The Fugs 1985-2004

Ed Sanders-- founder and singer. American bard, social activist, environmentalist, novelist and publisher of The Woodstock Journal (woodstockjournal.com). He also invents musical instruments such as the Talking Tie and the microtonal Microlyre. Among Sanders' recent books are America, A History in Verse, Vols. 1 (1900-1939) and 2 (1940-1961) and 3 (1962-1970) and The Poetry and Life of Allen Ginsberg. See his new CD, available on parisrecords.net, Poems for New Orleans.

Tuli Kupferberg-- co-founder and singer. Kupferberg's poems and songs are popular around the world. He has become a well known political cartoonist in recent years. His latest book, from Autonomedia, is Teach Yourself Fucking. Tuli has written some wonderful tunes for The Fugs Final CD (Part 2).


Steve Taylor-- vocals and guitars. His beautiful voice gives the Fugs outstanding vocal qualities on tunes set to the poems of William Blake and classics such as "Crystal Liaison," "Slum Goddess," and "Morning Morning.." Taylor is a professor of writing at Naropa University in Boulder Colorado, and a noted composer who performed with Allen Ginsberg for many years. His string quartet setting to Allen Ginsberg's poem "White Shroud" is an outstanding 20th century composition.

Coby Batty-- drums, percussion and vocals. Coby is a well known musician and songwriter with his own band in Richmond, Virginia. Batty has performed with Don Cherry, John Zorn, Eugene Chadbourne and many others. He has a powerful singing voice.

Scott Petito-- bass and keyboards. Petito is a well known record producer who operates NRS Recording studios near Woodstock, where many groups have recorded such as The Band, The Fugs, and many others. Currently Petito performs with the singer Leslie Ritter as the Leslie Ritter and Scott Petito band.