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'''Elliot Ingber''' (born August 24, 1941) is an [[United States|American]] [[guitarist]]. In 1966, he joined [[Frank Zappa]]'s Mothers of Invention and was featured on their debut album ''[[Freak Out!]]''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/zappa_frank/artist.jhtml|title= Frank Zappa |author= |date= |work= |publisher= [[MTV]]|accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref> After being fired from the band by Zappa following an incident onstage where he tripped on [[LSD]] and was unaware that his amplifier wasn't switched on (according to [[Jimmy Carl Black]]), Ingber helped form [[Fraternity of Man]], which released two albums. He subsequently joined [[Captain Beefheart]]'s [[The Magic Band|Magic Band]] where he was given the stage name '''Winged Eel Fingerling''' by Beefheart. In 1995, Ingber reformed Fraternity of Man with original vocalist and co-author of "Don't Bogard that Joint"<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternity_of_Man</ref> Lawrence "Stash" Wagner to record and release a third album released under the Malibu Records label.
'''Elliot Ingber''' (born August 24, 1941) is an American [[guitarist]]. In 1966, he joined [[Frank Zappa]]'s band [[the Mothers of Invention]] and appeared on their debut album ''[[Freak Out!]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/zappa_frank/artist.jhtml|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071217175912/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/zappa_frank/artist.jhtml|url-status= dead|archive-date= December 17, 2007|title= Frank Zappa |publisher= [[MTV]]|access-date=7 April 2011}}</ref> He was fired from the band by Zappa following an incident onstage (according to drummer [[Jimmy Carl Black]]) when he tripped on [[LSD]] and was unaware that his amplifier was not switched on. After that he co-founded [[Fraternity of Man]], which released two albums. He then joined [[Captain Beefheart]]'s [[The Magic Band|Magic Band]] under the stage name Winged Eel Fingerling, given him by Beefheart. In the sleeve notes to ''[[The Spotlight Kid]]'' (1972), Beefheart likens Ingber to "a chrome black eyebrow / rolled out real long" and also "a paper brow magnifying glass / fried brown, edge scorched, yoked / like a squeak from a speaker / behind forehead of the time."<ref>Captain Beefheart, ''The Spotlight Kid'', ©1972 Warner Bros. Records Inc.</ref> In 1995, Ingber reformed Fraternity of Man with Lawrence "Stash" Wagner, the original vocalist and co-author of "Don't Bogart that Joint", to record and release a third album released under the Malibu Records label.

==Family==
His brother Ira Ingber is also a prominent musician.


==Discography==
==Discography==
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*The Moondogs: Moondog (195?, 7", USA, ?)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*The Moondogs: Mooncat (195?, 7", USA, ?)
|+
*[[The Gamblers (surf band)|The Gamblers]]: Moon Dawg (1960, 7", USA, World Pacific Single #815)
!Year
*Dee D. Hope: California Surfer (1963, 7", USA, Jolum J-100)
!Artist
*Bobby James (a/k/a Bobby Jameson): Let's Surf b/w Take This Lollipop (1963, 7", USA, Jolum J-102)
!Release title
*The Mothers of Invention: [[Freak Out!]] (1) (1966, 2lp, USA, Verve)
!Label
*Fraternity of Man: Fraternity of Man (1) (1968, lp, USA, ABC Records abc s 647) - feat. Elliot Ingber; incl. "Oh No I Don't Believe It" (Frank Zappa)
|-
*Michele: Saturn Rings (1969, lp, USA, ?) - feat. Elliot Ingber & Lowell George
|1960
*Fraternity of Man: Get it On! (2) (1969, lp, USA, ?) - feat. Elliot Ingber & Lowell George
|[[The Gamblers (surf band)|The Gamblers]]
*Canned Heat: Hallelujah (4) (1969, lp, USA, ?) - feat. Henry Vestine, Elliot Ingber
|"Moon Dawg"
*The Mothers of Invention: [[Mothermania]] (6) (1969, lp, USA, Verve)
|World Pacific
*Little Feat: Little Feat (1971, lp, USA, Warner Bros. records) - feat. Lowell George, Roy Estrada, Ry Cooder, Elliot Ingber
|-
*[[Shakey Jake Harris]]: The Devil's Harmonica (1972, lp, USA, Polydor) - feat. Elliot Ingber
|1962
*Captain Beefheart: The Spotlight Kid (6) (1972, lp, USA, Reprise)
|Hollywood Gamblers
*Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band: Bluejeans and Moonbeams (9) (1974, lp, USA, Mercury)
|"Moon Katt"
*Little Feat: Waiting for Columbus (1978, lp, USA, Warner Bros. Records) - feat. Lowell George, incl. "Don't Bogart That Joint" (Elliot Ingber, Lawrence Wagner)
|Don Records
*Juicy Groove: First Taste (1978, Picture Disc, USA, Payola Records) - feat. Elliot Ingber
|-
*The Grandmothers: Grandmothers (1) (1981, lp, ger, line records 6.24636 ap) - feat. Various Ex-moi
|1963
*Little Feat: Hoy-hoy! (1981, lp, USA, ?) - feat. Lowell George, Elliot Ingber, Roy Estrada, Ry Cooder
|Dee D. Hope
*The Grandmothers: Lookin' Up Granny's Dress (2) (1982, lp, USA, Rhino Records rnlp 804) - feat. Various Ex-moi; incl. Zappa compositions
|"California Surfer"
*The Grandmothers: Fan Club Talk lp (3) (1983, lp, USA, Panda 001)
|Jolum
*Frank Zappa: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore vol.5 (58) (1992, 2&nbsp;cd, USA, Ryko)
|-
*Lowell George & The Factory: Lightning-rod Man (1993, cd, FR, Edsel Records) - feat. Frank Zappa, Elliot Ingber, Roy Estrada, Ian Underwood
|1963
*The Grandmothers: A Mother of an Anthology (1993, cd, USA, One Way Records ow 28880) = compilation + extra tracks
|Bobby James (a/k/a Bobby Jameson)
*Fraternity of Man: "X" (3) (1995, cd, USA, San Francisco Sound sfs 09930 da) - feat. Elliot Ingber, Lawrence Wagner & Ira Ingber; incl. 'Everybody's Rockin'' (r.collins)
|"Let's Surf" b/w "Take This Lollipop"
*Various Artists: Cowabunga! The Surf Box (19??, cd, USA, Rhino r2 72418) - incl. The Gamblers: Moon Dawg
|Jolum
*Frank Zappa: [[The Lost Episodes]] (64) (1996, cd, USA, Ryko) [track 21 "Alley Cat" 1969 w/ Captain Beefheart & John "Drumbo French]
|-
*Frank Zappa: [[Mystery Disc]] (67) (1998, cd, USA, Ryko)
|1966
*Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Grow Fins (1999, 5&nbsp;cd-box, USA, Revenant Records revenant 210)
|[[The Mothers of Invention]]
*Little Feat: Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat (2000, cd, ?) - feat. Lowell George, Roy Estrada, Elliot Ingber, Ry Cooder
|''[[Freak Out!]]''
*Elliot Ingber: The The The The (2001, cd, Japan, ?)
|[[Verve Records|Verve]]
*Frank Zappa: The Mofo Project/Object (77) (2006, 2&nbsp;cd, USA, Zappa Records)
|-
*Frank Zappa: The Mofo Project/Object (78) (2006, 4&nbsp;cd, USA, Zappa Records)
|1968
|[[Fraternity of Man]]
|''Fraternity of Man''
|[[ABC Records]]
|-
|1969
|Michaelle
|''Saturn Rings''
|
|-
|1969
|Fraternity of Man
|''Get it On!''
|
|-
|1969
|[[Canned Heat]]
|''Hallelujah''
|
|-
|1969
|The Mothers of Invention
|''[[Mothermania]]''
|Verve
|-
|1972
|[[Shakey Jake Harris]]
|''The Devil's Harmonica''
|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
|-
|1972
|[[Captain Beefheart]]
|''[[The Spotlight Kid]]''
|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
|-
|1974
|[[Captain Beefheart|Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band]]
|''[[Bluejeans & Moonbeams]]''
|Mercury
|-
|1978
|Juicy Groove
|''First Taste''
|Payola Records
|-
|1978
|The Grandmothers
|''Grandmothers''
|Line records
|-
|1981
|[[Little Feat]]
|"Teenage Nervous Breakdown" on ''[[Hoy-Hoy!]]''
|[[Warner Brothers]]
|-
|1982
|The Grandmothers
|''Lookin' Up Granny's Dress''
|[[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]]
|-
|1983
|The Grandmothers
|''Fan Club Talk''
|Panda
|-
|1992
|[[Frank Zappa]]
|[[You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5]]''
|[[Rykodisc|Ryko]]
|-
|1993
|Lowell George & The Factory
|''Lightning-rod Man''
|[[Demon Music Group|Edsel Records]]
|-
|1993
|The Grandmothers
|''A Mother of an Anthology''
|[[One Way Records]]
|-
|1995
|Fraternity of Man
|''X''
|San Francisco Sound
|-
|1996
|Various Artists
|''Cowabunga! The Surf Box''
|Rhino
|-
|1996
|Frank Zappa
|''[[The Lost Episodes]]''
|Ryko
|-
|1998
|Frank Zappa
|''[[Mystery Disc]]''
|Ryko
|-
|1999
|[[Captain Beefheart|Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band]]
|''Grow Fins''
|[[Revenant Records]]
|-
|2000
|[[Little Feat]]
|"Juliet" on ''Hotcakes & Outtakes''
|
|-
|2001
|'''Elliot Ingber'''
|''The The The The''
|
|-
|2006
|Frank Zappa
|''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]''
|[[Zappa Records]]
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:Lead guitarists]]
[[Category:American lead guitarists]]
[[Category:Rhythm guitarists]]
[[Category:American rhythm guitarists]]
[[Category:Guitarists from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Guitarists from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:20th-century American guitarists]]
[[Category:20th-century American guitarists]]

Latest revision as of 22:01, 24 September 2024

Elliot Ingber (born August 24, 1941) is an American guitarist. In 1966, he joined Frank Zappa's band the Mothers of Invention and appeared on their debut album Freak Out!.[1] He was fired from the band by Zappa following an incident onstage (according to drummer Jimmy Carl Black) when he tripped on LSD and was unaware that his amplifier was not switched on. After that he co-founded Fraternity of Man, which released two albums. He then joined Captain Beefheart's Magic Band under the stage name Winged Eel Fingerling, given him by Beefheart. In the sleeve notes to The Spotlight Kid (1972), Beefheart likens Ingber to "a chrome black eyebrow / rolled out real long" and also "a paper brow magnifying glass / fried brown, edge scorched, yoked / like a squeak from a speaker / behind forehead of the time."[2] In 1995, Ingber reformed Fraternity of Man with Lawrence "Stash" Wagner, the original vocalist and co-author of "Don't Bogart that Joint", to record and release a third album released under the Malibu Records label.

Discography

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Year Artist Release title Label
1960 The Gamblers "Moon Dawg" World Pacific
1962 Hollywood Gamblers "Moon Katt" Don Records
1963 Dee D. Hope "California Surfer" Jolum
1963 Bobby James (a/k/a Bobby Jameson) "Let's Surf" b/w "Take This Lollipop" Jolum
1966 The Mothers of Invention Freak Out! Verve
1968 Fraternity of Man Fraternity of Man ABC Records
1969 Michaelle Saturn Rings
1969 Fraternity of Man Get it On!
1969 Canned Heat Hallelujah
1969 The Mothers of Invention Mothermania Verve
1972 Shakey Jake Harris The Devil's Harmonica Polydor
1972 Captain Beefheart The Spotlight Kid Reprise
1974 Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Bluejeans & Moonbeams Mercury
1978 Juicy Groove First Taste Payola Records
1978 The Grandmothers Grandmothers Line records
1981 Little Feat "Teenage Nervous Breakdown" on Hoy-Hoy! Warner Brothers
1982 The Grandmothers Lookin' Up Granny's Dress Rhino
1983 The Grandmothers Fan Club Talk Panda
1992 Frank Zappa You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 Ryko
1993 Lowell George & The Factory Lightning-rod Man Edsel Records
1993 The Grandmothers A Mother of an Anthology One Way Records
1995 Fraternity of Man X San Francisco Sound
1996 Various Artists Cowabunga! The Surf Box Rhino
1996 Frank Zappa The Lost Episodes Ryko
1998 Frank Zappa Mystery Disc Ryko
1999 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Grow Fins Revenant Records
2000 Little Feat "Juliet" on Hotcakes & Outtakes
2001 Elliot Ingber The The The The
2006 Frank Zappa The MOFO Project/Object Zappa Records

References

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  1. ^ "Frank Zappa". MTV. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  2. ^ Captain Beefheart, The Spotlight Kid, ©1972 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
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