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Spear later played with an amalgamation of Bill Posters and Bonzo musicians called BonzoBills, involving Sam Spoons, Biff Harrison, Dave Glasson, Megs Etherington, Chris Lowe and Jim Heath (a former member of Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra).
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In 1985 Spear and Dave Glasson formed The Slightly Dangerous Brothers, producing a single, "Let's Talk Basic", with a video featuring some of Spear's robot creations. In 1991 Spear played saxophone in Vivian Stanshall's show
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Until 2014, Spear performed regularly with Three Bonzos and a Piano, which is made up of Rod Slater and Sam Spoons, both former members of the Bonzo Dog Band, together with Dave Glasson on piano and, often,
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After the Bonzos parted company, Spear was a member of the short-lived band biGGrunt, with
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After Spear dissolved his jazz band New Jungle Orchestra at the end of 1964, he joined the
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In addition to his musical activities, Spear taught 3D design part-time at the
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at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London. Spear had also played on Stanshall's album
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The Alberts, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, The Temperance Seven
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Musicians from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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No Matter Who You Vote For, The Government Always Gets In
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No Matter Who You Vote For, The Government Always Gets In
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Spear is the son of the satirical artist and lecturer
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Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Hammersmith
London
England
Ruskin Spear
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Hammersmith, London
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Ruskin Spear
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
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