Ruth Underwood
American musician · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1946 · age 80
Ruth Underwood is an American musician best known for playing xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, and other percussion instruments for Frank Zappa and his band The Mothers of Invention. She played for Zappa from 1968 until the mid-1970s, and again briefly before Zappa's death in 1993.
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Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than CheepFilm2021
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!Film2020
ZappaFilm2016
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own WordsFilm2014
CheepnisFilm, Herself2013
Frank Zappa: A Token Of His ExtremeFilm, Herself2010The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and PerformanceFilm2008
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast ArchivesFilm2007
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite SensationFilm1997
Classic AlbumsSeries1994An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank ZappaFilm1987
Video from HellFilm1982
Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!Film1973
Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, SwedenFilm1971
200 MotelsFilm, Fake Drummer1946Born23 May 1946
Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than CheepFilm2021Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!Film2020ZappaFilm2016Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own WordsFilm2014CheepnisFilm, Herself2013Frank Zappa: A Token Of His ExtremeFilm, Herself2010The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and PerformanceFilm2008Frank Zappa: The Broadcast ArchivesFilm2007Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite SensationFilm1997Classic AlbumsSeries1994An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank ZappaFilm1987Video from HellFilm1982Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!Film1973Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, SwedenFilm1971200 MotelsFilm, Fake Drummer1946Born23 May 1946People around Ruth
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She married fellow Zappa musician Ian Underwood.
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Born 1946 · age 80
