Who were members of the of Mothers of Invention?

Answer 1

Mothers of Invention original lineup (1966) was:

• Ray Collins - vocals
• Frank Zappa - guitar, vocals, piano
• Elliot Ingber - guitar
• Roy Estrada - Bass Guitar, vocals
• Jimmy Carl Black - drums, trumpet

Other members/contributors included*:

• Eric Clapton - guitar
• Tina Turner - vocals
• Don Preston - keys
• Lowell George - guitar
• Jim Pons - bass
• Ian Robertson Underwood - woodwinds, keys
• Jeff Simmons - guitar, bass guitar, vocals
• George Duke - keys
• Aynsley Dunbar - drums
• Ralph Humphrey - drums
• Terry Bozzio - drums
• "The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie," Howard Caylen and Mark Volman- vocals
• Rod Stewart - vocals
• Motorhead Sherwood - saxophone, vocals
• Denny Wally - guitar
• Bunk Gardner - woodwinds, horns
• Buzz Gardner - trumpet
• Suzy Creamcheese - vocals
• Billy Mundi - drums, vocals
• Ian Underwood - piano, woodwinds
• Art "Tripp" Dyer - percussion
• Janet Ferguson - vocals
• Sugarcane Harris - violin
• Henry Vestine - guitar
• Don Preston - keys
• Ruth Komanoff-Underwood - marimba, percussion, vibraphone
• Nelcy Walker - vocals
• Sal Marquez - trumpet
• Kin Vassy - vocals
• Ricky Lancelotti - vocals
• Jean Luc Ponty - violin
• Jim Fielder - guitar, piano
• John Rotella - percussion

*Much digging was made, but it is likely that this list is still incomplete