Robert Arthur Williams / Beefheart Jr.


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Born: 1955, Boston, USA.

American avant-garde and experimental drummer. Williams has worked on recordings with The Stranglers' Hugh Cornwell and is probably best known for his work with later line-ups of Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band.

Williams has been involved in projects with ex Zappa members and has also featured in early tours of a re-formed The Magic Band.

APPEARANCES +


Captain Beefheart
Magneticism II - The Best Of Captain Beefheart & His Magic Bands Live In The USA 1966 - 81
2019, CD, ,
Avantgarde
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Somewhere Over California: Live At The Country Club, Reseda, California 1981
2016, 2xCD, Album, Gonzo Multimedia, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Easy Teeth
2016, 2x CD, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Somewhere Over Detroit
2015, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Somewhere Over Paris
2014, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
The Stranglers
The UA Singles 1977-1982
2009, 3xCD, Comp, EMI, ,
Alternative Rock/Punk
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Amsterdam '80
2006, CD, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
P.Hux*
Mile High Fan (L.A Recordings From 1988-1993)
2006, ,
Power Pop
The Magic Band
21st Century Mirror Men
2005, CD, Album + DVD-V, Proper Records (2), ,
Alternative Rock/Blues Rock/Jazz-Rock/Avantgarde
Various
Songs In The Key Of Z - Vols. 1 & 2: The Curious Universe Of Outsider Music
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
Leftfield/Novelty/Experimental
The Magic Band
Live In Concert & Crow's Milk Documentary
2004, DVD-V, PAL, SubDiva, ,
Alternative Rock/Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
I'm Going To Do What I Wanna Do (Live At My Father's Place 1978)
2000, 2x CD, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Gary Lucas
Improve The Shining Hour
2000, CD, ,
Country Blues/Blues Rock/Avantgarde/Illbient
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Merseytrout (Live In Liverpool 1980)
2000, CD, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Various
Songs In The Key Of Z: The Curious Universe Of Outsider Music
2000, ,
Leftfield/Novelty/Experimental
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
The Dust Blows Forward (An Anthology)
1999, 2x CD Silver CD, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band*
Grow Fins: Rarities (1965-1982)
1999, 4x CD, CD, Box Set, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Arthur Barrow
Eyebrow Razor
1995, CD, Album, Muffin Records Productions, ,
Avantgarde
Hugh Cornwell
Wired
1993, ,
Art Rock
Captain Beefheart
A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond
1993, CD, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Hajime Tachibana
Bambi
1991, ,
Lounge/New Wave
The Untouchables
Agent Double O Soul
1989
Keith Levene
Violent Opposition
1989, ,
Alternative Rock/Dub
Scott Merritt
Violet And Black
1989,
Keith Levene
Keith Levene's Violent Opposition
1988
Hajime Tachibana
Taiyo･Sun
1985, ,
New Wave
Tex And The Horseheads*
Big House Part III
1985
Bone Symphony
Bone Symphony
1983, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop
Jef Left
Jef Left
1981, 12", EP, A&M Records, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock
Various
The Pee-Wee Herman Show
1981
Eazy Teeth
Car Noise
1980
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Doc At The Radar Station
1980, Vinyl Allied Pressing, ,
Avantgarde
The Stranglers
IV
1980
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
1978, Vinyl Los Angeles Pressing, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Various
Music For The Next Century
1998, ,
Abstract/Experimental
The Stranglers
The Old Testament
1992
Various
Foreplay #43
1981, LP, Promo, Smplr, A&M Records
Captain Beefheart
Live In Vancouver '81
2019, Vinyl Red, ,
Avantgarde/Blues Rock
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
The Captain's Last Live Concert Plus...
2006, 2xCD, Unofficial, Ozit-Morpheus Records
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
The Lives And Times Of Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Somebody In My Home
2001
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Merseytrout - Live In Liverpool 1980
2000, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
1999, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band*
Live At My Father's Place
1995
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Best Batch Yet
1981, 2xLP, P/Unofficial, God's Golfball Records, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Easy Teeth
1978, 2x Vinyl, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Devo
Unreleased Demos Vol.1 & 2
2xCD, Album, Unofficial, Booji Boy cd, ,
Alternative Rock/Avantgarde/Punk
The Stranglers
The Stranglers 7-8
2xCDr, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, Домашняя Коллекция, Навигатор
The Stranglers
Live At The Metro, Chicago 1987
Cass, Album, P/Unofficial, Not On Label (The Stranglers)
Captain Beefheart
A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond
CD, ,
Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Doc At The Radar Station
CD, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Hugh Cornwell And Robert Williams*
White Room