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The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band was officially formed on 25 September 1962, at 162c Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, when Vivian Stanshall (lead vocals, tuba and other wind instruments) and fellow art student Rodney Slater (saxophone/clarinet) bonded over the late-night transatlantic broadcast of a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston ...
* Rodney "Rhino" Desborough Slater (b. 1944): saxophone * Roger Ruskin Spear (b. 1943): tenor sax and various contraptions * "Legs" Larry Smith (b. 1944): drums However, the band's onstage line-up varied, sometimes on a weekly basis, and they also invited a number of guest musicians into the recording studio.
It was on that day that Vivian Stanshall (tuba, but later lead vocals along with other wind instruments) and fellow art student Rodney Slater (saxophone) bonded over a transatlantic broadcast of a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston.
The band was founded by two dada enthusiasts, Rodney Slater and Roger Ruskin Spear (a descendant of Victorian literary giant John Ruskin and son of the British artist Ruskin Spear). Roger Ruskin Spear specialised in the manufacture of early electronic gadgets/objets d'art and sound-making systems.
Feb 10, 2012 · The incomparable Neil Innes (piano, guitar and vocals), Rodney “Rhino” Desborough Slater (saxophone), Roger Ruskin Spear (tenor sax, trouser press and various musical contraptions), “Legs” Larry Smith (drums).
The core members of the group for most of the band's career were: * Vivian Stanshall (1943–1995): trumpet, lead vocals * Neil Innes (b. 1944): piano, guitar, lead vocals * Rodney "Rhino" Desborough Slater (b. 1944): saxophone * Roger Ruskin Spear (b. 1943): tenor sax and various contraptions * "Legs" Larry Smith (b. 1944): drums However, the ...
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band or The Bonzos) was created by a group of British art-school students in the 1960s. Combining elements of music hall, trad jazz and psychedelia with surreal humour and avant-garde art, the Bonzos came to public attention through a 1968 ITV comedy show, Do Not Adjust Your Set.
