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.