Frank Zappa - Rollo (Live on SNL 1978)

Here's a real gem of a performance, Zappa conducting his fantastic song "Rollo" (which most would recognize as a section of his song 'St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast') on S*turday Night Live in October of 1978 (with a little help from John Belushi). As far as I can tell no Zappa SNL footage can be found anywhere online (unless it's behind a paywall) so I wanted to mirror it here for any enthusiasts.

The lineup here consists of Frank Zappa, John Belushi as the Samurai Futaba, Arthur Barrow & Patrick O'Hearn on bass(es), Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Ed Mann on percussion, Tommy Mars on keys & vocoder, Peter Wolf on keys, Denny Walley on guitar, and a horn section consisting of Howard Johnson on baritone sax, Lew Del Gatto on alto sax, Lou Marini on tenor sax, Tom Malone on trombone, and Al Rubin on trumpet.

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