Billy Mundi (born Antonio Salas; September 25, 1942 in San Francisco – March 29, 2014[1]) was an American drummer best known as a member of the original version of Frank Zappa's band The Mothers of Invention, as well as the band Rhinoceros.
A former Hells Angel, his career dates back to the late 1950s, when he majored in music at UCLA.
He was enticed away from the Mothers by Jac Holzman at Elektra Records to form a supergroup, Rhinoceros.
According to Frank Zappa, Holzman "offered Billy Mundi a huge amount of money, a place to live, the whole package — we'll make you a star, you'll work with these top-grade musicians instead of those comedy guys...
[citation needed] Billy died on March 29, 2014, due to complications from diabetes.