Rocking with a tuba?

December 19, 2009 7:52 PM

30 years ago I had several albums from a rock band, who sometimes used a tuba. Who were they?

They were British. One of the members of the group was able to play the tuba, but he usually played something else. But they would includ one novelty cut on every album where he did a tuba solo.

Anyone remember such a group? Who were they? (NOT "Billy and the Boingers".)

posted by Chocolate Pickle to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

Circa 20 years ago Alice Donut had psychedelic punk albums, with the occasional track featuring Tuba. Maybe you misremembered the time frame and geography?
posted by idiopath at 7:56 PM on December 19, 2009

Response by poster: I've never heard of them, so I'm sure that's not the right group.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 8:08 PM on December 19, 2009

Best answer: Herbie Flowers occasionally rocked a tuba for Sky.
posted by scruss at 8:17 PM on December 19, 2009

some names in this article.
posted by Frasermoo at 8:27 PM on December 19, 2009

Response by poster: Sky! That was it!
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 8:37 PM on December 19, 2009

I thought Alice Donut's was a trombone? At least, I remember seeing them cover Helter Skelter with a trombone one night in SF.
posted by ctmf at 8:37 PM on December 19, 2009

First thought is the Bonzo Dog Band - British, lots of novelty cuts, many with tuba, including a cover of "When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba Down In Cuba."
posted by mediareport at 8:44 PM on December 19, 2009

ctmf: "I thought Alice Donut's was a trombone?"

yeah I was twelve different kinds of wrong on that one
posted by idiopath at 9:36 PM on December 19, 2009