Zoot Horn Rollo
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bill Harkleroad |
| Also known as | Zoot Horn Rollo |
| Born | 8 January 1949 Palmdale, California United States |
| Genres | Experimental rock, rock, blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, instructor, producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, mandolin, accordion |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Straight, Reprise, Proper |
| Associated acts | Captain Beefheart, The Magic Band, Mallard, Blues in a Bottle, Drumbo |
| Website | Home page |
Bill Harkleroad, known professionally as Zoot Horn Rollo (born January 8, 1949),[1] is an American guitarist. He is best known for his work with Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. In 2003 he was ranked #62 in a Rolling Stone Magazine list of "the 100 greatest guitarists of all time".[2]
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Biography
Born in Hawthorne, California, Harkleroad was trained as an accordionist as a child but switched to guitar in his teens. In nearby Lancaster, California, he became involved in local bands. He joined up with future member of the Magic Band, Mark Boston, in a band named B.C. & The Cavemen. Later the two played in the group Blues in a Bottle along with 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 disbanding of Mallard, he 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 in which Harkleroad was featured playing guitar on all twelve tracks. In 2013, Harkleroad contributed lead guitar to a psychobilly track on the Eugene-based band Cherry Poppin' Daddies' album White Teeth, Black Thoughts.
Discography
with Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
- 1969 Trout Mask Replica
- 1970 Lick My Decals Off, Baby
- 1972 The Spotlight Kid
- 1972 Clear Spot
- 1974 Unconditionally Guaranteed
with Mallard
- 1975 Mallard
- 1976 In a Different Climate
Solo
- 2001 We Saw a Bozo Under the Sea
- 2014 Masks
Bibliography
- Harkleroad, Bill (1998). Lunar Notes: Zoot Horn Rollo's Captain Beefheart Experience. Interlink Publishing. ISBN 0-946719-21-7.
References
- ↑ Rollo, Zoot Horn
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