Frank Zappa
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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.
![** 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)](https://heroesofjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/07/Frank-Zappa-BB4008/70847609.jpg)
** 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)