Ike Willis

Ike Willis ( born 1956 ) is an American singer, guitarist and producer.

Life

Willis studied political science at Washington University, St. Louis. There he met in 1977 at a concert Frank Zappa and was hired by this. Besides their own albums as Selected Works and his performances with the Frank Zappa tribute band Project / Object, he is best known for its involvement in more than 20 Zappa albums, such as Joe 's Garage, Tinsel Town Rebellion and You Are What You Is. Willis was the narrator and main character in Thing -Fish, a musical by Frank Zappa, which was not designed for Broadway.

In his own company Willis -Thomas Productions Willis operated as a producer. In addition, he still occurs as a musician, as for example in the Zappanale in Bad Doberan.

Discography

Solo albums

  • Shoulda Gone Before I Left - 1988, with Arthur Barrow, Ray White and Jeff Hollie
  • Dirty Pictures - 1998
  • Selected Works - 2002

With Frank Zappa

  • Joe 's Garage Act 1-1979
  • Joe 's Garage Acts 2 & 3-1979
  • Tinsel Town Rebellion - 1981
  • Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar - 1981
  • You Are What You Is - 1981
  • Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch - 1982
  • The Man from Utopia - 1983
  • Thing -Fish - 1984
  • Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention - 1985
  • Does Humour Belong in Music? - 1986
  • Guitar - 1988
  • You Can not Do That on Stage Anymore Vol 1-1988
  • Broadway the Hard Way - 1988
  • You Can not Do That on Stage Anymore Vol 3-1989
  • The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life - 1991
  • Make a Jazz Noise Here - 1991
  • You Can not Do That on Stage Anymore Vol 4-1991
  • You Can not Do That on Stage Anymore Vol 6-1992

With other artists

  • Tonio K.: America - 1980
  • Fowler Brothers: Breakfast For Dinosaurs - 1988, with Chester Thompson, Vinnie Colaiuta and Albert Wing
  • The Muffin Men: Mülm - 1994
  • The Band From Utopia: A Tribute to the Music of Frank Zappa - Live Vol.1 & 2-1994
  • Arthur Barrow: Eyebrow Razor - 1995
  • The Band From Utopia: The Band From Utopia - 1995
  • The Muffin Men: Feel the Food - 1996
  • Terry Robb: Jelly Behind the Sun - 1997
  • The Weevils: None More - 1998
  • The Muffin Men: God Shave the Queen - 1999
  • Project / Object: Absolutely Live - 2000
  • The Grandmothers: The Eternal Question - 2001
  • The Muffin Men: Baker 's Dozen - 2003
  • Various artists: Zappanale 13-2003
  • Various artists: Zappanale 14-2003
  • The Youngblood Brass Band: Unlearn
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