Jimmy Karl Black ( born Jimmy Carl Black , nee James Karl Inkanish Jr. Eng. James Carl Inkanish Jr .; February 1, 1938 - November 1, 2008) is a drummer and vocalist of the original lineup of The Mothers of Invention [1] . From 1964 to 1969 he played and recorded with the group until the dissolution of the original composition by Frank Zappa [2] .
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| Birth name | James Incanish Jr |
| Date of Birth | February 1, 1938 |
| Place of Birth | El Paso , Texas , USA |
| Date of death | November 1, 2008 (aged 70) |
| Place of death | Traunstein , Bavaria , Germany |
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| Professions | musician , songwriter, producer |
| Years of activity | late 1950s - 2008 |
| Instruments | drums , backing vocals |
| Genres | R&B , alternative rock , progressive rock , experimental rock |
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Musical career (1960s - 1990s)
Born in El Paso , Texas, Jimmy Karl Black was of Native American descent, which he always emphasized. His catch phrase: “Hi boys and girls, my name is Jimmy Karl Black and I am an Indian of the group,” he said on the disc “ We're Only in It for the Money ” (1968) (the phrase can be heard in the tracks “ Are You Hung Up? ”and“ Concenration Moon ”). On the covers of Mothers CDs, it was usually reported that Black was responsible for “drums, vocals and poverty” [1] . He also starred in the Frank Zappa 200 Motels film, where he performed the song “Lonesome Cowboy Burt”. Jimmy Karl Black also performed several shows with Frank Zappa in 1975 and 1980 [1] , and also appeared as a guest vocalist on the song “You Are What You Is” on his album You Are What You You (1981). Jimmy Karl Black about Frank Zapp:
| I would tell him that I appreciate his friendship after many years, and that I learned a lot from him. I really loved Frank as a brother. [3] |
In the seventies he toured with the Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band and with Geronimo Black, which he founded with another former member of The Mothers, saxophonist Bank Gardner . [4] In the eighties, along with the same Bank Gardner and keyboard player Don Preston, he created The Grandmothers with other musicians who had previously played with Zappa, but the group soon split up. Soon, Jimmy moved to Austin , where he met with an English singer and musician Arthur Brown . In duet, they released an album consisting of the classic rhythm and blues standards Black, Brown and Blue and also performed together. In 1993, Jimmy moved to Europe, where he reformed The Grandmothers along with his long-time associates: Don Preston, Bank Gardner and new members; Dutch bass player Ainer Bladesipper and Italian guitarist Sandro Olivia [5] .
1990s - 2008
Jimmy Karl Black performed as a guest musician with Muffin Men (a tribute band based in Liverpool and performing Frank Zappa's repertoire), with John Larsen. In 2001, Steely Dan band member Walter Becker, asking the audience who remembers the original drummer of The Mothers of Invention, unsuccessfully tried to nominate Black in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , as one of the founders of this band. In 2007, Jimmy Carl Black's autobiography titled The Jimmy Carl Black Story , released by John Larsen, was released on audio media. [5] In August 2008, Jimmy was diagnosed with lung cancer. Three months later, on November 1, 2008, he died in Germany in the city of Traunstein . Black's memory concerts took place on November 9, 2008 at Bridgehouse II in London and December 7, 2008 in Crown Valley, California. He left the wife of Monica, three sons and two daughters [5] .
Team Timeline
- The Keys (1962 -?)
- The Soul Giants (1964)
- The Mothers of Invention (1964-1969)
- Geronimo Black (1970-1973)
- The Mesilla Valley Loboys (late 1970s)
- The Grandmothers (1980)
- Jimmy Carl Black and the Mannish Boys (1987)
- Brown, Black & Blue (with Arthur Brown) (1988)
- The Jack & Jim Show (together with Eugene Chadborn, 1991-1994, 2007)
- The Farrell and Black Band (1995)
- The Muffin Men (1992)
- Sandro Oliva & the Blue Pampurio's (1996 onwards)
- Jon Larsen 's Strange News From Mars Band (2006-2008)
Discography
- The mothers of invention
- Freak out! (1966)
- Absolutely Free (1967)
- We're Only in It for the Money (1967)
- Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (1968)
- Uncle Meat (1969)
- Mothermania: The Best of the Mothers (1969) - compilation
- Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970)
- Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)
- 200 Motels (1971)
- Ahead of Their Time (1993)
- Frank zappa
- Lumpy Gravy (1967)
- Confidential (1974) - live album
- Remington Electric Razor (1980) - live album
- You Are What You Is (1981)
- The Supplement Tape (1990) - Compilation
- Tis the Season to Be Jelly (1991) - live album
- The Ark (1991) - live album
- Our Man in Nirvana (1992) - live album
- Electric Aunt Jemima (1992) - live album
- Lost Episodes (1996) - Compilation
- Cheap Thrills (1998) - compilation
- Solo works
- Clearly Classic (1981)
- A Lil 'Dab'l Do Ya (1987) - Jimmy Carl Black & Mannish Boys
- When Do We Get Paid? (1998)
- Drummin 'the Blues (2001)
- Is Singin 'the Blues (2002)
- Hamburger Midnight (2002) - BEP group (Jimmy Carl Black, Roy Estrada and Mike Pini)
- Mercedes Benz (2003) - titled Jimmy Carl Black & the X-Tra Combo
- Indian Rock Songs from Jimmy Carl Black (2005) - live album
- How Blue Can You Get? (2006)
- Where's the $% & # @ Beer? (2008)
- I Just Got in from Texas (2008) - titled Chris Holzhaus, Jimmy Carl Black & Louis Terrazas
- Can I Borrow a Couple of Bucks Until the End of the Week? (2008)
- I'm Not Living Very Extravagantly, I'll Tell You for Sure ... (2008)
- Where's my waitress? (2008)
- If We'd All Been Living in California ... (2008)
- Black / Brown / Stone (2009) - titled Jimmy Carl Black, Steven De Bruyn & Jos Steen
- Live All-Stars (2009) - live album - titled Jimmy Carl Black & the Route 66 All-Star Blues Band
- More Rockin 'Blues (2009) - titled Jimmy Carl Black & the Route 66 All-Star Blues Band
- Live in Steinbach (2009) - live album - titled Jimmy Carl Black, Mick Pini & Uwe Jesdinsky
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Allmusic Biography
- ↑ FZ chronology
- ↑ Jimmy Carl Black Quotes . BrainyQuote.com. Date of treatment October 31, 2012. Archived December 28, 2012.
- ↑ Jimmy Carl Black - Music Biography, Credits and Discography: AllMusic
- ↑ 1 2 3 Obituary: Jimmy Carl Black | Music | The guardian