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Roy Estrada

real name Roy Ralph Estrada

Santa Ana, United States

Roy Estrada is credited on 1,290 releases across 122 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,290

Credits

122

Albums

7

Decades active

485

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American electric bassist, born 17th April 1943, Santa Ana, California, USA. Died 14 August 2025, Huntsville, Texas, USA. He started his career in the Los Angeles circuit in the 1960s, member of 'Roy Estrada & The Rocketeers' and 'The Viscounts' which later changed name to 'The Soul Giants'. A member of 'The Mothers Of Invention' from inception until he left in 1969 to form Little Feat with Lowell George.
In the early 1970s, he joined Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band, toured with Frank Zappa on the "Zoot Allures" tour in 1976 and worked on a number of his works. In 2002, after a period in prison, he joined 'The Grandmothers' tribute band, with Don Preston and Napoleon M. Brock. His invented name was "Roy Ralph Moleman Guacamole Guadalupe Hidalgo Estrada".
In 2012, Estrada was sentenced to 25 years in a plea bargain agreement for Child Molestation and was not eligible for parole.

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1,290 releases · 122 albums · active 1966–2025

  • Performance · 2,806
  • Other credits · 321
  • Production · 1

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

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