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 ...

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Dec 17, 2024 · Frank Zappa, American composer, guitarist, and satirist of the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s. One of the great polymaths of the rock era, he was an instinctive postmodernist who demolished the barriers and hierarchies separating ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture. Learn more about his music and his significance.

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 67 posthumous albums as of September 2024, making a total of 129 albums/album sets.

Apr 2, 2014 · Guitarist and composer Frank Zappa made music from the 1960s to the 1980s. Learn about his life and career, including his jazz-rock fusion album Hot Rats , on Biography.com.

Aug 17, 2024 · Moon Unit Zappa details her difficult relationship with her dad, rock legend Frank Zappa, and her mother, Gail Zappa — and her father's final months — in her new memoir 'Earth to Moon'.

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Dec 21, 2023 · Frank Zappa released a staggering 23 albums and played nearly 800 concerts during the 1970s - but as ever, the stats hide a multitude of life experiences. In 2015 Mark Ellen looked back on a decade that gave Zappa some of his highest highs and lowest lows.

Frank Zappa. Composer: Baby Snakes. Of all the qualities that typified Frank Zappa, perhaps the most striking is that he was a paradox.

Hot 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 original lineup of the Mothers of Invention.Five of the six songs are instrumental, while "Willie the Pimp" features vocals by Captain Beefheart.In his original sleeve notes, Zappa described the album as "a movie for your ears".