Ah yes, that would have been Don Van Vliet - otherwise known as "Captain Beefheart". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Beefheart They recorded "Bongo Fury" in 1976 right here in Austin at the World Armadillo Headquarters. -WaV
On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 2:13 PM, RD Milhollin <[email protected]> wrote: > Definitely Wakemen, sans Yes. The album was recorded live, with a full > orchestra if I remember correctly. I seem to remember he set out on a tour > with the whole ensemble, but the costs were too great and it ended before > schedule. > > > > Unrelated, I seem to have a foggy memory about a former sideman of Zappa, > from the Bongo Fury (recorded in Austin, center of …) days who after going > solo concentrated on mood music and established Cave Records somewhere in > NC. This is a stretch, but I think his studio was in a real cave. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Minton, Mark [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:42 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Texascavers] RE: Music in Caves > > > > Gill, > > > > >The musical bill-of-fare was Jethro Tull's "Journey to the Center of the > Earth" > > > > I was a big Jethro Tull fan, but I've never heard of that one. > Neither has <http://remus.rutgers.edu/JethroTull/songs.html> and < > http://remus.rutgers.edu/JethroTull/disco.html>. Maybe it was someone > else? Rick Wakeman of Yes had an album by that name. > > > > Mark Minton >
