"Willie the Pimp" is a song from Frank Zappa's 1969 album Hot Rats. It features an idiosyncratic Captain Beefheart vocal and one of Zappa's classic guitar...
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dissolution of the original lineup of the Mothers of Invention. Five of the six songs are instrumental, while "Willie the Pimp" features vocals by Captain Beefheart...
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Fillmore East – June 1971 (redirect from Live at the Fillmore (Frank Zappa album))
"Willie the Pimp, Pt. 2" was omitted from the track line-up. It was released on CD on the 2012 reissue of the album. Also, in the CD edition, the last...
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released by Universal Pictures. The eponymous Willie Dynamite is a pimp in New York City, who strives to be number one in the city. As he is trying to do...
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Geordie Greep (category People educated at the BRIT School)
"Willie the Pimp" with his electronics teacher at his school's winter concert. Greep is an avid fan of boxing, often expressing his admiration for the...
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Captain Beefheart (redirect from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band)
episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live. "Willie the Pimp" Van Vliet's idiosyncratic vocal on Zappa's "Willie the Pimp" was among their collaborations. Problems...
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Zappa song "Willie the Pimp". The album cover has a photograph of steel guitarist Glenn Ross Campbell. The album peaked at number 53 in the UK Albums Chart...
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interview explaining the origin of the album title and further excerpts from an interview of Zappa explaining the character of Willie the Pimp: a part of this...
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Frank Zappa (redirect from Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention)
That same year, Beefheart provided the vocal on "Willie the Pimp" on the Hot Rats album. Beefheart also played the harmonica on "San Ber'dino" (credited...
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such as Willie Dynamite, The Mack, and Dolemite. The first portion of the documentary focuses on pimps working illegally. The illegal pimps that are...
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