Frank Zappa


Frank Vincent Zappa [nb 1] (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experimentation, musical virtuosity and satire of American culture. [2]

Zappa 75 Out Now! Banner image. Banner image. Banner image. Banner image. Latest news. ZappaCast #65: Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition - Deep Dish (Episode 1) ... FRANK ZAPPA'S LEGENDARY 1973 ALBUM OVER-NITE SENSATION FULLY CHRONICLED AND CELEBRATED WITH NEW 50TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER DELUXE EDITION.

Learn about the life and career of Frank Zappa, a musical pioneer who flouted convention and fused musical genres, often with a political edge. From his early influences to his film and music projects, discover how he influenced and inspired many artists and fans.

Frank Zappa (born December 21, 1940, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died December 4, 1993, Los Angeles, California) American composer, guitarist, and satirist of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s.

This is a list of albums by Frank Zappa, including all those credited to the Mothers of Invention. During his lifetime, Zappa released 62 albums. Since 1994, the Zappa Family Trust has released 64 posthumous albums as of June 2023, making a total of 126 albums/album sets.

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Dec. 6, 1993 12 AM PT TIMES STAFF WRITER Musician Frank Zappa, who rode to fame in the late 1960s as leader of the eccentric Mothers of Invention and kept on breaking the musical rules, has died...

A selection of the best Frank Zappa songs from his diverse musical career, covering satire, rock, jazz, and more. Learn about the legacy and influence of the legendary musician and songwriter who poked fun at the establishment and the counterculture.

Wed 25 Nov 2020 03.09 EST I n the decades since the death of Frank Zappa, scores of film-makers had approached his wife and business partner Gail about making a documentary about the star. "They...

Frank Zappa was an outspoken critic of everything from the herd mentality of the middle-class to censorship of rock and roll. In his career, he worked with every genre from rock to jazz to classical music and produced sixty radical, groundbreaking and irreverent albums. Lou Reed Inducts Frank Zappa

Explore the music of Frank Zappa, the legendary rock musician and composer, from his albums, live performances, soundtracks, and more. Find out the latest news, releases, and events related to his music and legacy.

A comprehensive list of Frank Zappa's best albums, from his early jazz-rock and avant-garde experiments to his later satirical and accessible works. Learn about Zappa's musical influences, compositions, and legacy as a serious composer and innovator of rock music.

A new documentary reveals the complex and contradictory life of Frank Zappa, the controversial American musician who was a countercultural icon, a businessman and a family man. The film explores his music, his principles, his infidelities and his legacy, using his massive archive of music and film.

FRANK ZAPPA'S LEGENDARY 1973 ALBUM OVER-NITE SENSATION FULLY CHRONICLED AND CELEBRATED WITH NEW 50TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER DELUXE EDITION ZAPPACAST EPISODE #63: Funky Nothingness - Deep Dish (Episode 1) ZAPPACAST EPISODE #62: The History And Collected Improvisations Of The Mothers Of Invention: Epilogue

Frank Zappa and his wife Gail in 1968 (Image credit: Stark-Otto/ullstein bild via Getty Images) For the first six months after Preston and Gardner joined, the band rehearsed for eight hours a day, seven days a week. There were strict rules: if you were sick, you could be asked for a doctor's note or lose a day's pay. Preston describes the ...

15 Memorable Frank Zappa Quotes. 1. If you wind up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mother, your Dad, your priest, to some guy on television, to any of the people telling ...

A feature article by Mark Ellen that revisits the life and music of Frank Zappa, the innovative and controversial rock musician who survived the 70s with his own brand of jazz, blues and doo-wop. Learn how he coped with the challenges of the music industry, the hippies, the critics and his own personal struggles in this era of his career.

Learn about the life and work of Frank Zappa, a versatile and innovative rock musician, composer, filmmaker and political commentator. Find out his birth name, height, family, musical influences, achievements, controversies and trivia.

Funky Nothingness is a three-disc expanded deluxe edition of 11 tracks and outtakes from the 1970 sessions of Frank Zappa's Hot Rats album, featuring 25 unreleased and rare tracks of jazz, blues, and rock fusion. The album is the result of Zappa's Vaultmeister Joe Travers and Ahmet Zappa's painstaking research and compilation of the tapes from the legendary musician's massive Vault.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of "Valley Girl," Frank Zappa's sardonic, GRAMMY®-nominated Top 40 hit. To celebrate this milestone, Zappa Records/UMe h...

A new expanded collection of Frank Zappa's 1973 album Over-Nite Sensation, featuring 88 tracks, including 57 unreleased and rare studio and live tracks. The album showcases Zappa's musical versatility and influence, with a 50th anniversary Super Deluxe Edition box set that includes Blu-ray audio, vinyl, digital and more.

Official Audio for Don't Eat The Yellow Snow performed by Frank Zappa #FrankZappa #DontEatTheYellowSnow

Halloween 73 (4CD Box Set) Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary Edition Zappa In New York - 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition The Roxy Performances Halloween 77 (3CD) Halloween 77 (Box Set) Little Dots Chicago '78 Meat Light - The Uncle Meat Project/Object Audio Documentary ZAPPAtite - Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks Roxy - The Soundtrack

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Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by nonconformityalbums by Frank Zappa, including all those credited to the Mothers of Invention. During his lifetime, Zappa released 62 albums. Since 1994, the Zappa FamilyAdelaide Gail Zappa (née Sloatman; January 1, 1945 – October 7, 2015) was the wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa and the trustee of the Zappa Family Trustthe son of musical composer and performer Frank Zappa. Exposed to the music industry from an early age, Zappa developed a strong affinity for playing the Frank Zappa was asked to take over as the guitarist following a fight between Collins and Coronado, the band's original saxophonist/leader. Zappa insistedCalifornia, the third of four children born to musician Frank Zappa and businesswoman Gail Zappa (née Sloatman). His father was of Italian (Sicilian), GreekMoon Unit Zappa (born September 28, 1967) is an American actress, singer, and author. She is the daughter of musician Frank Zappa. Moon Zappa was bornZappa Plays Zappa is an American tribute act led by Dweezil Zappa, the elder son of late American composer and musician Frank Zappa, devoted to performingcomedy single. She is the youngest child of musician Frank Zappa and wife Gail Zappa. Diva Zappa was born in Los Angeles. She has three older siblings:a 1988 live album by Frank Zappa. It is the follow-up to 1981's Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar; like that album it features Zappa's guitar solos excerptedthe '80s new wave band Missing Persons and for her work with Frank Zappa. While with Zappa, she performed significant roles in two of his major works,"Montana" is a song composed by Frank Zappa for his 1973 LP Over-Nite Sensation. The last track on the album is one of Zappa's most famous and renowned compositionsalbum by the Mothers of Invention, and the twentieth overall album by Frank Zappa, released in June 1975. A special four-channel quadraphonic version ofreleased by American musician Frank Zappa in September and November 1979. Originally released as two separate albums on Zappa Records, the project was laterFrank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention is a 1985 album by American musician Frank Zappa. The album was originally released in two slightly differentmarried Ahmet Zappa, in 2010. They have a daughter, Halo Violetta Zappa, and a son, Arrow D'Oro Leon Zappa. "In the Hive With: Shana Zappa & The Star Darlings :Francesco Zappa is a 1984 album by Frank Zappa. It features chamber music by the Italian composer Francesco Zappa, who composed between 1763 and 1788musician Frank Zappa, released in 1975 on One Size Fits All. In 1993, the year of Zappa's death, Steve Vai covered "Sofa" for Zappa's tribute album Zappa's UniverseFrank Zappa for President is a compilation album by American musician Frank Zappa, released in July 2016, consisting of unreleased compositions played& Eddie, where he used the pseudonym Eddie. He also was a member of Frank Zappa's band, The Mothers of Invention. Kaylan was born in the Bronx to a Jewishwork with Missing Persons and Frank Zappa. He has been featured on nine solo or collaborative albums, 26 albums with Zappa and seven albums with MissingZappa in New York is a double live album by Frank Zappa released on his own DiscReet Records label. It was recorded in December 1976 at a series of concertsBuffalo is a live album by Frank Zappa, posthumously released in April 2007 as a two-CD set, consisting of the complete concert given on October 25, 1980nominated twice. Since the late 1970s, he has recorded and toured with Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, and Sting, among many other appearances in the studioFrank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute is a posthumous album by Frank Zappa. According to the liner notes, Frank's son Dweezilincluding Curved Air, Roxy Music, U.K. and Jethro Tull. He was also part of Frank Zappa's band in 1976–77. Aside from his keyboard work Jobson has also gainedLondon Symphony Orchestra are a pair of albums by Frank Zappa, featuring his original symphonic compositions conducted by Kent Nagano. They were recordedHot Rats is the second solo album by Frank Zappa, released in October 1969. It was Zappa's first recording project after the dissolution of the originalHalloween is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in DVD-Audio format by Vaulternative Records in 2003. It features recordings compiled from variousofficially released Frank Zappa recordings. This list does not include musicians who have performed as guest musicians at Frank Zappa concerts unless theyZappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich is a live album by Frank Zappa, released posthumously on March 3, 2023. It is a 3CD set that contains two complete shows recordedmovie directed by Frank Zappa, 200 Motels, and sings the song "Lonesome Cowboy Burt". Black also made a few more appearances with Zappa in 1975 and 1980in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. He embarked on a solo career in 1983Orchestral Favorites is an album by Frank Zappa, released in May 1979 on his own DiscReet Records label. The album is entirely instrumental and featuresPedersen. In 1969, Frank Zappa composed the music for Ponty's solo album King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (World Pacific, 1970)was a regular member of Frank Zappa's studio and touring bands from 1978 until the last tour in 1988. He did not tour with Zappa in 1981 and 1982 becausexylophone, marimba, vibraphone, and other percussion instruments in Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. She collaborated with the Mothers of Invention"Bobby Brown (Goes Down)" is a song by American musician Frank Zappa released on his double album Sheik Yerbouti (1979). One of his best known songs,Mothers, released in 1971. It is the twelfth album in Frank Zappa's discography, and was produced by Zappa and mixed by Toby Foster. Fillmore East – June 1971The Perfect Stranger is a 1984 album featuring the music of Frank Zappa, conducted in part by Pierre Boulez. It was originally issued on vinyl in 1984by American musician Frank Zappa, released in May 1982 and digitally remastered in 1991. It features five tracks composed by Zappa, and one song, "Valley"Muffin Man" is a song recorded live by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. It appears on his 1975 mostly live album Bongo Fury made with Captainsongwriter, restaurant owner and former bodybuilder who first worked with Frank Zappa during the 1970s. He was also a founding member of Missing Persons inApostrophe (') is the sixth solo album and eighteenth in total by Frank Zappa, released in March 1974 in both stereo and quadraphonic formats. An editedThe Mothers, sixteenth overall by Frank Zappa, released in November 1972. It was written and recorded during Zappa's period of convalescence after beingYerbouti is a double album by American musician Frank Zappa, released in March 1979 as the first release on Zappa Records (distributed by Phonogram Inc.) Itis a song by American musician Frank Zappa and his then-14-year-old daughter, Moon Zappa. The song appeared on Zappa's 1982 album Ship Arriving Too Laterock musician and composer Frank Zappa has been featured and referenced in various different media. In 1995 a cast of Zappa was installed in the center books by James Joyce, and Marshall McLuhan’s media theory. He was Frank Zappa’s archivist and production assistant for ten years. LA Weekly has describedLumpy Gravy and concluded with Zappa's final album Civilization Phaze III (1994). While filming Uncle Meat, Frank Zappa recorded in New York City for a

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