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Jimmy Carl Black

El Paso, United States

Jimmy Carl Black is credited on 1,072 releases across 108 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,072

Pressings credited

108

Albums

7

Decades active

328

In collections

Biography

James Inkanish, Jr. (February 1, 1938 – November 1, 2008), known professionally as Jimmy Carl Black, was an original member of the Mothers of Invention, providing drums and vocals. He is known for introducing the songs "Are You Hung Up?" and "Concentration Moon" from the Mothers' album We're Only in It for the Money (1968) saying "Hi boys and girls, my name is Jimmy Carl Black and I'm the Indian of the group."

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Credited work

1,072 releases · 108 albums · active 1964–2025

  • Performance · 2,178
  • Other credits · 302
  • Production · 5
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Apostolic Studios · T.T.G. Studios · UMRK · Royal Festival Hall

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