| First Name |
Frank
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| Middle Name |
Vincent
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| Last Name |
Zappa
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| Full Name at Birth |
Frank Vincent Zappa
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| Alternative Name |
The Mothers of invention
|
| Birthday |
21st December, 1940
|
| Birthplace |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
|
| Died |
4th December, 1993
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| Place of Death |
Los Angeles, California
|
| Cause of Death |
Prostate cancer
|
| Buried |
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary
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| Height |
6' 0" (183 cm)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Distinctive Feature |
Drooping mustache
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Religion |
Atheist
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Antelope Valley High School, Lancaster, CA (1958), Mission Bay High School in San Diego
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| Occupation Text |
Composer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Producer, Film Director
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| Occupation |
Musician
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| Claim to Fame |
Freak Out
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Rock, Jazz, Classical, Electronic, Experimental, Avant-Garde, Pop, Comedy Rock, Doo Wop, blues, doo-wop
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| Music Genre |
Rock, Pop/Rock, Clinical
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| Year(s) Active |
1955–93, 1955–1993
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| Music Style |
Hard Rock, Prog-Rock, Jazz-Rock, Comedy Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Art Rock, Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Album Rock, Avant-Garde, Comedy, Novelty, Experimental, Computer Music, Classical, Comedy/Spoken, Fusion, Proto-Punk
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| Music Mood |
Acerbic, Confrontational, Uncompromising, Eccentric, Knotty, Ironic, Whimsical, Theatrical, Witty, Brash, Rousing, Freewheeling, Snide, Humorous, Elaborate, Sardonic, Wry, Visceral, Clinical, Playful, Complex, Producer
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| Instrument |
Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Arranger, Keyboards, Guitar
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Synclavier, Drums, Percussion, Bouzouki, Bass Guitar, synthesizer, piano
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| Record Label |
Verve, Bizarre, Straight, DiscReet, Zappa, Barking Pumpkin, Rykodisc
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| Associated Acts |
The Mothers of Invention, Captain Beefheart
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| Official Websites |
www.zappa.com, http://Zappa.com
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| Father |
Francis Vincent Zappa
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| Mother |
Rose Marie (née Colimore)
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| Family Member |
Moon Zappa (daughter), Dweezil Zappa (son), Ahmet Zappa (son), Diva Zappa (daughter)
|
| Friend |
Lucy Offerrall (GTO member ,family friend), Cindy Wells (GTO member), Pamela Des Barres (GTO member,family friend), Christine Frka (GTO member,family friend)
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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.
