Born in El Paso, Texas (of Cheyenne heritage). Jimmy was best known as a drummer and vocalist for The Mothers of Invention.
His trademark line was "Hi Boys and Girls, I'm Jimmy Carl Black, and I'm the Indian of the group." The line can be heard several times on the Mothers of Invention album We're Only in It for the Money. He has been credited on some Mothers albums as playing "drums, vocals, and poverty"
He also worked with Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Joe Cocker, Grateful Dead, The Turtles and Arthur Brown.
In the 1990's performed as guest vocalist with the Muffin Men, a Frank Zappa tribute band based in Liverpool in the 1990's.
Jimmy died in 2008 on 1st November.
Here he is with the Muffin Men in a 1993 promo video for "Willie the Pimp".
The unmistakable face and presence of Jimmy Carl Black.
