Musical Bacon: Was (Not Was)

Artist name	Roles	Recordings
Don Was	producer, remixer, vocal, Clavinet, bass drum, bass synthesizer, bells, cello, electric bass guitar, electronic drum set, guitar, harmonica, synthesizer, timpani	(Return to the Valley Of) Out Come the Freaks (extended version), (Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, (Stuck Inside of Detroit With) Out Come the Freaks (Again), Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are, Betrayal, Carry Me Back to Old Morocco, Dance or Die, Go… Now!, Hello Operator (Classic 12" version), How the Heart Behaves (original acoustic Guitar demo 1989), It's an Attack!, Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball), Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Oh, Mr. Friction, Out Come the Freaks, Out Come the Freaks (Classic 12" version), Out Come the Freaks (Predominantly Funk version), Out Come the Freaks (remix version), Professor Night, Shake Your Head, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed), Smile, Tell Me That I'm Dreaming, Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Souped Up version) / Out Come the Freaks (Dub version), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Traditional 12' remix), Tell Me That I’m Dreaming, The Party Broke Up, The Sky’s Ablaze, Walk the Dinosaur, Wheel Me Out (Classic 12" version), Wheel Me Out (remix version), Where Did Your Heart Go?, White People Can't Dance, Zaz Turned Blue
David Was	producer, vocal, Hammond organ, flute, guitar, harmonica, organ, trumpet, vibraphone	(Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are, Betrayal, Carry Me Back to Old Morocco, Go… Now!, How the Heart Behaves (original acoustic Guitar demo 1989), It's an Attack!, Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Oh, Mr. Friction, Out Come the Freaks, Out Come the Freaks (remix version), Shake Your Head, Tell Me That I'm Dreaming, Tell Me That I’m Dreaming, The Party Broke Up, The Sky’s Ablaze, Walk the Dinosaur, Wheel Me Out (remix version), Where Did Your Heart Go?
Luis Resto	Moog, bass synthesizer, keyboard, organ, piano, synthesizer, vocoder	(Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, Betrayal, Bow Wow Wow Wow, Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball), Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Professor Night, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed), Smile, You! You! You!, Zaz Turned Blue
Jack Tann	producer	(Return to the Valley Of) Out Come the Freaks (extended version), (Stuck Inside of Detroit With) Out Come the Freaks (Again), Dance or Die, Hello Operator (Classic 12" version), Out Come the Freaks (Classic 12" version), Out Come the Freaks (Predominantly Funk version), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Souped Up version) / Out Come the Freaks (Dub version), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Traditional 12' remix), Wheel Me Out (Classic 12" version)
Keith Cohen	mix, producer	Are You Okay?, Dressed to Be Killed, How the Heart Behaves, I Blew Up the United States, In K-Mart Wardrobe, Maria Novarro, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone

Artist name	Roles	Recordings
Don Was	producer, remixer, vocal, Clavinet, bass drum, bass synthesizer, bells, cello, electric bass guitar, electronic drum set, guitar, harmonica, synthesizer, timpani	(Return to the Valley Of) Out Come the Freaks (extended version), (Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, (Stuck Inside of Detroit With) Out Come the Freaks (Again), Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are, Betrayal, Carry Me Back to Old Morocco, Dance or Die, Go… Now!, Hello Operator (Classic 12" version), How the Heart Behaves (original acoustic Guitar demo 1989), It's an Attack!, Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball), Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Oh, Mr. Friction, Out Come the Freaks, Out Come the Freaks (Classic 12" version), Out Come the Freaks (Predominantly Funk version), Out Come the Freaks (remix version), Professor Night, Shake Your Head, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed), Smile, Tell Me That I'm Dreaming, Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Souped Up version) / Out Come the Freaks (Dub version), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Traditional 12' remix), Tell Me That I’m Dreaming, The Party Broke Up, The Sky’s Ablaze, Walk the Dinosaur, Wheel Me Out (Classic 12" version), Wheel Me Out (remix version), Where Did Your Heart Go?, White People Can't Dance, Zaz Turned Blue
David Was	producer, vocal, Hammond organ, flute, guitar, harmonica, organ, trumpet, vibraphone	(Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are, Betrayal, Carry Me Back to Old Morocco, Go… Now!, How the Heart Behaves (original acoustic Guitar demo 1989), It's an Attack!, Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Oh, Mr. Friction, Out Come the Freaks, Out Come the Freaks (remix version), Shake Your Head, Tell Me That I'm Dreaming, Tell Me That I’m Dreaming, The Party Broke Up, The Sky’s Ablaze, Walk the Dinosaur, Wheel Me Out (remix version), Where Did Your Heart Go?
Luis Resto	Moog, bass synthesizer, keyboard, organ, piano, synthesizer, vocoder	(Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, Betrayal, Bow Wow Wow Wow, Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball), Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Professor Night, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed), Smile, You! You! You!, Zaz Turned Blue
Jack Tann	producer	(Return to the Valley Of) Out Come the Freaks (extended version), (Stuck Inside of Detroit With) Out Come the Freaks (Again), Dance or Die, Hello Operator (Classic 12" version), Out Come the Freaks (Classic 12" version), Out Come the Freaks (Predominantly Funk version), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Souped Up version) / Out Come the Freaks (Dub version), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Traditional 12' remix), Wheel Me Out (Classic 12" version)
Keith Cohen	mix, producer	Are You Okay?, Dressed to Be Killed, How the Heart Behaves, I Blew Up the United States, In K-Mart Wardrobe, Maria Novarro, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
Harry Bowens	vocal	(Return to the Valley Of) Out Come the Freaks (extended version), (Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, Out Come the Freaks, Out Come the Freaks (Predominantly Funk version), Professor Night, Tell Me That I’m Dreaming
Sweet Pea Atkinson	vocal	Go… Now!, It's an Attack!, Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball), Listen Like Thieves, Where Did Your Heart Go?
David McMurray	saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone	(Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, Betrayal, Bow Wow Wow Wow, Listen Like Thieves, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed)
Jeff Lorber	keyboard	Are You Okay?, How the Heart Behaves, I Feel Better Than James Brown, In K-Mart Wardrobe, Just Another Couple Broken Hearts
Randy Jacobs	electric bass guitar, foot percussion, guitar	How the Heart Behaves (original acoustic Guitar demo 1989), Listen Like Thieves, Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Professor Night, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed)
Doug Fieger	vocal	Betrayal, Dressed to Be Killed, I Blew Up the United States, Smile
Ed Cherney	mix	Elvis' Rolls Royce, I Feel Better Than James Brown, Just Another Couple Broken Hearts, You! You! You!
Bruce Nazarian	guitar	Betrayal, Bow Wow Wow Wow, Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball)
Yogi Horton	drums	Betrayal, Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball), Professor Night
G Love E	vocal	Are You Okay?, Dressed to Be Killed, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
Ken Collier	remixer	Out Come the Freaks (Predominantly Funk version), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Traditional 12' remix)
Duane Bradley	remixer, foot percussion	Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Out Come the Freaks (Predominantly Funk version)
Marshall Crenshaw	guitar, organ	Smile, The Party Broke Up
Ozzy Osbourne	vocal	Shake Your Head, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed)
Felix Morris	bass synthesizer, electric bass guitar	Professor Night, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed)
Larry Fratangelo	percussion	(Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed)
Felix and Jarvis	vocal	Man vs. the Empire Brain Building
Frank Filipetti	remixer	(Return to the Valley Of) Out Come the Freaks (extended version)
Fred Zarr	piano, synthesizer	(Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks
Carol Hall (soul/gospel singer)	vocal	Man vs. the Empire Brain Building
Hannibal Marvin Peterson	trumpet	Man vs. the Empire Brain Building
Carol Poole-Gross	violin	Zaz Turned Blue
Iggy Pop	vocal	Elvis' Rolls Royce
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)	vocal	Man vs. the Empire Brain Building
Jay Leonhart	electric bass guitar	Zaz Turned Blue
Christine Reeves	foot percussion	Man vs. the Empire Brain Building
Jeffrey B. Young	remixer	Spy in the House of Love (Jeffrey B. Young & Dangerous mix)
Jervonny Collier	electric bass guitar	Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball)
John Lewis (producer, Motown engineer, owned Sound Suite in Detroit)	producer	Wheel Me Out
John Robie	Moog, synthesizer	Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball)
Joseph LoDuca	guitar	Betrayal
Ada Griffin	vocal	Man vs. the Empire Brain Building
Analisa Trajano	synthesizer	Betrayal
Kim Basinger	vocal	Shake Your Head
Beverly Lauridsen	cello	Zaz Turned Blue
Larry Provost	foot percussion	Man vs. the Empire Brain Building
Leonard Cohen	vocal	Elvis' Rolls Royce
Louis Biancaniello	arranger, programming	Listen Like Thieves
Bob Kulick	guitar	Smile
Marin Alsop	violin	Zaz Turned Blue
Brad Buxer	keyboard	How the Heart Behaves
Mel Tormé	vocal, piano	Zaz Turned Blue
Michael Edwards ("foot choir" member)	foot percussion	Man vs. the Empire Brain Building
Michael Zilkha	remixer	(Return to the Valley Of) Out Come the Freaks (extended version)
Mike Renzi	arranger, conductor, piano	Zaz Turned Blue
Mike Smith (drummer?)	electronic drum set	Professor Night
Mitch Ryder	vocal	Bow Wow Wow Wow
Branford Marsalis	saxophone	Betrayal
Paul Riser	instrument arranger	Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball)
Evelyn Werner	foot percussion	Man vs. the Empire Brain Building
Red Banner	electric bass guitar	Bow Wow Wow Wow
Reggie Mocambo	electronic drum set	Bow Wow Wow Wow
Roscoe Paradise	guitar	Bow Wow Wow Wow
Syd Straw	vocal	You! You! You!
The Roches	vocal	Maria Novarro
Tom Swift	cymbals	Bow Wow Wow Wow
Vinnie Vincent	guitar	Smile
Wayne Kramer (US guitarist, singer, songwriter & producer)	guitar	The Party Broke Up
Jill Jaffe	viola	Zaz Turned Blue

Don Was

producer, remixer, vocal, Clavinet, bass drum, bass synthesizer, bells, cello, electric bass guitar, electronic drum set, guitar, harmonica, synthesizer, timpani

(Return to the Valley Of) Out Come the Freaks (extended version), (Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, (Stuck Inside of Detroit With) Out Come the Freaks (Again), Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are, Betrayal, Carry Me Back to Old Morocco, Dance or Die, Go… Now!, Hello Operator (Classic 12" version), How the Heart Behaves (original acoustic Guitar demo 1989), It's an Attack!, Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball), Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Oh, Mr. Friction, Out Come the Freaks, Out Come the Freaks (Classic 12" version), Out Come the Freaks (Predominantly Funk version), Out Come the Freaks (remix version), Professor Night, Shake Your Head, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed), Smile, Tell Me That I'm Dreaming, Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Souped Up version) / Out Come the Freaks (Dub version), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Traditional 12' remix), Tell Me That I’m Dreaming, The Party Broke Up, The Sky’s Ablaze, Walk the Dinosaur, Wheel Me Out (Classic 12" version), Wheel Me Out (remix version), Where Did Your Heart Go?, White People Can't Dance, Zaz Turned Blue

David Was

producer, vocal, Hammond organ, flute, guitar, harmonica, organ, trumpet, vibraphone

(Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are, Betrayal, Carry Me Back to Old Morocco, Go… Now!, How the Heart Behaves (original acoustic Guitar demo 1989), It's an Attack!, Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Oh, Mr. Friction, Out Come the Freaks, Out Come the Freaks (remix version), Shake Your Head, Tell Me That I'm Dreaming, Tell Me That I’m Dreaming, The Party Broke Up, The Sky’s Ablaze, Walk the Dinosaur, Wheel Me Out (remix version), Where Did Your Heart Go?

Luis Resto

Moog, bass synthesizer, keyboard, organ, piano, synthesizer, vocoder

(Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, Betrayal, Bow Wow Wow Wow, Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball), Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Professor Night, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed), Smile, You! You! You!, Zaz Turned Blue

Jack Tann

producer

(Return to the Valley Of) Out Come the Freaks (extended version), (Stuck Inside of Detroit With) Out Come the Freaks (Again), Dance or Die, Hello Operator (Classic 12" version), Out Come the Freaks (Classic 12" version), Out Come the Freaks (Predominantly Funk version), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Souped Up version) / Out Come the Freaks (Dub version), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Traditional 12' remix), Wheel Me Out (Classic 12" version)