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Frank Zappa

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Lifespan:
December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993, he died aged 52 and was American.
Names:
Birthname: Frank Vincent Zappa. Alternative names: FZ. Also released as: Zappa.
Snapshot:
An Artist with 136 releases under 2 pseudonyms, a member of 1 group, and credited 14 times on others' music. 10 collaborations and 6 musical relatives.

Biography

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Frank Zappa often released several albums a year, between 1966 and his death in 1993, and many Zappa fanatics will tell you that the entire catalogue of 75 full-length albums is essential. The discerning fans might suggest, however, that Zappa peaked with his first few efforts featuring the original Mothers of Invention. His early albums established Zappa as a genuine musical genius, though it wasn't until the mid to late 70s that the culture finally caught up with the artist.

Freak Out (1966) and We're Only in it for the Money (1968) are the best of his early works with the Mothers, both being musically subversive and absurdly funny. After the Mothers, highlights include the jazz-guitar instrumental Hot Rats (1969) and his biggest-seller, Apostrophe (1974).

In December 1993, Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer. He was 52.

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Genres

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR), Alternative Rock, Experimental Rock, Hard Rock, Jazz,
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Discography

150 releases – 135 under his own name, 1 under 1 pseudonym, 3 in other groups and 14 credits on others' music Edit
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In the News

Lithuanians Donate Zappa Statue To Baltimore

Sep, 21 2010

Mustachioed maverick Frank Zappa was more popular in parts of Europe than in his native America; so it's taken a group of dedicated Zappa fans from Lithuania to persuade his hometown of Baltimore to erect a bust of his likeness in his honor. On Sunday, the mayor of Lithuania's capital Vilnius joined the Lithuanian Zappa Fan Club at the Baltimore unveiling of a Zappa statue, a replica of one which has been on public display in Vilnius since 1995. As well as being an extraordinary guitarist and an surreal humorist, Zappa was known as a champion for freedom of expression, and Sunday was the 25th anniversary of the day Zappa testified to Congress against the "censorship" of government plans to warn consumers about "unsuitable" lyrics in music. "Thank you so much for just loving my dad," Zappa's daughter Diva told a crowd who were chanting his name. "He'd be wildly amused by this," his widow Gail Zappa said, "because of the absurdity of these guys in Lithuania coming up with this phenomenal sculptor who normally does busts of Stalin."

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