Roy Estrada
person
2 mentions
2 recordings
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 3 Sep
↑2 vs the 12 months before
Bass player and vocalist, founding member of the Mothers of Invention
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Peak in the week of 28 Aug — 1 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentAndrew HickeyA History of Rock Music in 500 Songs · Song 186: “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic... · 2:14:33 · 3 Sep
…Boston moved from bass to guitar, and they brought in Roy Estrada, who, after the mothers of invention split up, had played with Little Feet on their first two albums, and who was given the magic band name Orion.…
Andrew HickeyA History of Rock Music in 500 Songs · Song 185: “Peaches En Regalia” by Frank Zappa · 8:25 · 21 Jul
…Ingber leaving the group kicked off a number of other line-up changes in a very short period of time, though always around the core of Ray Collins on vocals, Frank Zappa on guitar, Roy Estrada on bass, and Jimmy Carl Black on drums.…
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