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Skeleton Crew
MUSIC
Improvisational band, with both members playing stringed instruments and drums at the same time. Formed 1982, disbanded 1986.
- Tom Cora -- Cello, bass guitar, casio, drums, contraptions, vocals
- Fred Frith -- Guitar, six-string bass, violin, casio, home-made bass, piano, drums, singing
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Tom Cora |
Cellist |
14-Sep-1953 |
9-Apr-1998 |
Avant-Garde cellist |
| Fred Frith |
Guitarist |
2-Feb-1949 |
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Avant garde rock guitarist |
| Zeena Parkins |
Musician |
1956 |
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Avant-garde harpist |
DISCOGRAPHY
Learn to Talk (1984, Rift (USA), RecRec (Switzerland))
| 1 | Que Viva |
| 2 | Onwards and Upwards |
| 3 | The Way Things Fall (Back Apart) |
| 4 | Not My Shoes |
| 5 | The Washington Post (John Philip Sousa cut-up) |
| 6 | We're Still Free |
| 7 | Victoryville |
| 8 | Los Colitos/Life At The Top |
| 9 | Learn To Talk |
| 10 | Factory Song |
| 11 | It's Fine |
| 12 | Zach's Flag |
The Country of Blinds (1986, Rift (USA), RecRec (Switzerland))
| 1 | The Country Of Blinds |
| 2 | Money Crack |
| 3 | The Border |
| 4 | The Hand That Bites |
| 5 | Dead Sheep |
| 6 | Bingo |
| 7 | Man or Monkey |
| 8 | Foot in Hole |
| 9 | Hot Field |
| 10 | The Birds of Japan |
| 11 | You May Find a Bed |
Both albums were reissued in 2005 as a two-disc set by ReR USA/Fred Records. The Learn to Talk disc includes the songs "Sick as a Parrot", "Automatic Pilot", "Hook", and "Killing Time". The Country of Blinds disc includes "Sparrow Song", "Safety in Numbers", "Howdywhoola Too", "Second Rate", "New Orleans Stomp", and "Hasta La Victoria".
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