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Frank Zappa
(1940-1993)
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Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American singer-songwriter, innovative rock guitarist, modernist composer, multi-instrumentalist, satirist, film-maker, and bandleader. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse rock musicians of his era.

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Born Frank Vincent Zappa
21 December 1940
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died
4 December 1993 (aged 52)
Los Angeles, California
Zodiac Sagittarius
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  • Moon Unit Zappa
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  • Dweezil Zappa
    Dweezil Zappa · Son · 1969- · American rock guitarist and actor edit info
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