Moulty

Victor "Moulty" Moulton is the legendary one-handed drummer of the 60's garage rock band the Barbarians. Moulton was born in Massachusetts and grew up in Cape Cod. He began playing guitar when he was a little boy and started playing the drums at age 14. Moulton lost his left hand when a homemade pipe bomb blew up right in his face in 1959. Undeterred by this unfortunate incident, Victor got a metallic prosthetic hand and continued to play the drums (he's widely regarded in rock'n'roll music circles as a truly great drummer). He formed the Barbarians when he was 19. The group appear as themselves and perform the song "Hey Little Bird" in the terrific rock concert documentary "The T.A.M.I. Show." Moreover, the Barbarians also appeared on the TV musical variety show "Shindig," had a modest mid-chart hit with the witty ditty "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?," and achieved their greatest notoriety with the incredible inspirational single "Moulty," which relates in hilariously melodramatic detail how Moulton lost his hand, but refused to quit and avidly pursued his dream of becoming a successful rock musician. The group disbanded in 1968. Moulton bounced back with a new version of the Barbarians in 1973 and recorded five songs which include four tunes he wrote himself. His second wife Chris plays piano on these recordings. In addition, Victor wrote the song "Mexico" for the band Cat's Ass. Moulton disappeared from the rock music scene in the 80's, but emerged once again in the 90's with yet another new incarnation of the Barbarians that included among its members his sons Tory and Eric. Moulton has also taught karate and works for the real estate firm Jack Conway & Co, Inc. Realtor. He's mentioned in the lyrics of the song "Do You Remember Rock'n'Roll Radio?" by the Ramones.