Draft:Bill Bonk

Bill Bonk is an American recording artist, multi-instrumentalist musician known for his band, The Brothers Figaro, and as a touring sideman for John Prine , Susanna Hoffs, Ron Sexsmith and Grant Lee Buffalo.

Personal Life
Bonk was raised in the San Fernando Valley, a suburb of Los Angeles, California, and lived in Laurel Canyon for several years.

Music
Along with Phil Parlapiano, Bonk was a member of The Brothers Figaro. This critically acclaimed. acoustic folk/pop band signed to Geffen Records and released one album in 1990, Gypsy Beat ." The recording features contributions from David Lindley, Edie Brickell, Nils Lofgren, Van Dyke Parks, and Kenny Edwards .  Bonk has also released two solo albums, Spaghetti Western (1996)  released on P-Vine Records in Japan, and Eveningshade (2001)

As a touring musician in the 1990s, Bonk worked with John Prine, Susanna Hoffs, Aimee Mann, Lisa Loeb, Ron Sexsmith, and Bryndle. He was a member of Warner Bros. recording artists Grant Lee Buffalo 1998-1999.

Television
Bonk has performed as a multi-instrumental sideman on a number of national television programs including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and Austin City Limits.

Bonk appears in the music video for John Prine's "Picture Show ", two music videos for Ron Sexsmith, and as a nightclub musician in the 2024 Netflix series The Brothers Sun.

Discography

 * The Brothers Figaro Gypsy Beat (Geffen) 1989
 * John Prine A John Prine Christmas (Oh Boy) 1993
 * Phil Cody The Sons of Intemperance Offering (Interscope) 1996
 * Grant-Lee Phillps Ladies Love Oracle (Magnetic Field Recordings) 2000
 * Bill Bonk Spaghetti Western (Orchard/P-Vine) 2000
 * Bill Bonk Eveningshade (PBR) 2001
 * Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Sings (PAF!) 2002
 * The Brothers Figaro Orchestra Old Time Christmas (PBR) 2002
 * Shawn Mullins The Essential Shawn Mullins (Columbia) 2003
 * Lowen & Navarro At Long Last...Christmas (Red Hen) 2004
 * Grant-Lee Phillips Virginia Creeper (Rounder) 2004
 * Phil Parlapiano Pianoforte (PBR) 2004