Career
Walley has played with many bands over the years and is best known for his work with Frank Zappa"s Mothers of Invention and Captain Beefheart"s Magic Band. He also played briefly with Geronimo Black in 1972. Walley spent much of his childhood in New York City before his family moved to Lancaster, California, in 1955 where he met Frank Zappa.
Captain Beefheart gave him the nickname Feelers Rebo.
Since 2003 he has been touring regularly with the reformed Magic Band. Frank Zappa
Walley played guitar, slide guitar and also provided vocals for the following Frank Zappa albums:
Bongo Fury
Joe"s Garage Acting I
Joe"s Garage Acts II & III
Tinseltown Rebellion
Shut Up "North Play Yer Guitar
You Are What You Is
Thing-Fish
Guitar
You Can"t Do That on Stage Anymore, Volume
1
You Can"t Do That on Stage Anymore, Volume 4
You Can"t Do That on Stage Anymore, Volume
6
Anyway the Wind Blows
At The Circus
Halloween
Trance-Fusion
Captain Beefheart
On the original Bat Chain Puller album (recorded in 1976 but not released until 2012 due to legal ownership problems) he played accordion on the track "Harry Irene", as well as guitar and slide guitar on all the tracks.
The Magic Band
Back To The Front
21st Century Mirror Men
Performing The Music Of Captain Beefheart - 1: Oxford, United Kingdom June 6, 2005
The Magic Band Plays The Music Of Captain Beefheart - Live In London 2013.
