Frank Zappa
Biography
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band The Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist.
While in his teens, he acquired a taste for percussion-based avant-garde composers such as Edgard Varèse and 1950s rhythm and blues music. He began writing classical music in high school, while at the same time playing drums in rhythm and blues bands; he later switched to electric guitar. He was a self-taught composer and performer, and his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often impossible to categorize. His 1966 debut album with The Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, combined songs in conventional rock and roll format with collective improvisations and studio-generated sound collages. His later albums shared this eclectic and experimental approach, irrespective of whether the fundamental format was one of rock, jazz or classical. He wrote the lyrics to all his songs, which—often humorously—reflected his iconoclastic view of established social and political processes, structures and movements. He was a strident critic of mainstream education and organized religion, and a forthright and passionate advocate for freedom of speech, self-education, political participation and the abolition of censorship.
Zappa was a highly productive and prolific artist and gained widespread critical acclaim. Many of his albums are considered essential in rock and jazz history. He is regarded as one of the most original guitarists and composers of his time. He also remains a major influence on musicians and composers. He had some commercial success, particularly in Europe, and for most of his career was able to work as an independent artist. Zappa was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997.
Zappa was married to Kathryn J. "Kay" Sherman from 1960 to 1964. In 1967, he married Adelaide Gail Sloatman, with whom he remained until his death from prostate cancer in 1993. They had four children: Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen. Gail Zappa manages the businesses of her late husband under the name the Zappa Family Trust.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-12-21
Place of birth
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Images
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Sex in Today's World
1967
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Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967
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Video From Hell
1987
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Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels
1971
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Cheepnis
2014
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200 Motels
1971
5.30
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
1969
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Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
1997
8.80
Funny
1988
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Deep Purple: Made In Japan
1972
10.00
Fuck
2006
6.40
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014
7.10
EAV Rarities
2006
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Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014
8.00
Head
1968
6.10
Frank Zappa: Music In Review
2008
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Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
1991
4.50
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
6.00
Take Your Pills
2018
6.53
Echo in the Canyon
2019
6.70
Larry Flynt for President
2021
5.20
The Amazing Mr. Bickford
1987
5.70
Baby Snakes
1979
6.42
Uncle Meat
1987
5.70
Frank Zappa - Live in Paris 1980
2008
8.00
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965
7.00
The Velvet Underground
2021
6.85
The Art of Dissent
2021
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Frank Zappa - John, Dan And Me
2004
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Rock this Town
2022
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Frank Zappa: Live in Barcelona
1988
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Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko
1991
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All My Loving
1968
6.50
Cocaine Blues
1983
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The Male Swagger
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Porridge and kerosene
1997
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The Revenge of the Dead Indians
1993
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Your vote
1991
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From Straight to Bizarre
2012
3.80
The Wrecking Crew
2008
7.26
Roxy: The Movie
2015
6.83
Frank Zappa
1971
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You Are What You Eat
1968
3.70
Marian Briozzo
2018
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Mondo Hollywood
1967
5.30
The Yellow Shark
1992
8.00
Decade
1989
7.00
Derailroaded
2005
7.60
Uncle Howard
2017
6.50
Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List
2010
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Zappa
2020
7.26
Cover Your Ears
2023
5.00
Pražákům, těm je hej
1991
8.00
