– guitar (1970) Al Anderson – guitar, vocals (1971–1993) Tom Ardolino – drums, vocals (1974–2004, died 2012) Johnny Spampinato – guitar, vocals (1994–2004) Conrad Choucroun – drums (2011–2013) Pete Donnelly – bass, vocals (2011–2012) Joe Camarillo – drums (2013, died 2021) Bobby Lloyd Hicks – drums (2013–2015, died 2017) Timeline Discography Studio albumsNRBQ (Columbia) 1969 No. 162 US; rereleased (Omnivore) 2018Boppin' the Blues (w/ Carl Perkins) (Columbia) 1970Scraps (Kama Sutra) 1972Workshop (Kama Sutra) 1973All Hopped Up (Red Rooster) 1977; rereleased (Omnivore) 2018At Yankee Stadium (Mercury) 1978Kick Me Hard (Rounder/Red Rooster) 1979Tiddly Winks (Rounder/Red Rooster) 1980Grooves in Orbit (Bearsville) 1983Tapdancin' Bats (Rounder/Red Rooster) 1983She Sings, They Play (w/ Skeeter Davis) (Rounder/Red Rooster) 1985Lou and the Q (w/ "Captain" Lou Albano) (Rounder/Red Rooster) 1986Wild Weekend (Virgin) 1989 No. 198 USMessage for the Mess Age (Rhino) 1994You're Nice People You Are (Rounder) 1997Christmas Wish (Rounder) 1997NRBQ (sometimes known as "The Yellow Album") (Rounder) 1999Atsa My Band (Edisun) 2002Dummy (Edisun) 2004Keep This Love Goin (Clang!) 2011Brass Tacks (Clang!) 2014Happy Talk [5 song EP] (Omnivore) 2017April Showers [3 song EP] (Omnivore) 2018Dragnet (Omnivore) 2021 Live albumsGod Bless Us All (Rounder) 1987Diggin' Uncle Q (Rounder) 1988Honest Dollar (Rykodisc) 1992Tokyo (Rounder) 1996You Gotta Be Loose (Rounder) 1998Live from Mountain Stage (Live performances from the Mountain Stage radio show) (Blue Plate) 2002Live at the Wax Museum (previously unreleased concert from 1982, with guest John Sebastian) (Edisun) 2003Froggy's Favorites Vol. 1 (compilation of unreleased live tracks 1979—1999) (Edisun) 2006Ludlow Garage 1970 (previously unreleased concert from 1970) (Sundazed) 2006We Travel the Spaceways (Clang!) 2012Talk Thelonious (Euclid Records) 2015Turn On, Tune In (Omnivore) 2019NRBQ at the Ardmore Music Hall 2015 (arQive) 2020NRBQ & the Whole Wheat Horns Park West 83 (arQive) 2022 CompilationsRC Cola and a Moon Pie (Rounder/Red Rooster) 1986Uncommon Denominators (Rounder-era compilation covering 1972 through 1984) (Rounder) 1987Kick Me Hard — The Deluxe Edition (reissue, w/ 8 bonus tracks) (Rounder) 1989Peek-A-Boo (multi-label compilation covering 1969 through 1989) (Rhino) 1990Stay with We (compilation of Columbia years, w/ unreleased songs) (Columbia/Legacy) 1993Tapdancin' Bats — The Anniversary Edition (reissue, w/ 4 bonus tracks) (Rounder) 1998Ridin' in My Car (reissue of All Hopped Up, w/ unreleased songs) (Rounder) 1999Scraps (reissue, remastered, w/ 3 bonus tracks) (Rounder) 2000Scraps Companion (15 tracks from radio show from Memphis in 1972 and 6 outtakes from Scraps sessions) (Edisun) 2000Transmissions (2-disc Japan-only compilation featuring about 40 percent unissued material) (Caraway) 2004Christmas Wish — Deluxe Version (Clang!) 2007High Noon: