Thank You For So Much
Jimmy Carl Black, the original drummer for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, passed away this past weekend after a battle with lung cancer. He was 70.
Black, the self-proclaimed “Indian of the group,” served with the Mothers from their debut Freak Out! until Zappa’s 1970 album Weasels Ripp
ed My Flesh. Black is also known for wearing a dress on the cover of We’re Only In It For the Money. He also played on the live performance albums like Uncle Meat and Burnt Weeny Sandwich.
Black also played a noticeable role in the Zappa film 200 Motels, where he sang “Lonesome Cowboy Burt.”
A benefit for Black will be held November 9th at the Bridgehouse II in London.
November 6th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Jimmy Carl Black?
He’s only in it for the money.
SORRY! I Had to do it. I’ve been waiting so long. You get it?