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CodeDS/UK/17495
NameBonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (1962-1970, 1972, 1988, 2002-)
Variations of NameThe Bonzo Dog Band; The Bonzos
Dates1962-1970, 1972, 1988, 2002-
GenderGroup (Male)
Place of Birth/OriginLondon, England )formed)
RelationshipsCore Members:
Vivian Stanshall - trumpet, vocals
Neil Innes - piano, guitar, vocals
Rodney "Rhino" Desborough Slater - saxophone
Roger Ruskin Spear - saxophone, contraptions
"Legs" Larry Smith - drums

Past Members:
Tom Parkinson - sousaphone
Chris Jennings - trombone
Roger "Happy Wally" Wilkes - trumpet
Trevor Brown - banjo
Ian Cunningham - saxophone
Danny Hedge - drums
Claude Abbo - saxophone
BiographyThe Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band was created by a group of British art-school students in the 1960s. Combining elements of music hall, trad jazz and psychedelic pop with surreal humour and avant-garde art, the Bonzos came to public attention through a 1968 ITV comedy show, Do Not Adjust Your Set.

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