Ian Underwood

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Ian Underwood (born May 22, 1939) is a saxophonist, flautist and pianist. He appeared with The Mothers of Invention ('I am the straight member of the group') on We're Only In It For The Money and Uncle Meat. He worked with Frank Zappa on his solo recordings Hot Rats, Chunga's Revenge, 200 Motels, Just Another Band from L.A., Over-Nite Sensation, and Apostrophe (').

He later married Ruth Komanoff (Underwood), marimbist/percussionist for the Mothers of Invention (mainly 1970s).

After "The Mothers" he pursued a career as a session keyboardist. His work includes various projects, including recordings for Quincy Jones, Barbra Streisand and Barry Manilow. Underwood was also one of the musicians who played the main title theme for the 1980s hit series "Knight Rider" ("The Stu Phillips Scores: Knight Rider". [1]).

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