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Frank Zappa

* Muziekstijl: sound collage, art rock, experimental rock, avant-prog, jazz-funk, doo-wop, pop/rock, jazz fusion, jazz-rock, blues rock
* Actief: 1955-1993

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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 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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Genres:
Modern Classica, Musique concrete, Sound Collage, Orchestral, Rock, Art Rock, Rock Opera, Experimental Rock, Avant-Prog, Comedy Rock,
Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock & Roll, Jazz-Funk, Doo-Wop, Pop/Rock, Big Band, Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Electronic, Country Rock, Blues Rock,
Film Soundtrack, Spoken Word
Albums:
The Lost Episodes (1996), Civilization Phaze III (1994), Erdbeben In Munchen '80 (1992), Cucamonga (1999), Donna You Wanna '77 (1992),
Anyway the Wind Blows (1991), The Eyes Of Osaka '76 (1990), Sheik Yerbouti (1979), L.Shankar - Touch Me There (1979), Hot Rats (1987),
Lumpy Gravy (1968), Apostrophe (') (1974), Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III (1979), Trance-Fusion (2006), Chunga's Revenge (1970), Zoot Allures (1976),
Mystery Disc (1998), Hammersmith Odeon (2010), Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1986), Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch (1982),
You Are What You Is (1995), Studio Tan (1991), Orchestral Favorites (1991), Strictly Commercial: The Best Of Frank Zappa (1995),
Overnight Sensation (1973), One Size Fits All (1975), Zappa In New York (1978), The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life (1991), 200 Motels (1971),
Them Or Us (1984), Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981), Lather (1996), Bongo Fury (1975), Guitar (1988), Baby Snakes (1983), Sleep Dirt (1979)
Roxy & Elsewhere (1974)Waka/Jawaka (1972), Imaginary Diseases (2006), Greasy Love Songs (2010), Buffalo (2007), One Shot Deal (2008),
Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention (1985), Jazz From Hell (1986), Broadway the Hard Way (1988), FZ:OZ (2002), Dance Me This (2015),
Dutch Courage (2016), Roxy By Proxy (2014)The Grand Wazoo (1972), You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 (1988),
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 (1988), You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 (1989), The Mothers 1970 (2020),
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 (1992), Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute (1996),
Zappa '75: Zagreb / Ljubljana (2022), Waka/Wazoo (2022), Mudd Club (Live At Mudd Club, NYC, May 8, 1980) (2023), Funky Nothingness (2023), 
Ensemble Modern Plays Frank Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions (feat. conductor: Jonathan S (2003)

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