William "Sputnik" Spooner (born August 16, 1949) is a musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter, and the founder of The Tubes, a theatrical rock band.
[2] Shortly after arriving the Beans merged with another group, the Red, White and Blues Band, to become the Tubes.
The Tubes became a successful local and eventually nationally known band, and had a series of bestselling albums and hit singles in the late 1970s and early 80s.
Spooner left the Tubes for their temporary disbanding in 1985 and subsequently released his debut solo album, First Chud.
They now perform at Bay Area clubs such as Slim's, Noe Valley Ministry, Cafe Amsterdam, and the Sweetwater.