where he met Homer Flynn, and graduated in 1967. In September 2018 Fox added to his website the dates "1945–2018", although he was known to be alive (but unwell) after the dates were published. Fox died on October 30, 2018, from brain cancer, aged 73. He was identified in obituaries as the co-founder and primary composer of the Residents. On December 14, 2018, the official Residents mailing list acknowledged Fox as "engineer, producer and sometime composer of much of the Residents’ best-loved work". Frequent collaborators Since their inception, the Residents have had a number of credited collaborators. These collaborators, despite not being anonymous, can be considered by some definition, Residents. 1971–1975 During the band's formative years, its main members consisted of the Singing Resident, Hardy Fox, jazz pianist James Whittaker, and bassist Bob Tagney, the later two of whom are credited as writers on the 2018 LP release of The Warner Brothers album. This lineup, along with Snakefinger, who would join the group in late 1971, are credited as the 'core' members of the group on the 2013 early demos compilation, The Delta Nudes Greatest Hiss. Bob Tagney and James Whittaker are also two of the only credited collaborators on the band's debut album, Meet the Residents, Whittaker, as the pianist on "Spotted Pinto Bean", and Tagney as the co-bassist on "Infant Tango". Female vocalist Pamela Zeibak was also one of the Residents' frequent collaborators during this time, with credits on The Delta Nudes Greatest Hiss, Meet the Residents, The Third Reich 'n Roll, and Fingerprince. She also performed vocals on 'Spotted Pinto Bean' at the group's debut live performance in 1976. Shortly before that performance, Joshua Raoul Brody began working with the Residents after he was invited to the set of their film Vileness Fats. Shortly after this he worked with the group anonymously by arranging the backing vocals on their "Satisfaction" single. In the 1980s, Brody began to receive credit for his work with the Residents under the pseudonym "Raoul N. Di Seimbote", but by 1987, he was using his own name. Brody most recently worked with the Residents on their 2020 God In Three Persons live show. 1976–1987 In early 1976, Snakefinger returned to the US and continued his collaborations with the Residents. Snakefinger was credited as a general performer on all Residents albums (minus Not Available) from Fingerprince to Commercial Album. In 1981 he decided to