The Mothers Of Invention

Herbst 1965 - Sommer 1966
Frank Zappa, Ray  Collins, Elliot Ingber, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black

Herbst 1967
Frank Zappa, Ray Collins, Roy  Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black, Billy Mundi, Ian Underwood,
Don Preston,  Bunk Gardner, Motorhead Sherwood

Dezember 1967 - November 1968
Frank Zappa,  Ray Collins, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black, Arthur Dyer Tripp III,
Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Motorhead Sherwood.

November 1968 - August 1969
Frank Zappa,  Lowell George (bis 23.05.1969), Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black, Arthur  Dyer Tripp III,
Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Motorhead  Sherwood, Buzz Gardner.

Februar 1970
Frank Zappa, Max Bennett, Ed  Greene, Ian Underwood

März 1970
Frank Zappa, Max Bennett, Aynsley Dunbar, Sugarcane Harris, Ian Underwood

Hot Rats Band

März - April 1970
Frank Zappa, Don  Sugarcane Harris, Ian Underwood, Max Bennett, Aynsley Dunbar

Juni 1970 - April 1971
Frank Zappa, Mark  Volman, Howard Kaylan, Jeff Simmons, Aynsley Dunbar,
Ian Underwood,  George Duke

Mai - Dezember 1971
Frank Zappa, Mark  Volman, Howard Kaylan, Jim Pons, Aynsley Dunbar,
Ian Underwood, Don  Preston, Bob Harris #1

The Grand Wazoo Orchestra

September 1972
Frank Zappa, Tony Duran,  Jerry Kessler, Dave Parlato, Jim Gordon, Tom Raney,
Ruth Underwood,  Ian Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Malcolm McNabb, Tom Malone,
Earle  Dumler, Glenn Ferris, Sal Marquez, Ken Shroyer, Mike Altschul, Joanne  McNabb,
Jay Migliori, Ray Reed, Charles Owens

The Petit Wazoo Orchestra

Oktober - Dezember 1972
FZ, Tony Duran,  Dave Parlato, Jim Gordon, Bruce Fowler, Malcolm McNabb,
Tom Malone,  Earle Dumler, Glenn Ferris, Gary Barone.

The Mothers Of Invention

Februar - September 1973
Frank Zappa, Jean  Luc Ponty, Tom Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Ruth Underwood,
Ian Underwood, George Duke, Bruce Fowler, Sal Marquez, Kin Vassey

Oktober 1973 - März 1974
Frank Zappa, Tom  Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson, Ruth Underwood,
Napoleon  Murphy Brock, George Duke, Bruce Fowler, Jeff Simmons

April - Mai 1974
Frank Zappa, Jeff Simmons, Tom Fowler, Chester Thompson, Ralph Humphrey,
Napoleon Murphy Brock, Don Preston, George Duke, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler

Juni - Dezember 1974
Frank Zappa, Tom  Fowler, Chester Thompson, Ruth Underwood, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George  Duke,
Jeff Simmons (28-Jun - 4-Jul), Michael Urso (19-Nov - 23-Nov),  James "Bird Legs" Youman

April - Mai 1975
FZ, Denny Walley, Captain  Beefheart, Tom Fowler, Terry Bozzio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Bruce Fowler

September 1975 - März 1976
FZ, Roy Estrada, Terry Bozzio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Andre Lewis, Norma Bell

Frank Zappa´s Band

Oktober 1976 - März 1977
Frank Zappa, Ray  White, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio, Eddie Jobson, Bianca Thornton

26. Dezember - 29. Dezember 1976
Frank  Zappa, Ray White, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio, Eddie Jobson, Ruth  Underwood,
Dave Samuels, Brecker Bros., Lou Marini, Ron Cuber, Tom  Malone

September 1977 - April 1978
Frank Zappa,  Adrian Belew, Roy Estrada, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio, Ed Mann,
Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf

July 1978 - April 1979
Frank Zappa, Ike  Willis, Patrick O'Hearn, Denny Walley, Warren Cucurullo, L. Shankar  (Berlin + Halloween),
Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ed Mann, Tommy  Mars, Peter Wolf.

Januar - Juli 1980
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, David Logeman, Tommy Mars

Juli - Dezember 1980
Frank Zappa, Ike  Willis, Steve Vai, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta,
Tommy  Mars, Bob Harris #2

September 1981 - Juli 1982
Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann,
Tommy Mars, Bobby  Martin

Juli - Dezember 1984
Frank Zappa, Ike  Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Alan Zavod,
Bobby  Martin, Napoleon Murphy Brock

Februar - Juni 1988:
Frank Zappa, Ike  Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann,
Bobby  Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt  McGettrick