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The Muffin Men are a British band, based in Liverpool, England, which primarily plays the music of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. The group formed in 1990, originally to play a one-off concert to celebrate Zappa's fiftieth birthday. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the band toured for thirty unbroken years around The UK, Europe and Scandinavia, performing Zappa's music as a tribute band, along with some of their own compositions. Until his death in 2008, the band often featured guest vocals and percussion by former Mothers of Invention drummer and vocalist Jimmy Carl Black, with whom they also performed songs by Captain Beefheart.

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  • The Muffin Men are a British band, based in Liverpool, England, which primarily plays the music of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. The group formed in 1990, originally to play a one-off concert to celebrate Zappa's fiftieth birthday. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the band toured for thirty unbroken years around The UK, Europe and Scandinavia, performing Zappa's music as a tribute band, along with some of their own compositions. Until his death in 2008, the band often featured guest vocals and percussion by former Mothers of Invention drummer and vocalist Jimmy Carl Black, with whom they also performed songs by Captain Beefheart. Rather than play pieces note-for-note, the band play their own interpretations of Zappa's material, working to the strengths of the current line-up, often giving the music a different slant to the original versions. The Muffin Men have played with many Zappa alumni. Special guests have included: Jimmy Carl Black (1938-2008)Denny WalleyIke WillisMike KeneallyRay WhiteRobert MartinEd MannBunk GardnerDon PrestonNapoleon Murphy BrockArthur BrownEugene ChadbourneBen Watson Jimmy Carl Black toured and recorded with the band for 13 years. (1995-2008). In 1994 The Muffin Men played a nine-week European tour with guest vocalist/guitarist Ike Willis, and again teamed up with Willis in 2003 for a special Zappanale festival show, which also featured Napoleon Murphy Brock. Mike Keneally has also appeared with the band, along with Ray White and Robert Martin. Denny Walley toured and recorded with the band from 2010 to 2018. 25th anniversary gigs (2015) featured a core line-up of 3 original members - Rhino, Jumpy and Roddie, with Phil Hearn on keys. Past members from the previous lineups made guest appearances at a special show at The Cavern Club in Liverpool. (en)
  • The Muffin Men is een Britse band uit Liverpool, die voornamelijk de muziek speelt van Frank Zappa en zijn band The Mothers of Invention. (nl)
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  • The Muffin Men is een Britse band uit Liverpool, die voornamelijk de muziek speelt van Frank Zappa en zijn band The Mothers of Invention. (nl)
  • The Muffin Men are a British band, based in Liverpool, England, which primarily plays the music of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. The group formed in 1990, originally to play a one-off concert to celebrate Zappa's fiftieth birthday. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the band toured for thirty unbroken years around The UK, Europe and Scandinavia, performing Zappa's music as a tribute band, along with some of their own compositions. Until his death in 2008, the band often featured guest vocals and percussion by former Mothers of Invention drummer and vocalist Jimmy Carl Black, with whom they also performed songs by Captain Beefheart. (en)
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