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Frank Vincent Zappa [nb 1] (/ ˈ z æ p ə / ZAP-ə; December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader.In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works; he also produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist ...
Adelaide 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 Trust. They met in Los Angeles in 1966 and married while she was pregnant with their first child, Moon , followed by Dweezil , Ahmet and Diva .
Moon Zappa was born in New York City, the eldest child of Gail (née Sloatman) and musician Frank Zappa. [1] She has three younger siblings: Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva. Zappa's father was of Sicilian, Greek-Arab, and French ancestry, and her mother was of German and Portuguese descent. [2] Zappa attended Oakwood School in North Hollywood, California.
Moon Unit Zappa is just like us. But then again, she isn't. She is the daughter of the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Frank Zappa and at 14, was the featured vocalist on her dad's only Top ...
DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock; Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic. Moon Unit and Frank Zappa in Los Angeles in August 1982; Moon Unit Zappa in New York City in June 2016
Although she describes Frank, who died in 1993, as a guy who rarely raised his voice, his confrontations with Moon's mom, Gail Zappa, who died in 2015, could nonetheless get heated and scary.
Dweezil Zappa was born on September 5, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, to Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa. [2] [3] He is the second of four siblings: his older sister, Moon, younger sister Diva and younger brother Ahmet, and is the cousin of actress Lala Sloatman. [4]
Moon Unit Zappa and Frank Zappa sit for an interview with MTV in New York in 1982. Frank's hit song "Valley Girl" featured his then-14-year-old daughter, Moon. (Gary Gershoff / Getty Images)