The Mothers of Invention
Celebrated band formed by Frank Zappa; they fused prog, jazz, psych and R&B, and gave the whole thing a satirical touch.
Active
1960s - 1970s
Formed
1964 in Pomona, CA
Disbanded
Genre
Styles
Group Members
Frank Zappa, Art Tripp, Don Preston, Euclid James Sherwood, Jimmy Carl Black, Ray Collins, Roy Estrada, Ruth Underwood, Aynsley Dunbar, Billy Mundi, Elliot Ingber, George Duke, Henry Vestine, Howard Kaylan, Ian Underwood, Lowell George, Mark Volman, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Bob Harris, Bruce Fowler, Bunk Gardner, Chester Thompson, Denny Walley, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jeff Simmons, Jim Pons, Norma Jean Bell, Novi Novog, Ralph Humphrey, Ricky Lancelotti, Sal Marquez, Sandy Hurvitz, Terry Bozzio, Tom Fowler
