Bunk Gardner

Bunk Gardner

Actor

Cleveland, Ohio, USA
May 2, 1933

Biography

Bunk Gardner (born John Leon Guarnera; May 2, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American musician who most notably played for the original version of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention until the group disbanded in 1969. He plays woodwinds and tenor sax. His older brother, Buzz, was also in the Mothers of Invention.

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Representative Works

Zappa
Zappa
7.3
/ English
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
6.5
/ English
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
7.4
/ English
An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
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/ Italian
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
7.3
/ English
Uncle Meat
Uncle Meat
6.3
/ English
Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen
Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen
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/ German
Video from Hell
Video from Hell
7.3
/ English
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the 1960's
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the 1960's
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/ English
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968
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/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Zappa
2020Nominee

Best Performance

Zappa

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
2007Nominee

Best Performance

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016Nominee

Best Performance

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Career Highlights

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988Highlight

Best Performance

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

Uncle Meat
1987Highlight

Best Performance

Uncle Meat

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