Bruce Anderson

Guitarist Bruce Anderson was a founder of art-rockers MX-80 Sound, who later changed their name to MX-80. He was also a member of that group's offshoots, O-Type and the Gizzards. Anderson co-founded MX-80 Sound in Indiana in the mid-'70s, along with bassist Dale Sophiea and drummer Jeff Armour. Flying the banner of Beefheart weirdness, the group put out several releases during the remainder of the '70s and into the early '80s. When MX-80 dissolved for a time, Anderson kept busy with O-Type and the Gizzards, ventures in which Sophiea joined him. Sophiea also played a valuable r...