The Muffin Men are a British band, based in Liverpool which primarily plays the music of Frank Zappa. The group formed in 1990 for a concert in honor of Zappa's fiftieth birthday and went on to perform his music, and some of their own, worldwide. The band often features guest vocals and percussion by Jimmy Carl Black, former drummer from Zappa's Mothers of Invention, with whom they also perform songs by Captain Beefheart.

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  • The Muffin Men are a British band, based in Liverpool which primarily plays the music of Frank Zappa. The group formed in 1990 for a concert in honor of Zappa's fiftieth birthday and went on to perform his music, and some of their own, worldwide. The band often features guest vocals and percussion by Jimmy Carl Black, former drummer from Zappa's Mothers of Invention, with whom they also perform songs by Captain Beefheart. In 18 years of operation they have featured no less than six original Zappa band members, along with original Mother Of Invention Jimmy Carl Black, they performed with Don Preston and Bunk Gardner in 1993. In 1994 they played a nine week European tour with guest vocalist Ike Willis. they teamed up with Ike again in 2003 for a special Zappanale show, which also featured Napoleon Murphy Brock. Mike Keneally has also appeared with the band. Rather than play pieces note for note, they use Zappa's material as a vehicle, often giving the music a new/different slant to the original versions, just as Zappa did with his back catalogue. The Muffin Men Discography: 1992 - Let's Move To Cleveland/I'm The Slime (7", 33rpm Vinyl Single) 1992 - The Muffin Men (4-Track CD-Single) 1993 - Say Cheese And Thank You 1994 - Mülm (with Ike Willis) 1996 - Feel The Food 1996 - Frankincense 1998 - MufFinZ 1999 - God Shave The Queen 2001 - More Songs From The Campfire 2002 - Live @ The Cavern 2003 - Baker's Dozen 2003 - When Worlds Collide 2008 - Live In The Kitchen Of Love (with Ike Willis) (Limited Fan Release) 2008 - Looks Like Noodles To Me (Limited Fan Release) The Muffin Men Videography: 1990-1997 - Muffin Moovies Vol.1 1998-2003 - Muffin Moovies Vol.2 2003 - Live At Zappanale 14 (with Ike Willis & Napoleon Murphy Brock) 2004-2005 - Muffin Moovies Vol.3
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  • February 2009
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  • The Muffin Men are a British band, based in Liverpool which primarily plays the music of Frank Zappa. The group formed in 1990 for a concert in honor of Zappa's fiftieth birthday and went on to perform his music, and some of their own, worldwide. The band often features guest vocals and percussion by Jimmy Carl Black, former drummer from Zappa's Mothers of Invention, with whom they also perform songs by Captain Beefheart.
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  • Muffin Men
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