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Although this eccentric ensemble was initially viewed as a 20s revival act, similar to the already established Alberts, they quickly developed into one of the pop era's most virulent satirists. Formed as the Bonzo Dog Dada Band in 1962 by art students Vivian Stanshall (Victor Anthony Stanshall, 21 March 1943, Shillingford, Oxfordshire, England, d. 5 March 1995, Muswell Hill, London, England; vocals, trumpet, devices) and Rodney Slater (b. 8 November 1941, Crowland, Lincolnshire, England; saxophone), the unit also included Neil Innes (b. 9 December 1944, Danbury, Essex, England; vocals, piano, guitar), Roger Ruskin Spear (b. 29 June 1943, Hammersmith, London, England; props, devices, saxophone) and "Legs" Larry Smith (b. 18 January 1944, Oxford, England; drums). Various auxiliary members, including Sam Spoons (b. Martin Stafford Ash, 8 February 1942, Bridgewater, Somerset, England), Bob Kerr (b. 14 February 1943, Kensington, London, England) and Vernon Dudley...
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