Jimmy 'Z' Zavala (born July 12, 1955) is an American musician. He is notable for playing harmonica on the Eurythmics song " Missionary Man" and performing with the band live. He also played live as part of Rod Stewart's band and appears on

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's albums ''

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'', '' Dare to Be Stupid'' and '' UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff''. As a studio musician, he also played with

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and

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. On his album '' Muzical Madness'', he collaborated with Dr. Dre and ventured into hip-hop.

Discography

*''Anytime... Anyplace!'' (1988) *'' Muzical Madness'' (1991) *''Caught Inside'' (2003) *''Corazón Y Alma de un Jaguar (The Heart and Soul of a Jaguar)'' (2004) *''That's The Way I Roll'' (2014)

Collaborations

* '' Tonight I'm Yours'' -

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

(1981) * ''

Body Wishes ''Body Wishes'' is the twelfth studio album by Rod Stewart released in 1983 by Warner Bros. Records. The tracks were recorded and mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles. It produced three singles, " Baby Jane", "What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Lo ...

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(1983) * '' Inside the Fire'' -

Rita Coolidge Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on '' Billboard'' magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts, and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and th ...

(1984) * ''

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(1984) * ''

Revenge Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Pr ...

'' - Eurythmics (1986) * ''

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'' - Eurythmics (1987) * '' More Love (Feargal Sharkey song)'' - Feargal Sharkey (1987) * ''

Big Generator ''Big Generator'' is the twelfth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released on 21 September 1987 by Atco Records. After touring in support of their previous album, ''90125'' (1983), which saw the band move from progressive rock ...

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Yes Yes or YES may refer to: * An affirmative particle in the English language; see yes and no Education * YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US * YES (Your Extraordinary Saturday), a learning program from the Minnesota Institute for Talente ...

(1987) * '' Live 1983–1989'' - Eurythmics * '' City Streets'' -

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one o ...

(1989) * ''

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'' - Mo Thugs Family (1998) * '' Life, Love & the Blues'' -

(1998) * '' Heart of a Woman'' -

(1999) * '' Matriarch of the Blues'' -

(2000) * '' Let's Roll'' -

(2003) * '' Postcards from Paradise'' -

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(2015) * ''West of Flushing South of Frisco'' - Supersonic Blues Machine (2016) * ''Both Sides of the Track'' - Dennis Jones (2016) * ''Tell the Truth'' - Lance Lopez (2018)

References

External links

Official Site

Confessions of a Glorified Sideman (blog)

Facebook Fan Page

Interview from 2020
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