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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 ...
When rock legend Frank Zappa died in 1993 after a years-long battle with prostate cancer, he left a lot of things unsaid, particularly between him and his daughter Moon Unit Zappa. In her new book ...
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 .
Frank Zappa produced two tracks for the band, but they were not released until 1993 on the album Lightning-Rod Man, credited to Lowell George and The Factory. [4] The band made an appearance on the 1960s sitcom F Troop as "The Bedbugs". They were also featured in an episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., "Lost, the Colonel's Daughter" (season 3 ...
Depending on what sounds you consider canonical—never an easy decision in Frank Zappa world—the enigmatic composer released somewhere around 60 albums in his lifetime. His first, the game ...
94 Frank Zappa. Frank Zappa. Credit: ... He died way too young, at 27, in Paris, sealing his mythology. His cause of death never officially established, mysteriously. BGJ. 44 Johnny Winter. Johnny ...
Unmarked grave of Frank Zappa, cemetery view looking southeast. Darryl F. Zanuck (1902–1979), head of 20th Century Fox studios, father of Richard D. Zanuck; Virginia Zanuck (1908–1982), actress, wife of Darryl F. Zanuck, mother of Richard D. Zanuck
Diva Zappa was born in Los Angeles. She has three older siblings: sister Moon and brothers Dweezil and Ahmet. According to Frank, she was given the name Diva "because of the loud quality of her voice. She's audible at 300 yards." [1] Diva Zappa won an award at age 12 in a poster contest to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect. [2]