Band Members
The Soul Giants (c. April 1965)
- Ray Collins - vocals
- Frank Zappa - guitar
- David Coronado - sax
- Roy Estrada - bass
- Jimmy Carl Black - drums
The Mothers of Invention (1966–1969)
- Frank Zappa - musical director, guitar vocals
- Ray Collins - lead vocals, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin & tweezers 1966-early 1967, September 1967 - August 1968
- Jim Black - drums
- Roy Estrada - bass & guitarrón, boy soprano
- Henry Vestine - alternate lead & rhythm guitar, mid 1965 - early 1966
- Elliot Ingber - alternate lead & rhythm guitar, early 1966 - September 1966
- Jim Fielder - guitar, piano, late 1966 - February 1967
- Don Preston - keyboards, November 1966 - August 1969
- Bunk Gardner - woodwinds, November 1966 - August 1969
- Billy Mundi - drums, November 1966 - December 1967
- Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood - soprano, tambourine, baritone saxophone & roadie, 1966, September 1967 - August 1969
- Ian Underwood - woodwinds, saxophone, July 1967 - August 1969
- Arthur Dyer Tripp III - drums, timpani, vibes, marimba, xylophone, wood blocks, bells, small chimes, December 1967 - August 1969
- Lowell George - rhythm guitar, November 1968 - May 1969
- Buzz Gardner, November 1968 - August 1969
The Mothers (1970 to 1971)
- Frank Zappa - guitar & vocals
- Ian Underwood - rhythm guitar, keyboards & woodwinds
- Jeff Simmons - bass & vocal, 1970 - January 1971
- George Duke - organ, May - December 1970
- Aynsley Dunbar - drums
- The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan) - vocals
- Jim Pons - bass, February 1971 - December 1971
- Don Preston - keyboards, August - December 1971
- Bob Harris - keyboards, May – August 1971
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (1973–1975)
- Frank Zappa - guitar & vocals
- Ralph Humphrey - drums, early 1973 - May 1974
- Jean-Luc Ponty - violin, February - August 1973
- Sal Marquez - trumpet & vocals, March - July 1973
- George Duke - keyboards & synthesizer, 1973 - December 1974, April - May 1975
- Jeff Simmons - bass & vocals, December 1973 - July 1974
- Tom Fowler - bass, 1973 - May 1975
- Bruce Fowler - trombone, 1973 - May 1974, April - May 1975
- Ruth Underwood - marimba, vibes & percussion, 1973 - December 1974
- Ian Underwood - flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax, February - September 1973
- Napoleon Murphy Brock - flute and tenor sax, vocals, October 1973 - May 1975
- Chester Thompson - drums, October 1973 - December 1974
- Terry Bozzio - drums, April - May 1975
- Denny Walley - slide guitar & vocals, April - May 1975
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