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Ruth Underwood (born Ruth Komanoff; May 23, 1946) is an American musician best known for playing xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, and other percussion instruments in Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.
Dec 1, 2010 · Ruth Underwood would later do several studio sessions for Frank, and very near his demise, even got invited to do percussion sampling work too, at the Zappas'. So they hadn't fallen out either. It seems none of the books I've read ever mentionned anything about this departure, of consequence to Zappa's music of this era.
Nov 25, 2020 · Underwood, who played basically every percussion instrument under the sun for Zappa’s band (including the melodic ones like xylophone that he wrote “The Black Page” for), teaches that piano ...
Feb 24, 2023 · Percussionist Ruth Underwood details her first experience at a Frank Zappa concert and how the song 'Oh No' impacted her as a musician.
Nov 15, 2021 · A classically trained percussionist from the age of 16, Ruth was astounded by the seemingly incongruous combination of humor, theatrics and consummate musicality that defined the avant-garde freak show she saw that night at the Garrick Theatre. She was instantly hooked. “Oh, In the Sky”-The Mothers of Invention at the Garrick Theatre, 1968:
Third-to-second: Ruth shares a secret of the 'Zappa' sound. rickeyFitts. 726 subscribers. Subscribe. Subscribed. 12K. 499K views 12 years ago. Ruth Underwood explains, then demonstrates....
Occupation: Drummer. Nationality: United States. Executive summary: Whirlwind percussionist for Frank Zappa. A percussionist of staggering viruosity, Ruth Underwood began her music training in the classical tradition, studying both at Ithaca College under Warren Benson and at Juilliard.
- May 23, 1946
