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Roy Estrada

1943 - Today

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Roy Estrada (also known as "Roy Ralph Moleman Guacamole Guadalupe Hidalgo Estrada" and "Orejón"; born April 17, 1943) is an American former musician. He is best known for being the original bassist of both the Mothers of Invention and Little Feat. He was also later a member of Captain Beefheart's the Magic Band and occasionally still worked with Frank Zappa in Zappa's solo career following the Mothers' split. Estrada is currently incarcerated in the Texas State Prison System. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Roy Estrada is the 1,979th most popular musician (down from 1,638th in 2024), the 10,544th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,208th in 2019) and the 775th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roy Estrada ranks 1,979 out of 3,175. Before him are Jimmy Miller, Alphonso Johnson, Cal Tjader, Micky Moody, Spencer Dryden, and Angerfist. After him are Mathew Knowles, Eddie Kramer, Sammy Cahn, Dave Rodgers, Eddie Condon, and Brad Wilk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Roy Estrada ranks 630. Before him are Paul Corkum, Hugh Wilson, Jonathan Lynn, Edmund Bruggmann, Tony Esposito, and Sigitas Geda. After him are Wolfgang Scheidel, Nicolae Pescaru, Masushi Ouchi, Ignacio Calderón, James Herbert, and Mike Fisher.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Estrada ranks 10,540 out of 20,380. After him are June Anderson (1952), Dan Marino (1961), Brandon Routh (1979), James Dickey (1923), Deontay Wilder (1985), Daniel Cormier (1979), Steve Prefontaine (1951), Dennis Johnson (1954), Don Gordon (1926), Tim Miller (1964), Henry Ward Beecher (1813), and Robby Naish (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Roy Estrada ranks 775. Before him are Narada Michael Walden (1952), Larry Williams (1935), Jimmy Miller (1942), Alphonso Johnson (1951), Cal Tjader (1925), and Spencer Dryden (1938). After him are Mathew Knowles (1952), Sammy Cahn (1913), Eddie Condon (1905), Brad Wilk (1968), Eddie Hazel (1950), and Brian Littrell (1975).

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