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And now that you “get” Frank Zappa, pick up a vintage 45 of “ Valley Girl,” his 1982 collaboration with daughter Moon. ‘The Real Frank Zappa Book’ (1989) ...

ZAPPA M. Kathleen, Wife, Mother, Grandmother Age 94 of Maplewood, Died peacefully at age 94 on February 21, 2024, in her home at Polar Ridge Senior Living in North St. Paul, MN. Though Kathy endure… ...

Osgood, via mojo4music 9. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention Uncle Meat BIZARRE/REPRISE, 1969 Having courted controversy through his lyrics, Zappa’s sixth album was designed to place the focus ...

Despite his relatively short life, Frank Zappa had quite the run as a musician. In his lifetime, he shared 62 albums. His estate has since shared 64 albums posthumously, making a grand total of ...

RELEASED STATESIDE in October 1969, Hot Rats was Frank Zappa’s breakout solo album, an assertion both of his compositional powers, and – vital in those boom times for rock virtuosi – his gifts as a ...

Long after his death at the age of 52 in December 1993, Frank Zappa remains one of the most fascinating musicians and composers of his generation. Zappa was a rare individual who was equally skilled ...

As the 1960s got underway, rock and roll was progressing by leaps and bounds. In the wake of the British Invasion and psychedelia being around the corner, artists were toying with new ways to make ...

Despite Zappa usually touring with his Scully ½” 4-track recorder that machine was not used and instead the Zagreb and Ljubljana shows were recorded on an obscure format of ½” 8-track.

You Are What You Is (1981) This is Zappa at his satirical best and one of his more accessible albums musically, but lyrically, very profane, and ruthlessly takes aim at the Republican Party. The music ...

Universal Music Group has announced an agreement with Frank Zappa’s family to acquire the legendary musician’s recordings, publishing catalog, film archive, name and likeness, and the contents ...