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William "Sputnik" Spooner (born August 16, 1949) is a musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter, and the founder of The Tubes, a theatrical rock band. His songwriting is known for its use of humor and satire.
Sep 17, 2020 · By the mid-60s, Prince and Steen were playing in one high school group; Rick Anderson and future Tubes guitarist Bill Spooner and keyboard player Vince Welnick were in another. Meanwhile, Fee Waybill was the all-singing/acting/dancing star of his local high school.
History. The Tubes formed on March 22, 1972, in San Francisco, California, featuring members from two Phoenix, Arizona bands who had relocated to San Francisco in 1969. One, The Beans (alternately billing themselves as the Radar Men from Uranus), included Bill Spooner, Rick Anderson, Vince Welnick, and Bob McIntosh.
Feb 24, 2014 · In connection with the 2012(!) release on Real Gone Music of a pair of Tubes albums (Young and Rich from 1976, and 1977’s Now), I interviewed Bill Spooner, founding songwriter and guitarist with the band.
Bill Spooner doesn't mind poking fun at the many geezer bands touring today ... a hugely fun song performed with some help from the audience.
Bill Spooner was a key songwriting contributor and musical director for the band until his departure in 1987, and it was his brainstorming and conceptualizations that helped launch The Tubes into the consciousness of the rock music world.
Please Click to Enter. Bill Sputnik Spooner, Tubes Founder, Songwriter, Singer, and Guitarist.
He was guitarist/vocalist and principle songwriter in a group known for wacky, unpredictable music and an even stranger (some say bizarre) stage show. "I was writing songs to illustrate outrageous characters concocted by Michael Cotten, Prairie Prince and myself.
William "Sputnik" Spooner is a musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter, and the founder of The Tubes, a theatrical rock band. His songwriting is known for its use of humor and satire. He has released three solo albums: First Chud (1985), Mall to Mars (1997), and Demo-licious.
Bill Spooner - Lea... #TheTubes Main single from "The Completion Backward Principle (1981)", the band's sixth album. Song written by The Tubes and David Foster.
