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Denny Walley

guitar · vocals

113 nights · 1975–1984

Denny Walley played with Frank Zappa on 112 documented nights between 11 April 1975 and 1 April 1979, in the Saturday Night Live 1978 line-up. Denny Walley also joined the band as a special guest on 22 July 1984 at Palace Theater, Los Angeles.

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About

Slide guitarist and vocalist on the 1975–76 and 1978–79 bands — "Feets" Walley, all over Bongo Fury and Joe's Garage.

Beyond Zappa

Also a Magic Band member for Captain Beefheart's Bat Chain Puller era; a Grandmothers regular since.

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nights on stage together

Most played on Denny Walley’s nights

  1. Dancin' Fool×62
  2. Easy Meat×62
  3. Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?×61
  4. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing×61
  5. City Of Tiny Lites×59
  6. Keep It Greasy×59
  7. Pound For A Brown×45
  8. Yellow Snow Suite×41
  9. Florentine Pogen×38
  10. Peaches En Regalia×34
  11. Andy×32
  12. Brown Shoes Don't Make It×32

Every documented night · 113

1975×30

  1. APR 11, 1975Bridges Auditorium, Pomona College, Claremont, United States
  2. APR 18, 1975Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, United States
  3. APR 19, 1975Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  4. APR 20, 1975Keystone Hall, Kutztown State College, Kutztown, United States
  5. APR 22, 1975Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, United States
  6. APR 23, 1975Gifford Auditorium, Syracuse University – lecture with Captain Beefheart and George Duke, Syracuse, United States
  7. APR 24, 1975Palace Theatre, Albany, United States
  8. APR 25, 1975Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, United States
  9. APR 26, 1975Alumni Hall, Providence College, Providence, United States
  10. APR 27, 1975Music Hall, Boston, United States
  11. APR 29, 1975Civic Center, Trenton, United States
  12. APR 30, 1975War Memorial Auditorium, Johnstown, United States
  13. MAY 2, 1975Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, United States
  14. MAY 3, 1975Civic Center, Baltimore, United States
  15. MAY 4, 1975Civic Center, Charleston, United States
  16. MAY 6, 1975University Union Auditorium, Illinois State University, Normal, United States
  17. MAY 7, 1975Capitol Plaza/CPA Sports Center, Frankfort, United States
  18. MAY 9, 1975Morris Civic Auditorium, South Bend, United States
  19. MAY 10, 1975Convention Center, Indianapolis, United States
  20. MAY 11, 1975International Amphitheater, Chicago, United States
  21. MAY 13, 1975Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  22. MAY 14, 1975Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, United States
  23. MAY 16, 1975Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, United States
  24. MAY 17, 1975Saginaw Civic Center, Saginaw, United States
  25. MAY 18, 1975Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  26. MAY 20, 1975Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, United States
  27. MAY 21, 1975Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, United States
  28. MAY 23, 1975County Coliseum, El Paso, United States
  29. MAY 25, 1975Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, United States
  30. MAY 26, 1975Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, United States

1978×41

  1. AUG 26, 1978Friedrichsau Festplatz, Ulm, Germany
  2. SEP 3, 1978Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbruecken, Germany
  3. SEP 4, 1978Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany
  4. SEP 5, 1978Folkets Park, Malmoe, Sweden
  5. SEP 7, 1978Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  6. SEP 8, 1978Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
  7. SEP 9, 1978Knebworth House Open Air Festival, Stevenage, United Kingdom
  8. SEP 15, 1978Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, United States
  9. SEP 16, 1978Bay Front Center Arena, St. Petersburg, United States
  10. SEP 17, 1978Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  11. SEP 19, 1978Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  12. SEP 20, 1978Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, United States
  13. SEP 21, 1978Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, United States
  14. SEP 22, 1978Notre Dame University, South Bend, United States
  15. SEP 23, 1978Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, United States
  16. SEP 24, 1978Assembly Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, United States
  17. SEP 25, 1978Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, United States
  18. SEP 26, 1978Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, United States
  19. SEP 28, 1978Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  20. SEP 29, 1978Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  21. SEP 30, 1978Fieldhouse, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States
  22. OCT 1, 1978Public Auditorium, Cleveland, United States
  23. OCT 3, 1978Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  24. OCT 4, 1978Forum, Montreal, Canada
  25. OCT 6, 1978Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, United States
  26. OCT 8, 1978Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  27. OCT 9, 1978Civic Center, Providence, United States
  28. OCT 10, 1978Le Colisee, Quebec, Canada
  29. OCT 13, 1978Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  30. OCT 14, 1978Cole Fieldhouse, University Of Maryland, College Park, United States
  31. OCT 15, 1978SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  32. OCT 21, 1978Saturday Night Live, NBC TV, New York, United States
  33. OCT 23, 1978Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  34. OCT 24, 1978Civic Center, Springfield, United States
  35. OCT 25, 1978North Shore Coliseum, Danvers, United States
  36. OCT 27, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  37. OCT 28, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  38. OCT 29, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  39. OCT 31, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  40. NOV 9, 1978Detroit, United States
  41. NOV 11, 1978Denver, United States

1979×41

  1. FEB 10, 1979Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  2. FEB 11, 1979Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  3. FEB 12, 1979Apollo Theater, Manchester, United Kingdom
  4. FEB 13, 1979City Hall, Newcastle, United Kingdom
  5. FEB 14, 1979Apollo Theater, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  6. FEB 16, 1979Brighton Centre, Brighton, United Kingdom
  7. FEB 17, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  8. FEB 18, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  9. FEB 19, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  10. FEB 21, 1979Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  11. FEB 23, 1979Nouvel Hippodrome, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  12. FEB 24, 1979Nouvel Hippodrome, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  13. FEB 25, 1979Palais Des Grottes, Cambrai, France
  14. FEB 26, 1979Wiesbaden, Germany
  15. FEB 27, 1979The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  16. FEB 28, 1979Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  17. MAR 1, 1979Falkoner Theatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  18. MAR 2, 1979Ekeberghallen, Oslo, Norway
  19. MAR 3, 1979Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  20. MAR 5, 1979Falkonerteatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  21. MAR 6, 1979Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  22. MAR 8, 1979Hall Rhénus, Parc des Expositions, Strasbourg, France
  23. MAR 9, 1979Palais des Sports, Dijon, France
  24. MAR 11, 1979Palais des Sports, Lyon, France
  25. MAR 12, 1979Palais des Sports, Montpellier, France
  26. MAR 13, 1979Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
  27. MAR 14, 1979Pabellon de Deportes del Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  28. MAR 16, 1979Parc des Expositions, Pau, France
  29. MAR 17, 1979Parc des Expositions, Bordeaux, France
  30. MAR 18, 1979Le Palais de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France
  31. MAR 19, 1979Parc de Penfeld, Brest, France
  32. MAR 21, 1979Rhein-Neckar-Halle, Eppelheim, Germany
  33. MAR 22, 1979Nibelungenhalle, Passau, Germany
  34. MAR 23, 1979Liebenau Stadion, Graz, Austria
  35. MAR 25, 1979Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
  36. MAR 26, 1979Eilenriedehalle, Hanover, Germany
  37. MAR 27, 1979Rhein-Main-Halle, Wiesbaden, Germany
  38. MAR 29, 1979Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  39. MAR 30, 1979Hemmerleinhalle, Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany
  40. MAR 31, 1979Rudi-Sedlmeyer Sporthalle, Munich, Germany
  41. APR 1, 1979Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland

1984×1

  1. JUL 22, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United Statesguest