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Bill Harkleroad (born January 8, 1949), known professionally as Zoot Horn Rollo,[1] is an American guitarist. He is best known for his work with Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. In 2003, he was ranked No. 62 in a Rolling Stone magazine list of "the 100 greatest guitarists of all time".[2]
In nearby Lancaster, California, he became involved in local bands. With a future member of the Magic Band, Mark Boston, he joined a band named B.C. & The Cavemen (with Ernie Wood, vocals/guitar and Bruce Newkirk, drums). The two later played in the group Blues in a Bottle along with the future Magic Band guitarist Jeff Cotton. He joined the Magic Band in 1968 after the departure of Alex St. Clair.
After recording Trout Mask Replica and several further albums, he left in 1974, with several other band members, to form Mallard. His book, Lunar Notes, describes some of the tensions that contributed to the split between Captain Beefheart and the other band members.
After the break up of Mallard, Harkleroad had a limited involvement with the music community as a performer. He continued his involvement in another capacity, however, as a record store manager and guitar instructor in Eugene, Oregon.
On November 27, 2001, he released We Saw a Bozo Under the Sea. In 2008, John French (a.k.a. Drumbo) released an album City of Refuge on which Harkleroad played guitar on all twelve tracks.
In 2003, he was ranked No. 62 in a Rolling Stone magazine list of "the 100 greatest guitarists of all time".[2]
^"Zoot Horn Rollo, horoscope for birth date 8 January 1949, born in Long Beach, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank". Astro.com. October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
^ ab"62: Zoot Horn Rollo". The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
External linksedit
Official website
HiFi Mundo interview, 1997
Guitar Player magazine biography
January 01, 1970
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Zoot Horn Rollo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message This article or section appears to contradict itself Please see the talk page for more information July 2023 Bill Harkleroad born January 8 1949 known professionally as Zoot Horn Rollo 1 is an American guitarist He is best known for his work with Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band In 2003 he was ranked No 62 in a Rolling Stone magazine list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time 2 Zoot Horn RolloWith Captain Beefheart and his Magic BandLeeds University May 1973Photo Alastair ThompsonBackground informationBirth nameBill HarkleroadAlso known asZoot Horn RolloBorn 1949 01 08 January 8 1949 age 75 Palmdale CaliforniaUnited StatesGenresExperimental rock rock bluesOccupation s Musician instructor producerInstrument s Guitar mandolin accordionYears active1968 presentLabelsStraight Reprise ProperWebsitewww wbr zoothornrollo wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Discography 3 1 With Captain Beefheart amp His Magic Band 3 1 1 Studio albums 3 1 2 Singles 3 2 With Mallard 3 3 Solo 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editBorn in Hawthorne California Harkleroad was trained as an accordionist as a child but changed to guitar in his teens Career editIn nearby Lancaster California he became involved in local bands With a future member of the Magic Band Mark Boston he joined a band named B C amp The Cavemen with Ernie Wood vocals guitar and Bruce Newkirk drums The two later played in the group Blues in a Bottle along with the future Magic Band guitarist Jeff Cotton He joined the Magic Band in 1968 after the departure of Alex St Clair After recording Trout Mask Replica and several further albums he left in 1974 with several other band members to form Mallard His book Lunar Notes describes some of the tensions that contributed to the split between Captain Beefheart and the other band members After the break up of Mallard Harkleroad had a limited involvement with the music community as a performer He continued his involvement in another capacity however as a record store manager and guitar instructor in Eugene Oregon On November 27 2001 he released We Saw a Bozo Under the Sea In 2008 John French a k a Drumbo released an album City of Refuge on which Harkleroad played guitar on all twelve tracks In 2003 he was ranked No 62 in a Rolling Stone magazine list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time 2 In 2013 Harkleroad contributed lead guitar to a psychobilly track on the Eugene based band Cherry Poppin Daddies album White Teeth Black Thoughts Discography editWith Captain Beefheart amp His Magic Band edit Studio albums edit Year Title Notes Magic Band personnel 1968 Strictly Personal Released in October 1968 Label Blue Thumb US Liberty UK John French Alex St Clair Jeff Cotton Jerry Handley 1969 Trout Mask Replica Released on June 16 1969 Label Straight John French Jeff Cotton Bill Harkleroad Mark Boston Victor Hayden 1970 Lick My Decals Off Baby Released in December 1970 Label Straight John French Bill Harkleroad Mark Boston Art Tripp 1971 Mirror Man Released in April 1971 recorded 1967 Label Buddah John French Alex St Clair Jeff Cotton Jerry Handley 1972 The Spotlight Kid Released in January 1972 Label Reprise John French Bill Harkleroad Mark Boston Art Tripp Elliot Ingber 1972 Clear Spot Released in October 1972 Label Reprise Bill Harkleroad Mark Boston Art Tripp Roy Estrada 1974 Unconditionally Guaranteed Released in April 1974 Label Mercury US Virgin UK Bill Harkleroad Mark Boston Alex St Clair Mark Marcellino Art Tripp Singles edit Year Single Album 1970 Pachuco Cadaver Wild Life Trout Mask Replica 1972 Too Much Time My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains Clear Spot 1974 Upon the My O My Magic Be Unconditionally Guaranteed With Mallard edit 1975 Mallard 1976 In a Different Climate Solo edit 2001 We Saw a Bozo Under the Sea 2014 MasksBibliography editHarkleroad Bill 1998 Lunar Notes Zoot Horn Rollo s Captain Beefheart Experience Interlink Publishing ISBN 0 946719 21 7 References edit Zoot Horn Rollo horoscope for birth date 8 January 1949 born in Long Beach with Astrodatabank biography Astro Databank Astro com October 24 2019 Retrieved November 11 2020 a b 62 Zoot Horn Rollo The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time Rolling Stone Retrieved September 28 2010 External links editOfficial website HiFi Mundo interview 1997 Guitar Player magazine biography Interview in University of Oregon Voice Mallard band web pages online since 1995 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zoot Horn Rollo amp oldid 1217504424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
