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2026-06-23

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Bill Harkleroad, known professionally as Zoot Horn Rollo, is an American guitarist. He is best known for his work with Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. In 2003, he was ranked No. 62 in a Rolling Stone magazine list of "the 100 greatest guitarists of all time".

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3/18/2025

“He would beat the crap out of the guitar. The result can best be described as Jackson Pollock trying to play like John Lee Hooker”: Aggressively bizarre, Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica remains one of the craziest guitar

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9/16/2022

Captain Beefheart guitarist Jeff Cotton talks jamming with Frank Zappa and "the eight months of emotional trauma" that went into making Trout Mask Replica

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7/13/2022

Captain Beefheart Guitarist Jeff Cotton Shares 5 Insightful Tips for Guitar Players

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6/30/2022

“Use It Like a Paintbrush, Not a Machine”: John Frusciante On the Art of Guitar Playing

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6/8/2020

Interview: Zoot Horn Rollo (Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band, Solo)