Peter Stampfel (born October 29, 1938, in

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ian, and singer-songwriter. Stampfel is best known as a member of the

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, a

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band that he founded with

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in the early 1960s. He was also briefly a member of the

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and has been the leader of several musical projects, including the Bottlecaps, the Du-Tels, and the WORM All-Stars. He has performed with

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, the Roches,

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, Michael Hurley,

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and

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Discography

;Solo * '' May 1994 Hello CD of the Month'' (1994) * '' You Must Remember This...'' (1995) * '' Dook of the Beatniks'' (2010) * '' Better Than Expected'' (2014) * '' Holiday For Strings'' (2016) * '' The Cambrian Explosion'' (2017) * '' The Ordovician Era'' (2019) * '' Peter Stampfel's 20th Century in 100 Songs'' (2021) ;The Fugs * '' Virgin Fugs'' (1966) ;Holy Modal Rounders * ''

The Holy Modal Rounders The Holy Modal Rounders was an American folk music group, originally the duo of Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber, who began performing together on the Lower East Side of New York City in the early 1960s. Their unique blend of folk music revival ...

'' (1964) * '' The Holy Modal Rounders 2'' (1965) * '' Indian War Whoop'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1968) * '' Good Taste Is Timeless'' (1971) * '' Alleged in Their Own Time'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1978) * '' Going Nowhere Fast'' (1981) * '' Too Much Fun!'' (1999) ;with the Bottlecaps * ''Peter Stampfel & the Bottlecaps'' (1986) * ''People's Republic of Rock 'n' Roll'' (1989) * ''The Jig Is Up'' (2004) ;with Zoë Stampfel * ''Ass in the Air'' (2010) ;with Baby Gramps * ''Outertainment'' (2010) ;with

* '' Come On Board'' (2011) * '' Hey Hey, it's... The Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band'' (2013) * '' Have Moicy 2: The Hoodoo Bash (2015) * ''Both Ways'' (2021) ;with

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* ''Wendigo Dwain Story'' (2011) ;with the Unholy Modal Rounders and others * ''

Have Moicy! ''Have Moicy!'' is a 1976 album released by Michael Hurley, The Unholy Modal Rounders, and Jeffrey Frederick & the Clamtones. In 2011 Light In The Attic Records reissued ''Have Moicy!'' on vinyl. It is difficult to give credit to which band p ...

'' (1976) ;with the WORM All-Stars * ''A Sure Sign of Something'' (2011)

References

External links

Interview
on Stampfel's folk beginnings, New York City in the 1950s and collaborations, with ''

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