Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experimentation, musical virtuosity and satire of American culture.[2] 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 his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist.[3] Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse musicians of his generation.
UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of Frank Zappa (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
The Mothers of Invention, Engelse groep bij aankomst Schiphol
*17 oktober 1968
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** FILE ** In this undated file photo, musician and composer Frank Zappa is shown. In 1995, a quirky bunch of Lithuanian artists and intellectuals managed to erect a bust of the eccentric rocker in downtown Vilnius, the capital of the former Soviet republic. Now, they want to place a replica in Zappa's hometown. Saulius Paukstys, longtime president of a Zappa fan club, was in Baltimore, Wednesday May 7, 2008, to pitch the Zappa bust to the city's public art commission. (AP Photo, File)
American composer and musician Frank Zappa near his home in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, May 1968.
French conductor and composer Pierre Boulez (right), seen here in 1984 with musician Frank Zappa (center) and French Minister of Culture Jack Lang, has died at age 90.
