jeff Stein

Roxy—The Movie (2015) producer

Larry Stein

"Congress Shall Make No Law . . . " (2010) liner notes

Molly Stein

Halloween (2003) cover photo

John Steinmetz

unreleased session (UMRK, April 13, 1981) oboe

Adam Stern

Copyist (c. 1978-1981)

See notes on Adam Stern.

Steve

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992) recording engineer

Craig "Twister" Steward

Zappa (Wichita, April 11, 1980) guest harmonica
Zappa (Santa Monica, December 11, 1981) guest harmonica

Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (1979) harmonica
You Are What You Is (1981) harmonica
The Man From Utopia (1983) harmonica
Understanding America (2012) harmonica

Rod Stewart

GTO's Permanent Damage (1969) vocals

Stephen Stills

The Mothers Of Invention (London, November 29, 1970) guest guitar, vocals

Sting (b. Gordon Summers)

Zappa (Chicago, March 3, 1988) guest vocals

Broadway The Hard Way (1988) vocals

Sheridan Stokes

Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (September 1975) flute, sax (only in the recordings sessions)

Studio Tan (1978) flute, sax
Orchestral Favorites (1979) flute, sax
Läther (1996) flute, sax
Quaudiophiliac (2004) flute, sax
Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019) flute, sax

Bob Stone

Studio & live recording and mixing engineer (December 1980-1991)

Video From Hell (1987) as himself

Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) re-mix engineer
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (1981) re-mix engineer
You Are What You Is (1981) re-mix engineer
Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch (1982) engineer
The Man From Utopia (1983) engineer
The Perfect Stranger (1984) engineer
Them Or Us (1984) engineer
Thing-Fish (1984) engineer
Francesco Zappa (1984) engineer
We're Only In It For The Money (1985 remix) digital remix & overdubs engineer
Lumpy Gravy (1985 remix) digital master
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (1985 remix) digital remix & overdubs engineer
The Old Masters Box One (1985) engineer
Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985) engineer
Does Humor Belong In Music? (1986) re-mix engineer
The Old Masters Box Two (1986) engineer
Freak Out! (CD 1987) digital master
Uncle Meat (CD 1987) digital master
Hot Rats (CD 1987) digital master
Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (CD 1987) digital master
Jazz From Hell (1987) engineer
Baby Snakes (CD 1988) digital master
The Old Masters Box Three (1987) engineer
Guitar (1988) re-mix engineer
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) remix engineer
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) remix engineer
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (1988) remix engineer
Broadway The Hard Way (1988) engineer
Absolutely Free (CD 1989) digital master
Waka/Jawaka (CD 1989) digital master
One Size Fits All (CD 1989) digital master
Bongo Fury (CD 1989) digital master
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) recording & remix engineer
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (CD 1990) digital master
Chunga's Revenge (CD 1990) digital master
Fillmore East—June 1971 (CD 1990) digital master
Just Another Band From L.A. (CD 1990) digital master
The Grand Wazoo (CD 1990) digital master
Over-Nite Sensation (CD 1990) digital master
Apostrophe (') (CD 1990) digital master
Zoot Allures (CD 1990) digital master
Sheik Yerbouti (CD 1990) digital master
Tinsel Town Rebellion (CD 1990) digital master
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (CD 1990) digital master
You Are What You Is (CD 1990) digital master
Thing-Fish (CD 1990) digital master
Burnt Weeny Sandwich (CD 1991) digital master
Zappa In New York (CD 1991) digital master
Studio Tan (CD 1991) digital master & EQ
Sleep Dirt (CD 1991) digital master & EQ
Orchestral Favorites (CD 1991) digital master & EQ
Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch (CD 1991) digital master & EQ
The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (1991) engineering supervision
Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991) engineering supervision
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) recording & remix engineer
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992) remix engineer
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) recording & remix engineer
Ahead Of Their Time (1993) re-mix engineer
Joe's Corsage (2004) remix engineer
Trance-Fusion (2006) recording engineer
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006) remix engineer
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) remix engineer
The Dub Room Special! (2007) remix engineer
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) remix & overdubs engineer
Understanding America (2012) engineer
Roxy By Proxy (2014) remix engineer
Frank Zappa For President (2016) engineer
The Roxy Performances (2018) remix engineer
Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2019) engineer
The Hot Rats Sessions (2019) digital re-mix engineer
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) engineer
Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show (2021) recording engineer

The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle 21.12.2014 (2014) mix

Dweezil Zappa Havin' A Bad Day (1986) producer, engineer

Laurie Stone

The Old Masters Box One—Mystery Disc (1985) voice

Mike Stone

Bongo Fury (1975) engineer
Studio Tan (1978) engineer
Orchestral Favorites (1979) engineer
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) engineer
Läther (1996) engineer
Quaudiophiliac (2004) engineer
One Shot Deal (2008) engineer
Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019) engineer

John Strother

Zappa '75—Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) tape transfers

Wolfgang Stryi

The Yellow Shark (1993) bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Civilization Phaze III (1994) bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, tenor saxophone

Alice Stuart

The Mothers (1965) guitar & vocals

Stumuk

Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987) as Elderly Biff Debris

Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (1979) bass sax
Uncle Meat (CD version, 1987) voice

Hilary Sturt

The Yellow Shark (1993) viola, dramatic reading
Civilization Phaze III (1994) viola
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) viola
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) viola

Sugar Blue (James Whiting)

Zappa (Paris, February 2, 1977) guest harmonica

Tim Sullivan

Run Home, Slow (1965) producer, director

Al Surratt

The Boogie Men (1961) drums
The Blackouts (c. 1961-62) drums

The World's Greatest Sinner (soundtrack) (1961) drums

Joe's Xmasage (2005) voice

Michael Svoboda

The Yellow Shark (1993) trombone, euphonium, didgeridoo, alphorn
Civilization Phaze III (1994) bass trombone, didgeridoo, alphorn, conch, voice
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) trombone, euphonium, didgeridoo, alphorn
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) trombone, euphonium, didgeridoo, alphorn

Ernie Tack

The Grand Wazoo (1972) brass
Waka/Wazoo (2023) brass

Mathias Tacke

The Yellow Shark (1993) violin
Civilization Phaze III (1994) violin
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) violin
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) violin

Craig Tarwater

Jeff Simmons Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up (1970) guitar

Thomas J. Tedesco

Lumpy Gravy (1968) guitar
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) guitar

Jukka Teittinen

One Size Fits All (1975) recording engineer
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (1988) recording engineer

Anthony Terran

Burt Ward "Boy Wonder I Love You" / "Orange Colored Sky" (1966) trumpet

Jade Teta

"Congress Shall Make No Law . . . " (2010) burp art

Detlef Tewes

The Yellow Shark (1993) mandolin
Civilization Phaze III (1994) mandolin
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999) mandolin
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) mandolin

Ernie Thomas

The Blackouts (c. 1957-58) trumpet

Milton Thomas

Jean-Luc Ponty King Kong (1970) viola

Chester Thompson

The Mothers Of Invention (October-December 1973) drums
The Mothers Of Invention (February-March 1974) drums
The Mothers Of Invention (April-May 1974) drums
The Mothers Of Invention (June-July 1974) drums
The Mothers Of Invention (July-December 1974) drums

A Token Of His Extreme (1976) drums
The Dub Room Special! (the movie) (1982) as himself
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as himself
"Cheepnis" (2013) as himself
Roxy—The Movie (2015) drums

Roxy & Elsewhere (1974) drums
One Size Fits All (1975) drums
Bongo Fury (1975) drums
Studio Tan (1978) drums
Sleep Dirt (1979) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) drums
The Lost Episodes (1996) drums
Läther (1996) drums
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (1996) drums
Quaudiophiliac (2004) drums
The Dub Room Special! (2007) drums
One Shot Deal (2008) drums
Understanding America (2012) drums
A Token Of His Extreme Soundtrack (2013) drums
Roxy By Proxy (2014) drums
Roxy—The Soundtrack (2015) drums
The Roxy Performances (2018) drums
Halloween 73 (2019) drums
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) drums
Zappa/Erie (2022) drums, percussion
Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition (2024) drums, percussion

BTB I: Unmitigated Audacity (1991) drums
BTB I: Piquantique (1991) drums

Kim Thompson

The Dub Room Special! (the movie) (1982) as himself (post-production scheduling)

Sherm Thompson

Just Another Band From L.A. (1972) burger

Randy Thornton

Sheik Yerbouti (1979) background vocals
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) background vocals?
Quaudiophiliac (2004) vocals

Scott Thunes

Zappa (September 1981-July 1982) bass
Zappa (July-December 1984) bass
Zappa (February-June 1988) bass

The Dub Room Special! (the movie) (1982) as himself
The Torture Never Stops (1982/2008) as himself
Does Humor Belong In Music? (1985) as himself
Video From Hell (1987) as himself

Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch (1982) bass
The Man From Utopia (1983) bass
Them Or Us (1984) bass, Minimoog
Thing-Fish (1984) bass
Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985) bass
Does Humor Belong In Music? (1986) bass
Uncle Meat (CD version, 1987) bass
Jazz From Hell (1987) bass
Guitar (1988) bass
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) bass
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) bass
Broadway The Hard Way (1988) bass
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) bass
The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (1991) electric bass, Minimoog
Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991) electric bass, Minimoog
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) bass
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992) bass
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) electric bass, Minimoog
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) bass
Trance-Fusion (2006) bass
The Dub Room Special! (2007) bass, vocals
One Shot Deal (2008) bass
Understanding America (2012) bass
Frank Zappa For President (2016) bass
Halloween 81 (2020) bass, vocals
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) bass
Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show (2021) electric bass, Minimoog

The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle 21.12.2014 (2014) bass

BTB I: As An Am (1991) bass

Dweezil Zappa Havin' A Bad Day (1986) arranger, bass

Kathryn Thyne

Dweezil Zappa Havin' A Bad Day (1986) vocals

Sherwin Tilton

Roxy & Elsewhere (1974) photography
Roxy By Proxy (2014) cover
The Roxy Performances (2018) cover photo, artwork

Gary Titone

Halloween 81 (2020) liner notes

Toby Tobias

The Village Inn Band (early 1965) drums

The Old Masters Box One—Mystery Disc (1985) drums

Top Score Singers

Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) vocals
200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021) vocals

Delegate Judith Toth

Video From Hell (1987) as herself

Gilma 'Gilly' Townley

Lumpy Gravy (1968) voice
Civilization Phaze III (1994) voice
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) voice

John Townley

Lumpy Gravy (1968) voice (listed as "The Other John")
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) voice

Joe Travers

Roxy—The Movie (2015) vaultmeisterment & music transfers

Läther (1996) vaultmeisterment
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (1996) vault meistering & research
FZ:OZ (2002) vaultmeisterment & liner notes
Halloween (2003) vaultmeisterment, sequencing & editing
Joe's Corsage (2004) compilation producer
Quaudiophiliac (2004) vaultmeisterment & program notes
Joe's Domage (2004) vaultmeisterment & production
Joe's Xmasage (2005) vaultmeisterment & compilation production
Imaginary Diseases (2006) vaultmeisterment & compilation
The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) (2006) mix, vaultmeisterment & production
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) mix, vaultmeisterment & production
Buffalo (2007) vaultmeisterment & production
The Dub Room Special! (2007) vaultmeisterment
Wazoo (2007) vaultmeisterment & production
One Shot Deal (2008) vaultmeisterment & production
Joe's Menage (2008) vaultmeisterment & compilation reconstruction
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) compilation, production & vaultmeisterment
Philly '76 (2009) production & vaultmeisterment
Greasy Love Songs (2010) compilation production & vaultmeisterment
"Congress Shall Make No Law . . . " (2010) assemblage & vaultmeisterment
Hammersmith Odeon (2010) production & vaultmeisterment
Feeding The Monkies At Ma Maison (2011) compilation production & vaultmeisterment
Carnegie Hall (2011) production, vaultmeisterment & liner notes
Understanding America (2012) vaultmeisterment
Road Tapes, Venue #1 (2012) production & vaultmeisterment
Finer Moments (2012) vaultmeisterment & tape transfers
Road Tapes, Venue #2 (2013) vaultmeisterment
A Token Of His Extreme Soundtrack (2013) vaultmeisterment & transfers
Joe's Camouflage (2014) compilation production, mix & vaultmeisterment
Roxy By Proxy (2014) compilation production & vaultmeisterment
Roxy—The Soundtrack (2015) vaultmeisterment & transfers
Road Tapes, Venue #3 (2016) production, vaultmeisterment & transfers
The Crux Of The Biscuit (2016) production, vaultmeisterment & transfers
Frank Zappa For President (2016) production, vaultmeisterment, transfers & compilation
Meat Light (2016) compilation, production, mix
Chicago '78 (2016) production
Little Dots (2016) production, transfers & compilation
Halloween 77 (2017) production, digital transfers, liner notes
The Roxy Performances (2018) production, liner notes
Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2019) production, digital transfers, liner notes
Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019) production, digital transfers, liner notes
Halloween 73 (2019) production, digital transfers, liner notes
The Hot Rats Sessions (2019) production, digital transfers, liner notes
The Mothers 1970 (2020) production, digital transfers, compilation & liner notes
Halloween 81 (2020) production, digital transfers, liner notes
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) production
Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show (2021) production, transfers, liner notes
200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021) production, transfers, sequence, editing, liner notes
The Mothers 1971 (2022) production, transfers, liner notes
Zappa/Erie (2022) production, transfers, liner notes
Zappa '75—Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) production, tape transfers, liner notes
Waka/Wazoo (2023) production, digital transfers, liner notes
Zappa '80—Mudd Club/Munich (2023) production, digital transfers, liner notes
Funky Nothingness (2023) production, digital transfers, liner notes
Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2023) production, liner notes
Whisky A Go Go, 1968 (2024) production, digital transfers, liner notes
Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition (2024) production, digital transfers, liner notes

The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle 21.12.2014 (2014) transfers, edit

Fabio Treves

Zappa (Milan, June 2; Genoa, June 9, 1988) guest harmonica

Senator Paul S. Trible, Jr. (Virginia)

Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985) voice
Understanding America (2012) voice

Bobby Tricarico

Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (September 1975) bassoon, contra bassoon

Studio Tan (1978) bassoon, contra bassoon
Orchestral Favorites (1979) bassoon, contra bassoon
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) bassoon, contra bassoon
Läther (1996) bassoon, contra bassoon
Quaudiophiliac (2004) bassoon, contra bassoon
One Shot Deal (2008) bassoon, contra bassoon
Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019) bassoon, contra bassoon

Arthur Dyer Tripp III (Ed Marimba)

The Mothers Of Invention (February-November 1968) drums, percussion
The Mothers Of Invention (November 1968-May 1969) drums, percussion
The Mothers Of Invention (May-August 1969) drums, percussion
Frank Zappa & Friends (November 1969) drums

Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987) as himself
Video From Hell (1987) as himself
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as himself

Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (1968) drums
Uncle Meat (1969) drums, percussion
Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970) drums, percussion
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970) drums, percussion
The Old Masters Box One—Mystery Disc (1985) drums, percussion, voice
The Old Masters Box Two—Mystery Disc (1986) drums, percussion, voice
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) drums
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992) drums, voice
Ahead Of Their Time (1993) drums, percussion
The Lost Episodes (1996) percussion
Greasy Love Songs (2010) drums
Road Tapes, Venue #1 (2012) drums, percussion
Finer Moments (2012) drums, percussion
Meat Light (2016) drums, percussion
The Hot Rats Sessions (2019) drums
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) drums, percussion
200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021) drums
Whisky A Go Go, 1968 (2024) drums, percussion

BTB I: The Ark (1991) drums
BTB II: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992) drums
BTB II: Our Man In Nirvana (1992) drums

Wild Man Fischer An Evening With Wild Man Fischer (1969) percussion
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica (1969) drums
Jean-Luc Ponty King Kong (1970) drums
Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane Loves You (1992) drums, percussion

Tina Turner

Over-Nite Sensation (1973) back-up vocals
Apostrophe (') (1974) back-up vocals
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) back-up vocals
Understanding America (2012) back-up vocals
The Crux Of The Biscuit (2016) back-up vocals
Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2023) back-up vocals
Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition (2024) back-up vocals

Max Uballez

Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) rhythm guitar

The Heartbreakers "Everytime I See You" (1963) rhythm guitar

Ian Underwood

The Mothers Of Invention (September-December 1967) keyboards, woodwinds
The Mothers Of Invention (January-November 1968) keyboards, woodwinds
The Mothers Of Invention (November 1968-May 1969) keyboards, woodwinds
The Mothers Of Invention (May-August 1969) keyboards, woodwinds
Frank Zappa & Friends (November 1969) keyboards, sax
Hot Rats Band (February 1970) keyboards, sax
Hot Rats Band (c. February 1970) keyboards, sax, guitar
Hot Rats Band (c. March-April 1970) keyboards, sax
The Mothers Of Invention (May 1970) alto sax
The Mothers Of Invention (June-December 1970) keyboards, sax
The Mothers (May-July 1971) keyboards, sax
The Mothers (August-December 1971) keyboards, sax
Frank Zappa/Grand Wazoo/Mothers/Hot Rats (September 1972) synthesizer
The Mothers Of Invention (February-July 1973) alto sax
The Mothers Of Invention (August-September 1973) alto sax
Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (September 1975)

200 Motels (the movie) (1971) as himself
Uncle Meat (the movie) (1987) as himself
Video From Hell (1987) as himself
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as himself

We're Only In It For The Money (1968) piano, woodwinds
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (1968) piano, sax
Mothermania (1969) piano, woodwinds
Uncle Meat (1969) keyboards, woodwinds
Hot Rats (1969) keyboards, woodwinds
Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970) keyboards, woodwinds
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970) alto sax
Chunga's Revenge (1970) keyboards, woodwinds, guitar
Fillmore East—June 1971 (1971) keyboards, woodwinds, vocals
Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) keyboards, woodwinds
Just Another Band From L.A. (1972) keyboards, woodwinds
Over-Nite Sensation (1973) woodwinds
Apostrophe (') (1974) sax
Zoot Allures (1976) sax
Studio Tan (1978) keyboards
Orchestral Favorites (1979) keyboards
Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981) keyboards
The Old Masters Box One—Mystery Disc (1985) keyboards, woodwinds
The Old Masters Box Two—Mystery Disc (1986) keyboards, alto sax, voice
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) keyboards, alto sax
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) keyboards, alto sax
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) keyboards, alto sax
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) woodwinds
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992) keyboards, woodwinds, voice
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) keyboards, woodwinds
Playground Psychotics (1992) keyboards, alto sax, voice
Ahead Of Their Time (1993) alto sax, piano
The Lost Episodes (1996) keyboards, woodwinds
Läther (1996) keyboards
Quaudiophiliac (2004) keyboards
Joe's Domage (2004) organ
Wazoo (2007) piano and synthesizer
One Shot Deal (2008) woodwinds, synthesizer, keyboards
The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009) piano, woodwinds
Greasy Love Songs (2010) piano, sax
Carnegie Hall (2011) keyboards, alto sax
Understanding America (2012) keyboards, woodwinds, guitar
Road Tapes, Venue #1 (2012) keyboards, woodwinds
Finer Moments (2012) woodwinds, keyboards
Road Tapes, Venue #2 (2013) woodwinds, keyboards
Road Tapes, Venue #3 (2016) alto sax, electric piano, organ
The Crux Of The Biscuit (2016) woodwinds, keyboards
Meat Light (2016) woodwinds, keyboards, voice
Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019) keyboards
The Hot Rats Sessions (2019) keyboards, woodwinds, liner notes
The Mothers 1970 (2020) keyboards, woodwinds, guitar
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) keyboards, woodwinds, guitar
200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021) keyboards, woodwinds, voice
The Mothers 1971 (2022) keyboards, woodwinds, liner notes
Waka/Wazoo (2023) synthesizer
Funky Nothingness (2023) keyboards, sax, rhythm guitar
Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2023) woodwinds
Whisky A Go Go, 1968 (2024) alto sax
Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition (2024) saxophone

BTB I: The Ark (1991) alto sax, piano
BTB I: Freaks & Motherfu*#@%! (1991) keyboards, alto sax
BTB I: 'Tis The Season To Be Jelly (1991) alto sax
BTB I: Piquantique (1991) woodwinds
BTB II: Disconnected Synapses (1992) keyboards, alto sax
BTB II: Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (1992) keyboards, woodwinds
BTB II: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992) keyboards, woodwinds
BTB II: At The Circus (1992) keyboards, woodwinds
BTB II: Swiss Cheese / Fire! (1992) keyboards, woodwinds

GTO's Permanent Damage (1969) keyboards
Jeff Simmons Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up (1970) sax
Jean-Luc Ponty King Kong (1970) tenor sax, conductor
John & Yoko Some Time In New York City (1972) woodwinds, keyboards
Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane Loves You (1992) piano, woodwinds

Ruth Underwood (Ruth Komanoff)

Frank Zappa/Grand Wazoo/Mothers/Hot Rats (September 1972) percussion
The Mothers Of Invention (February-July 1973) percussion
The Mothers Of Invention (August-September 1973) percussion
The Mothers Of Invention (October-December 1973) percussion
The Mothers Of Invention (February-March 1974) percussion
The Mothers Of Invention (June-July 1974) percussion
The Mothers Of Invention (July-December 1974) percussion
Zappa (SNL, December 11, 1976) percussion
Zappa (NYC, December 26-29, 1976) percussion

200 Motels (the movie) (1971) as herself
A Token Of His Extreme (1976) percussion
Baby Snakes (the movie) (1979) on a TV screen
The Dub Room Special! (the movie) (1982) as herself
The Amazing Mr. Bickford (1987) on a TV screen
Video From Hell (1987) as herself
The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989) as herself
"Cheepnis" (2013) as herself
Roxy—The Movie (2015) percussion

Uncle Meat (1969) vibes & marimba
Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970) overdubbed percussion?
Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) orchestra drum set
Over-Nite Sensation (1973) percussion
Apostrophe (') (1974) percussion
Roxy & Elsewhere (1974) percussion
One Size Fits All (1975) percussion
Zoot Allures (1976) marimba, synthesizer
Zappa In New York (1978) percussion, synthesizer
Studio Tan (1978) percussion, synthesizer
Sleep Dirt (1979) percussion
Thing-Fish (1984) synthesizer
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (1988) percussion
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988) percussion
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (1988) percussion
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) percussion
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991) percussion
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) percussion
The Lost Episodes (1996) percussion
Läther (1996) percussion, synthesizer
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa (1996) marimba
Have I Offended Someone? (1997) percussion, synthesizer
The Dub Room Special! (2007) percussion
Wazoo (2007) marimba and electric percussion
One Shot Deal (2008) percussion
Understanding America (2012) percussion
Road Tapes, Venue #2 (2013) percussion
A Token Of His Extreme Soundtrack (2013) percussion
Roxy By Proxy (2014) percussion, liner notes
Roxy—The Soundtrack (2015) percussion
The Crux Of The Biscuit (2016) percussion
Meat Light (2016) percussion
The Roxy Performances (2018) percussion
Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2019) percussion, synthesizer, overdubs, piano, liner notes
Halloween 73 (2019) percussion, liner notes
The Hot Rats Sessions (2019) liner notes
Zappa—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2020) percussion, synthesizer, piano
200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021) orchestra drum set, liner notes
The Mothers 1971 (2022) liner notes
Zappa/Erie (2022) percussion
Waka/Wazoo (2023) percussion
Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2023) percussion
Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition (2024) percussion

BTB I: Piquantique (1991) percussion

Unity

lighting technician (c. 1973-1974)

A Token Of His Extreme (1976) lighting effects
The Dub Room Special! (the movie) (1982) lighting effects

Apostrophe (') (1974) technical
One Size Fits All (1975) assistance

William Upholt

The World's Greatest Sinner (soundtrack) (1961) sax

Michael Urso

The Mothers Of Invention (November 1974) bass

Muzishnins' & Corobberatrums

Don Randi

Tom Raney

Michael Rappaport

Norm Ratner

Fritz Rau

Gabrielle Raumberger

Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)

Noel Redding

B. Mitchel Reed

Ray Reed

Dave Register

Kurt Reher

Jerome J. Reisler

Rip Rense

Neil Reshen

Jerry Reutter

Bob Rice

Emil Richards (aka Emilio Radocchia)

Chris Riess

Lyle Ritz

Brian Rivera

Trefoni "Tony" Rizzi

Ebet Roberts

Robert "Buffalo" Roberts

William Roberts

Michel Robidoux

Benny Rodriguez

George Rodriguez

Joe Rodriguez

Tony Rodriquenz

Mick Rogers

Aldo Romano

Ron Roman

Rainer Römer

Bill Romero

Linda Ronstadt

Robert H. Ross

Hannes Rossacher

Doug Rost

Johnny Rotella

Dave Rowberry

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Alan Rubin

Jürgen Ruck

John Rudiak

Peter Rundel

Paweł Ryżko

Claudia Sack

Fred Salazar

Wally Salazar

Bobby Saldana

Dave Samuels

Edward Sanders

Sheldon Sanov

Clark Santee

Emmet Sargeant

Lewis Saul

Walter Saulsberry

Doug Sax

Joseph Saxon

Stephen Sayadian (aka Ladi Von Jansky)

Mel Schacher

Ralph Schaeffer

Steve Schapiro

Jerrold Schatzberg

Dan Schell

Calvin Schenkel

Charles "Smitty" Schmidt

Harold Schneier

Veit Scholz

Daniel Schorr

Philip Schwartz

Lee Scott

Norman Seeff

Ed Seeman

Leonard Selic

Ron Selico

Lakshminarayana Shankar aka Shenkar

Sidney "Sid" Sharp