Frank Zappa

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Frank Zappa
Zappa performing in Ekeberghallen, Oslo, on January 16, 1977
Background information
Birth name	Frank Vincent Zappa
Born	December 21, 1940 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	December 4, 1993 (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock, jazz, classical, electronic, experimental
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, composer, conductor, record producer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synclavier, drums, percussion, bouzouki
Years active	1955–93
Labels	Verve, Bizarre, Straight, DiscReet, Zappa, Barking Pumpkin
Associated acts	The Mothers of Invention Captain Beefheart
Website	zappa.com
Notable instruments
Hagström Viking Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster Gibson SG Gibson Les Paul Fender Stratocaster Synclavier

Frank Vincent Zappa^[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, composer, recording engineer, record producer, and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, jazz, 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 20th-century classical composers such as Edgard Varèse, Igor Stravinsky, and Anton Webern, along with 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.
Zappa was a self-taught composer and performer, and his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often difficult 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 rock, jazz or classical. His lyrics—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.
He was a highly productive and prolific artist and gained widespread critical acclaim. He had some commercial success, particularly in Europe, and worked as an independent artist for most of his career. He also remains a major influence on musicians and composers. 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, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 71 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", and in 2011 at No. 22 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".



The definitive source for Frank Zappa live concerts and related artists

The Zappateers are an international collection of freaks
dedicated to the music of the legendary American composer Frank Zappa (1940-1993).

Held together in this global village by the internet, the Zappateers have several distinct goals:

• To further the appreciation of the music of Frank Zappa
  
• To encourage the purchase and enjoyment of Zappa’s huge and varied back catalogue
  
• To complete the task of collecting all 800-odd audience recorded Zappa performances detailed in Jon Naurin’s list
  
• To share all audience recordings and commercially released bootlegs with one another and the wider internet community without profit, and thereby to undermine the illegal trade in Zappa material
  
• To find the best, most complete versions of shows
  
• To uphold and respect the Zappa Family Trust’s rights to the legitimate releases
  
• To collectively enjoy the music of Frank Zappa by gathering together in a virtual Zappa concert every Sunday in a group listening session
  

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