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Denny Walley

Denny Walley

American guitarist (born 1943)

Denny Walley (February 4, 1943) is an American guitarist. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is known for working with Frank Zappa in the 1970s and '80s.

Denny Walley AKA Feelers Rebo on stage with The Magic Band at Band On The Wall in Manchester 29/5/2014

Career

Denny Walley spent much of his childhood in New York City before his family moved to Lancaster, California, in 1955 where he met Frank Zappa.[1]

Denny Walley has played with many bands over the years and is best known for his work with Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention and Captain Beefheart's Magic Band.[2] He also played briefly with Geronimo Black in 1972.

Captain Beefheart gave him the nickname Feelers Rebo.

From 2003 to 2014, he toured regularly with the reformed Magic Band.

Recording history

Frank Zappa

Walley played guitar, slide guitar and also provided vocals for the following Frank Zappa albums:[3]

Captain Beefheart

On the original Bat Chain Puller album (recorded in 1976, but released only in 2012 due to legal ownership problems) he played accordion on the track "Harry Irene", as well as guitar and slide guitar on all the tracks.

The Magic Band

  • Back To The Front
  • 21st Century Mirror Men
  • Performing The Music Of Captain Beefheart - 1: Oxford, U.K. June 6, 2005
  • The Magic Band Plays The Music Of Captain Beefheart - Live In London 2013

Notes

  1. [1]
    beefheart.com
  2. [2]
    beefhart.com Archived 2006-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Denny_Walley
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