Zoot Horn Rollo
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 With Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band Leeds University May, 1973 Photo: Alastair Thompson |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bill Harkleroad |
| Also known as | Zoot Horn Rollo |
| Born | 12 December 1948 Palmdale, California United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, rock, blues |
| Occupations | Musician, instructor, producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, mandolin, accordion |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Straight, Reprise, Proper |
| Associated acts | Captain Beefheart, The Magic Band, Mallard, Blues in a Bottle, Drumbo |
| Website | Home page |
Bill Harkleroad, known professionally as Zoot Horn Rollo (born December 12, 1948),[1] is an American guitarist. He is best known for his work with Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. In 2003 he was ranked #62 in a Rolling Stone Magazine list of "the 100 greatest guitarists of all time".[2]
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[edit] Biography
Born in Hawthorne, California, Harkleroad was trained as an accordionist as a child but switched to guitar in his teens. In nearby Lancaster, California, he became involved in local bands. He joined up with future member of the Magic Band, Mark Boston, in a band named B.C. & The Cavemen. Later the two played in the group Blues in a Bottle along with future Magic Band guitarist Jeff Cotton. He joined the Magic Band in 1968 after the departure of Alex St Claire. After recording Trout Mask Replica and several further albums, he left in 1974, with several other band members, to form Mallard. His book Lunar Notes describes some of the tensions that contributed to the split between Captain Beefheart and the other band members.
After the disbanding of Mallard, he had a limited involvement with the music community as a performer. He continued his involvement in another capacity, however, as a record store manager and guitar instructor in Eugene, Oregon.
On November 27, 2001, he released We Saw a Bozo Under the Sea. In 2008 John French (a.k.a. Drumbo) released an album City of Refuge in which Harkleroad was featured playing guitar on all twelve tracks.
[edit] Discography
- 1969 Trout Mask Replica
- 1970 Lick My Decals Off, Baby
- 1972 The Spotlight Kid
- 1972 Clear Spot
- 1974 Unconditionally Guaranteed
- 1975 Mallard
- 1976 In a Different Climate
- 2001 We Saw a Bozo Under the Sea
- 2008 City of Refuge
[edit] Bibliography
- Harkleroad, Bill (1998). Lunar Notes: Zoot Horn Rollo's Captain Beefheart Experience. Interlink Publishing. ISBN 0-946719-21-7.
[edit] References
- ^ Rollo, Zoot Horn
- ^ "62: Zoot Horn Rollo". The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/5945/32609/33367. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
[edit] External links
- Home page
- HiFi Mundo Interview 1997
- Guitar Player Magazine Biography
- Interview in University of Oregon Voice
- Mallard (band) web pages online since 1995
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