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Ruth Underwood

Specialty
Acting
Birth
May 23, 1946 · 80 years
Origin
Ithaca, New York, United States

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Ruth Underwood (born Ruth Komanoff; May 23, 1946) is an American musician best known for playing xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, and other percussion instruments for Frank Zappa and his band The Mothers of Invention. She played for Zappa from 1968 until his death. She married fellow Zappa musician Ian Underwood.

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