Hardy Fox

{{Short description|American musician (1945–2018)}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Hardy Fox | image = | birth_name = Hardy Winfred Fox, Jr. | alias = Charles Bobuck | birth_date = March 29, 1945 | birth_place = Longview, Texas, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|10|30|1945|3|29}} | death_place = San Anselmo, California, U.S. | instrument = | genre = {{hlist|Experimental rock|avant-garde}} | occupation = Musician, songwriter | years_active = 1969–2018 | label = Klanggalerie | associated_acts = The Residents, Fred Frith | caption = Fox in 2017 }} '''Hardy Winfred Fox, Jr.''' (March 29, 1945 – October 30, 2018) was an American musician. He was co-founder of musical group the Residents, as well as their primary composer.<ref name="TheoryOfMashup">{{cite web |last1=Schell |first1=Michael |title=Theory of Mashup: Remembering the Residents' Hardy Fox (1945–2018) |url=https://www.secondinversion.org/2018/11/14/theory-of-mashup-remembering-the-residents-hardy-fox-1945-2018/ |website=Second Inversion |date=November 14, 2018 |access-date=November 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/obituaries/hardy-fox-dead.html|title=Hardy Fox, of the avant-garde band the Residents (Maybe), Dies at 73|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 3, 2018|access-date=February 16, 2019}}</ref> From 1982 to 2016, he was the president of the Cryptic Corporation.<ref name="residents">{{cite news|url=https://residents.com/news/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121022709/https://residents.com/news/|title=News machine - The Residents|date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=November 21, 2018}}</ref> During his 44 years with the Residents, and after leaving the band in 2016, he recorded as a solo artist under many names, including Charles Bobuck, Combo de Mechanico, Sonido de la Noche, and Black Tar. His newer solo albums were published by Austrian record label Klanggalerie.

== History ==

=== Early life === Hardy Winfred Fox Jr. was born on March 29, 1945, in Longview, Texas. His parents, Hardy Winfred Fox Sr. and Lillian Idell Fox, were Baptist and Methodist Christians, respectively, and so he was raised Protestant. Fox was emotionally distant from his father and took after his mother, who his future husband described as "a creative, poetic soul" who "understood him better than his father and his sisters."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andy Beta February 2022 0|date=January 14, 2022|title=The Man in the Eyeball Mask|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/hardy-fox-the-residents/|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=Texas Monthly|language=en}}</ref>

He developed an interest in music at the age of 6, after hearing selections from his grandfather's jazz 78 collection. It was through this collection that he was exposed to Stan Kenton's "Artistry in Tango", as well as the music of Jimmie Lunceford and the Dorsey Brothers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fox|first=Hardy|title=What Was Left Of Grandpa|url=http://hardyfox.com/public_html/grandpa%2520liner%2520notes/index.html|access-date=November 3, 2020|website=hardyfox.com}}</ref> His earliest experiences with playing music came from describing his nightmares to his mother by bashing on a piano, and talking in strange voices.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charles Bobuck {{!}} CODGERS ON THE MOON|url=http://hardyfox.com/public_html/codgers/page1/index.html|access-date=November 3, 2020|website=hardyfox.com}}</ref> For part of his childhood Fox's father became a missionary, and moved the family to the Southern Philippines, where a young Fox was exposed to Kulintang music, a style he would imitate for his entire career. The family later returned to Texas after his father 'lost his faith'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hitting Things {{!}} CODGERS ON THE MOON|url=http://hardyfox.com/public_html/codgers/page7/index.html|access-date=November 3, 2020|website=hardyfox.com}}</ref>

Fox graduated from Rayville High School in 1963.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slotnik |first1=Daniel E. |title=Hardy Fox, of the Avant-Garde Band the Residents (Maybe), Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/obituaries/hardy-fox-dead.html |access-date=8 May 2026 |work=The New York Times |date=4 November 2018}}</ref> At the age of 18, he enrolled in Louisiana Tech University, where he became roommates with later Cryptic Corporation member Homer Flynn. The two bonded over their shared musical interests, and became fast friends. They graduated four years later with a major in art and a minor in business.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel E.|date=November 3, 2018|title=Hardy Fox, of the avant-garde band the Residents (Maybe), Dies at 73 (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/obituaries/hardy-fox-dead.html|access-date=October 21, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

=== Pre-Residents (1969–1972) === In 1969, Fox and Flynn moved to San Mateo, California.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Behind The Eye Of Hardy Fox, Composer For America's Weirdest Band|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/07/664314033/the-residents-unmasking-death-hardy-fox-composer-america-weirdest-band|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=NPR.org|date=November 7, 2018 |language=en|last1=Roth |first1=Jason }}</ref> That same year, they began to record themselves performing strange music<ref>{{Cite web|title=dot.com - Historical - The Residents|url=https://www.residents.com/historical/?page=dotcom|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=residents.com}}</ref> on a high-end two-track tape recorder that Fox had been given by a Vietnam veteran.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Knipfel|first=Jim|title=Somethin' Devilish: The Untold (And Finally True) Pre-History of The Residents 1963-1971)|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrypticCorporation/permalink/439245030155424/|access-date=October 21, 2020|via=Facebook|language=en}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=April 2024}} In early 1971, Fox, now joined by other collaborators, anonymously submitted a demo tape to Harve Halverstadt at Warner Bros. Records with the hopes of being signed by the label. They received a rejection letter addressed to "The Residents", which inspired the group to name themselves Residents Unincorporated.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 6, 2005|title=RzWeb: Before the Beginning|url=http://rzweb.org:80/albums/before.html|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206213129/http://rzweb.org:80/albums/before.html|archive-date=February 6, 2005}}</ref> During this period, Fox began making his first live appearances alongside Residents, Uninc., which now included Snakefinger. The first of these performances was at The Boarding House on October 18th, 1971, followed by two shows at private venues on October 31st and February 12th, 1972. By December of that year Fox, along with the rest of Residents Uninc moved into a warehouse at 20 Sycamore Street in San Francisco, where they set up their first recording studio.<ref name=":0" /> That same year, the group formed Ralph Records, and released the ''Santa Dog'' EP, featuring four songs by Residents, Uninc. under various pseudonyms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Santa Dog - Historical - The Residents|url=https://www.residents.com/historical/?page=santadog|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=residents.com}}</ref>

=== The Residents (1973–2015) ===

In February 1973, the group started recording Ralph Records' debut LP, ''Meet the Residents''. According to Fox, there were no Residents before then, only a loosely bonded friendship of a few people who liked to record together.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brother|first=Big|title=ERA B474 (Liner Notes)|publisher=RSD|year=2012|location=US}}</ref> The group's first LP only sold 40 copies within its first year of release.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet The Residents - Historical - The Residents|url=https://www.residents.com/historical/?page=meettheresidents|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=residents.com}}</ref>

In 1976, Fox and Flynn, with Louisiana natives John Kennedy and Jay Clem, formed The Cryptic Corporation, an organisation intended to deal with the business side of Ralph Records and the Residents.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Cryptic Corporation - Historical - The Residents|url=https://www.residents.com/historical/?page=crypticcorp|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=residents.com}}</ref> The Cryptic Corporation bought the Residents their first synthesizer, an ARP Odyssey for $1,200<ref name="hardyfox.com">{{Cite web |title=Synth City {{!}} CODGERS ON THE MOON |url=http://hardyfox.com/public_html/codgers/page13/index.html |access-date=November 3, 2020 |website=hardyfox.com}}</ref> ($5,563 in 2021 money<ref>{{Cite web|title=Value of 1976 US Dollars today - Inflation calculator|url=https://www.inflationtool.com/us-dollar/1976-to-present-value?amount=1200|access-date=November 3, 2020|website=inflationtool.com}}</ref>). Fox last used the Odyssey in 2008, eventually gifting it to composer Ego Plum in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Residents & The Odd Odyssey of Hardy Fox's Synthesizer|url=https://tapeop.com/interviews/134/the-residents-and-the-odd-odyssey-of-hardy-foxs-synthesizer/|access-date=November 3, 2020|website=tapeop.com|language=en}}</ref>

With the release of the group's third LP, ''Fingerprince'', they received attention from the music press when a favorable review of the group's first three LPs appeared in British music magazine ''Sounds''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Shriley|first=Ian|title=Duck Stab / Buster & Glen pREServed Edition (Liner Notes)|publisher=MVD, Cherry Red, New Ralph Too|year=2018|location=US|pages=1}}</ref> With their sudden and unexpected success, the group moved into a new studio at 444 Grove Street, San Francisco, where they would record until 1983, when John Kennedy, who owned the studio, retired as president of the Cryptic Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 16, 2005|title=RzWeb: The Cryptic Corporation|url=http://rzweb.org:80/biz/cryptic.html|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050216101603/http://rzweb.org:80/biz/cryptic.html|archive-date=February 16, 2005}}</ref> Upon Kennedy's retirement, Fox became President of the Cryptic Corporation, a role he retained until 2016.<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=October 31, 2018|title=The Residents' Co-Founder Hardy Fox Dead at 73|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-residents-hardy-fox-dead-749872/|access-date=October 21, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Self-identification and early solo works (1985–2002) === In December 1985, while the Residents were on their ''13th Anniversary Tour'', Fox's eyeball mask, which had been constructed for the cover of their 1979 album ''Eskimo'', was stolen from backstage. The group decided to replace it with a skull mask, which had previously been a prop for ''Vileness Fats'', and ''Third Reich 'n Roll'' promotional material. Because of the specific headgear, the group began to internally refer to Fox as "Dead Eye Dick",<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pseudonyms {{!}}|url=http://hardyfox.com/home2/page1/page-6/|access-date=March 14, 2021|website=hardyfox.com}}</ref> and by 1989, Mr. Skull.<ref>The Residents - Stranger Than Supper Track Listing, UWEB, 1990</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 9, 2005|title=RzWeb: The 13th Anniversary Show (1985-87)|url=http://rzweb.org/shows/13th.html|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209021307/http://rzweb.org/shows/13th.html|archive-date=February 9, 2005}}</ref> This was the earliest known decision which differentiated Fox from the other Residents, with his skull mask standing against the other members' eyeballs. In 1997, Fox used the alias 'Max Steinway'<ref>{{Cite web|title=All Projects List {{!}} HARDY FOX|url=https://www.hardyfox.com/home/page-2/|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=www.hardyfox.com}}</ref> on the Residents' 1997 ''Pollex Christi'' EP, where he was the credited pianist.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Residents|first=The|title=Pollex Christi (Liner Notes)|publisher=Ralph America|year=1996|location=US}}</ref> By 1999, the mantle of Mr. Skull was taken up by a The Singing Resident, and Fox regained his unity with the other eyeballed Residents.

From 1999 to 2013, The Residents released at least three singles, which were later attributed as Fox solo works upon re-releases, these included "In Between Screams" (1999), "Dog Tag" (2009), and "Halloween" (2013). These albums were later re-attributed to Fox's Charles Bobuck pseudonym when Fox opened on his own Bandcamp page.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 25, 2015|title=Music {{!}} Charles Bobuck Contraption|url=https://bobuck.bandcamp.com/|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325123054/https://bobuck.bandcamp.com/|archive-date=March 25, 2015}}</ref>

During the 2001 ''Icky Flix'' tour, Fox began recording a solo EP, ''High Horses'', inspired by an acid trip he had taken 31 years prior.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mecanico|first=Combo de|title=High Horses (Liner Notes)|publisher=Ralph America|year=2001|location=US}}</ref> The EP was released under the name 'Combo de Mecanico' and became Fox's first release outside of the Residents, although the identity of Combo de Mecanico remained unknown at the time. In 2002, Fox recorded his first album worth of solo material, a 30-minute suite entitled Maxine, which was released under the Bobuck name in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 27, 2015|title=Maxine {{!}} Charles Bobuck Contraption|url=http://bobuck.bandcamp.com/album/maxine|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327034149/http://bobuck.bandcamp.com/album/maxine|archive-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref> In 2002, due to fatigue from touring, Fox had Eric Drew Feldman temporarily replace him as keyboardist on the ''Demons Dance Alone'' tour.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Feldman|first=Eric Drew|title=Interview with Eric Drew Feldman {{!}} Home Age Conversations|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfL7QXwil04&ab_channel=HomeAgeConversations|via=YouTube}}</ref>

=== Charles Bobuck (2010–2016) === thumb|Hardy Fox as Chuck (Left) with Bob (Right), 2010

==== Talking Light (2010–2012) ==== For the 2010 ''Talking Light'' tour, the Residents each undertook unique on-stage characters: the singer became Randy Rose; the guitarist, Bob; and Hardy Fox, Charles 'Chuck' Bobuck.<ref>{{Cite web|last=gio80|title=Now Who Is Gone And Who Is Right? (Talking Light) {{!}} Grandpa Gio and The Residents|url=https://www.gio80.com/talking-light/|access-date=October 21, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> These new identities allowed the Residents to pursue solo works in a way previously un-thought of for the band, with Rose undertaking a solo show, and Fox and Bob forming a new band, Sonidos de la Noche. Sonidos de la Noche released one album, ''Coochie Brake'', in 2011, featuring entirely Spanish vocals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coochie Brake - Historical - The Residents|url=https://www.residents.com/historical/?page=coochiebrake|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=residents.com}}</ref> One year later, Fox, under the Bobuck name, released his first solo album, ''GOD-O: Music for a Gallery Opening'', through the Residents' digital store.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 15, 2012|title=The Residents' Ralph Sells Downloads: Home|url=http://theresidents.downloadcentric.net:80/app|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315124515/http://theresidents.downloadcentric.net:80/app|archive-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> Throughout the year, Bobuck released three more digital albums, as well as his first self-released CD album, ''Codgers On The Moon''.

As a companion piece to ''Codgers'', Fox published a website of the same name. The website acted as an 18-page<ref>{{Cite web|title=Forward {{!}} CODGERS ON THE MOON|url=http://hardyfox.com/public_html/codgers/index.html|access-date=November 4, 2020|website=hardyfox.com}}</ref> memoir of sorts,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Codgers on the Moon - Historical - The Residents|url=https://residents.com/historical/?page=codgersonthemoon|access-date=November 4, 2020|website=residents.com}}</ref> providing background on 'Bobuck' which had previously been unknown, such as details on his youth and equipment. Fox would continue to create new websites for his major releases, each acting as both context for the album and additions to his memoir.

==== The Wonder of Weird (2013) ==== The 2013 ''Wonder of Weird'' tour saw the Residents re-assume the Randy, Chuck and Bob characters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wonder of Weird - Historical - The Residents|url=https://www.residents.com/historical/?page=wonderofweird|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=residents.com}}</ref> The show would feature a scripted segment where Randy stated that Chuck lived a chicken farm with his husband, something true of both the Bobuck character and Fox.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bobuck|first=Charles|title=This|year=2015|location=US|pages=15}}</ref> Towards the end of the tour, Fox began to experience arthritis. After surgery did not ameliorate the situation, Fox decided that the next tour would be his last.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bobuck|first=Charles|title=This|year=2015|location=US|pages=42}}</ref> In 2013 he self-released his second CD album, ''Life Is My Only Sunshine''.

==== Shadowland (2014–2015) ==== The ''Shadowland'' tour began on May 2, 2014, with only seven shows planned. Fox wanted the show to represent the death of Randy, Chuck and Bob, and the rebirth of the Residents as a truly nameless band, bringing with it a drastic new direction of sound. However, designing such a drastically different sound proved too demanding on Fox, and so a show celebrating the Residents' past was instead created. The group also wished to record a new album immediately following the mini-tour; however, this was scrapped in favor of further tour dates.<ref name=":2" />

On October 7th, 2014, MVD Audio released Fox's ''Roman De La Rose'' album, Fox's first solo album not to be self released. Months later, in March 2015, 'Bobuck's retirement from The Residents was announced,<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Bobuck|first=Charles|title=This|year=2015|location=US|pages=73}}</ref> and was replaced by Eric Drew Feldman on all following tours.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Feldman|first=Eric Drew|title=Interview with Eric Drew Feldman {{!}} Home Age Conversations|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfL7QXwil04|via=YouTube}}</ref> Fox stepped down from his position at The Cryptic Corporation in 2016.<ref name=":3" />

=== Post-Residents (2015–2018) === After leaving The Residents, Fox signed a multi-album deal with Austrian record label Klanggalerie, who released his ''What Was Left Of Grandpa'' album on October 1st, 2015, followed by ''The Swords Of Slidell'' and ''Bobuck Plays The Residents,'' the following year.

Shortly after ''Bobuck Plays The Residents,'' Fox began to publish a bi-monthly email newsletter titled ''Hacienda Bridge'', credited to Hardy Fox and Charles Bobuck. From March 1, 2017, issue, the newsletters began featuring ''The Stone,'' a serialized novella, the final chapter of which revealed that Fox and Bobuck were one and the same.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Stone {{!}} THE STONE|url=http://hardyfox.com/home/The%2520Stone/|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=hardyfox.com}}</ref> Following this newsletter, the Bobuck character was retired and Fox began releasing music under his own name. The final Bobuck album was ''Nineteen-Sixty-Seven'', in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All Projects List {{!}} HARDY FOX|url=http://hardyfox.com/home/page-2/|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=hardyfox.com}}</ref>

Fox remained signed to Klanggalerie even after his rebranding, and, in 2018, released a collaborative album with Fred Frith, a self titled solo album, and, ''Rilla Contemplates Love,'' his final album.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} HARDY FOX -------- BRAIN CANCER -------- 1945 - 2018|url=http://hardyfox.com/home/|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=hardyfox.com}}</ref> Klanggalerie have also released several posthumous albums by Fox.

== Personal life == Fox's ex-wife, Nessie Lessons, frequently appeared on Residents recordings from 1980 to 1983. They divorced {{circa|1983}}, when Hardy met Steven Kloman.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nessie|url=https://crypticorp.com/cbobuck/page3/page14/index.html|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=crypticorp.com}}</ref> Hardy married Kloman in 2008. He had two sisters, Diane Pasel and Linda Perez.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel E.|date=November 3, 2018|title=Hardy Fox, of the Avant-Garde Band the Residents (Maybe), Dies at 73 (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/obituaries/hardy-fox-dead.html|access-date=October 21, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Illness and death == In September 2018, Fox was diagnosed with glioblastoma.<ref name=":1" /> He announced that he was unwell and had "something in his brain,"<ref name="residents" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=dbb80e3e535daec6fff1fe6c6&id=5c1fae3b05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508080745/https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=dbb80e3e535daec6fff1fe6c6&id=5c1fae3b05|archive-date=May 8, 2020|title=HARDY FOX|website=Hacienda Bridge|access-date=September 22, 2018}}</ref> and later added an assumed death date to his website.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 22, 2018|title=Home {{!}} HARDY FOX (1945 - 2018)|url=http://www.hardyfox.com/home/|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922153132/http://www.hardyfox.com/home/|archive-date=September 22, 2018}}</ref> On October 30 2018, he died of assisted suicide at his home in San Anselmo, California.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/obituaries/hardy-fox-dead.html|title=Hardy Fox, of the Avant-Garde Band the Residents (Maybe), Dies at 73|website=The New York Times|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hardyfox.com/home/|title=HARDY FOX -------- BRAIN CANCER -------- 1945 - 2018|website=hardyfox.com|access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |date=2025-02-10 |title=The Residents Homer Flynn Punk77 Interview 4.2.25 |url=https://punk77.co.uk/the-residents-homer-sykes-punk77-interview-4-2-25/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=Punk 77 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Studio album discography == ;With the Residents {{Main articles|The Residents#Discography}} Hardy Fox performed on Residents recordings from 1972's ''Santa Dog'' to 2015's ''Shadow Stories'', with his final writing for the group appearing on 2017's ''The Ghost of Hope''.

=== Solo Albums ===

* Codgers On The Moon (2012) (as Charles Bobuck, self released) * Life Is My Only Sunshine (2013) (as Charles Bobuck, self released) * The Highway (2014) (as Charles Bobuck, self released) * Roman De La Rose (2014) (as Charles Bobuck) * What Was Left Of Grandpa (2015) (as Charles Bobuck) * The Swords Of Slidell (2016) (as Charles Bobuck) * Bobuck Plays The Residents (2016) (as Charles Bobuck) * Nineteen-Sixty-Seven (2017) (as Charles Bobuck) * A Day Hanging Dead Between Heaven And Earth (2018) (With Fred Frith) * Hardy Fox (2018) * Rilla Contemplates Love (2018) ; ==== As 'The Residents' ==== The following are releases credited to The Residents for which Fox later took full credit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Projects List {{!}} HARDY FOX |url=https://www.hardyfox.com/home/page-2/ |access-date=March 6, 2024 |website=www.hardyfox.com}}</ref> * Pollex Christi EP (1997) * High Horses EP (2001) ** EP credited to ''Combo de Mecanico'' * Postcards from Patmos (2008) * Hades (2009) * Dollar General (2010) * Chuck's Ghost Music (2011) ** Re-released as a Charles Bobuck album in 2012 and 2021 * Mush-Room (2013) {| class="wikitable" |+MiniAlbums / EPs !Year !Title !Label !Notes |- |2016 |Black Tar - 13 Tiny Tunes for Hallow's Eve |Bandcamp |MiniAlbum, credited to C. Bobuck / H. Fox |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |A Day Hanging Dead Between Heaven And Earth | rowspan="2" |Klanggalerie |MiniAlbum, With Fred Frith |- |Nachtzug |EP, based on sketches that also became The Ghost of Hope by the Residents. |- ! colspan="4" |Posthumous |- |2019 |Black Tar and the Cry Babies |Klanggalerie |Compilation |} {| class="wikitable" |+Singles !Year !Title !Label !Notes |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |Wink | rowspan="3" |Bandcamp | |- |Duet | |- |2018 |Paying The Sun | |- ! colspan="4" |Posthumous |- |2019 |25 Minus Minutes |Klanggalerie | |} ;As Charles Bobuck {| class="wikitable" |+Mini Albums/EPs !Year !Title !Label !Notes |- |2011 |Lying Horse Rock | rowspan="2" |Bandcamp |Expanded album version released on CD |- | rowspan="3" |2016 |Black Tar - 13 Tiny Tunes for Hallow's Eve |MiniAlbum, credited to C. Bobuck / H. Fox |- |Later Tonight |Klanggalerie | rowspan="3" |EP |- |Trump |Bandcamp |- |2017 |Clank Clank Clank |Klanggalerie |}

=== Guest appearances ===

==== As Hardy Fox ==== * The Delta Nudes - Greatest Hiss (1973, released 2013) * KU01 - Ralph Radio Special (1981) [Interviewee] * The Residents - Third Reich 'n Roll Hardback Book (2005) [Photography] * Bob Uck & The Family Truck - Oddities 2013-2015 (2015, released 2020) [Writing, Performance, Production, Artwork] * The Theory Of Obscurity - A Film About The Residents (2016) [Editorial Consultant] * Charles Bobuck - The Swords Of Slidell (2016) [Narrator] * Charles Bobuck - Later Tonight (2016) [Executive Producer] * Charles Bobuck - Plays The Residents (2016) [Executive Producer] * Charles Bobuck - Thanksgiving in Bed (2016) [Illustration] * Charles Bobuck - Nineteen-Sixty-Seven (2016) [Production, Arrangement & Performance]

==== As Charles Bobuck ==== * The Delta Nudes - Greatest Hiss (1973, 2013) * The Residents Present The Delta Nudes (1973, 2016) * The Residents - Triple Dub-Ya: The Way We Were Melbourne (2005, 2012) [Remix, Editing] * The Residents - Lonely Teenager (2011) * Sonidos De La Noche - Coochie Brake (2011) [Keyboards] * The Residents - The Rivers of Hades (2011) [Producer] * Th* R*sidents - D*ck S*ab 35th Anniversary (2012) [Illustration] * The Residents - Bad Day on the Midway (Music From The Game Reconsidered) (2012) [Contraption] * The Residents - Mush-Room (2013) [Contraption] * The Residents - Radio Thoreau Download Series (2013 - 2014) [Fix] * The Residents - The Wonder of Weird (2014)

==== Under other pseudonyms ==== * The Residents - Pollex Christi EP (1997) [Piano & Production, as Max Steinway] * Combo de Mecanico - High Horses EP (2001) * The Residents - Commercial Album DVD (2004) [Interface Design And Blue Movies, as Sami Selmo] * The Residents – The Rivers Of Hades (2011) [Package Assembly, as Sammi Selmo] * Sonidos De La Noche - Coochie Brake (2011) [Package Design, as Sammi Selmo] * Charles Bobuck - Lying Horse Rock (2012) [Package Design, as Sammi Selmo] * Charles Bobuck - GOD O: Music for a Gallery Opening (2012) [CD Cover & Package, as Sammi Selmo] * Charles Bobuck – Maxine (2012) [Image, as Sammi Selmo]

== Bibliography == === as Charles Bobuck === * (2016) ''THIS''

=== as Hardy Fox === * (2017) ''The Swords of Slidell'' * (2017) ''Wallpaper'' * (2017) ''The Stone''

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== External links == * [http://hardyfox.com/home/ Official website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20200508072828/https://us14.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=dbb80e3e535daec6fff1fe6c6&id=73ca4d308c Hacienda Bridge newsletters] * [https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/hardy-fox-the-residents/ Andy Beta, "The Man in the Eyeball Mask"], ''Texas Monthly'', February 2022

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