Roger Ruskin Spear
from England
June 29, 1943 (age 81)
Biography
Vivian Stanshall and Neil Innes are usually credited as the prime creative forces in the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, but founder-member Roger Ruskin Spear also made substantial contributions. In addition to playing several instruments (most prominently saxophone) and devising imaginative robots and stage props for their live performances, Spear wrote a couple of their wittiest early tunes, "Trouser Press" and "Shirt." He released a few solo records in the early 1970s, even opening for the Who on a 1971 European tour. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi
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