On May 22, 2026, Richard Parry died aged 83. He was musician (saxophone, keyboards), best known for his work with Pink Floyd (played on sone of their best known songs, including “Money”, “Us and Them”, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” and “Wearing the Inside Out”. As session musician he recorded saxophone for many artists, including J.J. Jackson, Rory Gallagher, Mike Vernon, Pete Wingfield, Quiver, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Mick Grabham, Jimmy Dawkins, Lightnin’ Slim, Kazimierz Lux, Andy Roberts, Bloodstone, John Entswile, Les Humphries Singers, Jimmy Witherspoon, Duster Bennett, Paice Ashton Lord, Banco de Gaia, David Gilmour and Deborah Bonham.
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The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: L’Amour Des Chiens
On December 12, 2007, “Storming” label released “L’Amour Des Chiens”, the sixth Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (The) album, and the first one in 35 years. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Mickey Simmonds and Neil Innes.
Personnel:
- Neil Innes – vocals, piano, guitar, banjo’
- Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell – vocals, bass, banjo
- Legs’ Larry Smith – drums
- Martin ‘Sam Spoons’ Ash – percussion
- Roger Ruskin Spear – brass
- Rodney Slater – saxophone, clarinet
- Bob Kerr – trumpet, cornet
New Millennium Bonzos
- Adrian Edmondson
- Stephen Fry
- Phill Jupitus
- David Catlin-Birch – vocals, guitar
- Steve Barnacle – bass, jazz guitar
- Johnny Marter – drums, percussion
- Mickey Simmonds – musical director
Track listing:
- Pour l’Amour Des Chiens – Neil Innes
- Let’s All Go to Mary’s House – arranged by The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
- Hawkeye the Gnu – arranged by Rodney Slater, Neil Innes
- Making Faces at the Man in the Moon – Rich, Smith, Hoffman
- Fiasco – Neil Innes
- Purple Sprouting Broccoli – Martin Ash
- Old Tige – Burke, Burke, Reeves
- Wire People – Martin Ash, Neil Innes
- Salmon Proust – Neil Innes
- Democracy – Neil Innes
- I Predict a Riot – Hodgson, Wilson, Rix, Baines, White
- Paws – Phill Jupitus
- And We’re Back – Neil Innes
- We Are Normal
- L’Essence d’Hooligan – Neil Innes
- Early Morning Train – Neil Innes
- My Friends Outside – Roger Ruskin Spear
- For the Benefit Of Mankind – Neil Innes
- Beautiful People – Adrian Edmondson
- Ego Warriors – Neil Innes
- Cockadoodle Tato – Neil Innes
- Tiptoe Through the Tulips – Burke, Dubin
- Sudoku Forecast – Phill Jupitus
- Now You’re Asleep – Stanshall, Catlin-Birch
- Jean Baudrillard – Neil Innes
Bonzo Dog Band: The Doughnut In Granny’s Greenhouse
In November 1968, “Liberty” label released “The Doughnut in Granny’s Greenhouse”, the second Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band album. By this time the band had changed their name to “The Bonzo Dog Band”. It was recorded in 1968, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon and Terry Bron.
Personnel:
- Vivian Stanshall– lead vocals, trumpet, tuba, wind instruments, design
- Neil Innes– lead vocals, piano, guitar, sleeve notes
- “Legs” Larry Smith– drums
- Rodney “Rhino” Desborough Slater– saxophones
- Roger Ruskin Spear- tenor sax, various contraptions
- Terry Brown – engineer
- Andy Johns – engineer
- Phil Smee – design
Track listing:
- We Are Normal – Neil Innes, Vivian Stanshall
- Postcard – Neil Innes, Vivian Stanshall
- Beautiful Zelda – Neil Innes
- Can Blue Men Sing the Whites – Vivian Stanshall
- Hello Mabel – Neil Innes
- Kama Sutra – Neil Innes, Vivian Stanshall
- Humanoid Boogie – Neil Innes
- Trouser Press – Roger Ruskin Spear
- My Pink Half of the Drainpipe – Vivian Stanshall
- Rockaliser Baby – Neil Innes, Vivian Stanshall
- Rhinocratic Oaths – Neil Innes, Vivian Stanshall
- 11 Moustachioed Daughters – Vivian Stanshall
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Gorilla
In October 1967, “Liberty” label released “Gorilla”, the debut Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Gerry Bron and Lyn Birkbeck.
Personnel:
- Vivian Stanshall– vocals, trumpet, euphonium, tuba, ukulele, cover design, liner notes
- Neil Innes– piano, harpsichord, guitar, musical director
- Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell – bass guitar, banjo, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, whistle
- Rodney Slater– alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, clarinet, trombone, bass clarinet
- Sam Spoons – double bass, percussion, spoons
- “Legs” Larry Smith– drums, tuba, tap dance
- Roger Ruskin Spear– saxophone
- Eric Clapton– ukulele
- Roger Ruskin Spear – engineer
Track listing:
- Cool Britannia – Vivian Stanshall, Neil Innes
- The Equestrian Statue – Neil Innes
- Jollity Farm – Leslie Sarony
- I Left My Heart in San Francisco – George Cory. Douglass Cross
- Look Out, There’s a Monster Coming – Vivian Stanshall
- Jazz (Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold) – Bonzo Dog Band
- Death Cab for Cutie – Vivian Stanshall, Neil Innes
- Narcissus – Ethelbert Nevin
- The Intro and the Outro – Vivian Stanshall
- Mickey’s Son and Daughter – Eddie Lisbonna, Tommy Connor
- Big Shot – Vivian Stanshall
- Music for the Head Ballet – Neil Innes
- Piggy Bank Love – Neil Innes
- I’m Bored – Vivian Stanshall
- The Sound of Music – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Viv Stanshall
On March 5, 1995, Victor Anthony Stanshall aka Viv Stanshall died aged 52. He was musician (various instruments), singe, songwriter, painter, author and poet, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his surreal exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at “Rawlinson End” and for narrating Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells”.
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