Frank Zappa's band-member biographies:
Frank Zappa (Full-name: Frank Vincent Zappa 1940-1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. He was a pioneer of avant-garde rock and fusion music, known for his innovative and eclectic musical style. Zappa produced over 60 albums and worked with many notable musicians, including the Mothers of Invention, a band he formed in the 1960s. He was also a political activist and spoke out against censorship, making him a controversial figure in his time. Zappa died in 1993 from prostate cancer.
Frank Vincent Zappa Jr was born in Baltimore City, Maryland, United States on 21/12/1940. He was the first child of Francis Vincent Zappa 07/05/1906 and Rose Marie Colimore 07/06/1912. He had two brothers: Charles Robert “Bobby” Zappa 28/08/1943, Carl Lewis Zappa 10/09/1947.
When he was 32 years old, his father Francis Vincent Zappa died (07/04/1973).
He married Kay Sherman in 1960. On 21/09/1967, he married Adelaide Gail Sloatman 01/01/1945 in New York City, New York, United States. He was 19 years old when he married Kay Sherman. He was 26 years old when he married Adelaide Gail Sloatman, who was 22 years old at that time. He got divorced from Kay Sherman in 1964.
On 06/04/1950, he lived in Bush, Harford, Maryland, United States. On 04/12/1993, he lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
On 04/12/1993, he died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States when he was 52 years old. In 1993, he was buried in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. His wife Adelaide Gail Sloatman died on 07/10/2015, 22 years after him.
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - Absolutely Free 12" Vinyl LP
Verve V6-5013 / MGS-672 , 1967 , USA
"Absolutely Free" is the second album by The Mothers of Invention, led by Frank Zappa. Absolutely Free is, again, a display of complex musical composition with political and social satire.
Show DetailsFRANK'S MOTHERS OF INVENTION – The Ark 12" Vinyl LP
FOO-EEE RI 70538 , 1992 , USA
"The Ark" documents the Live show of Frank's Mothers of Invention at The Ark, Boston, Massachusetts on July 8, 1969.
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS OF INVENTION ( with FRANK ZAPPA and CAPTAIN BEEFHEART ) - BONGO FURY 12" Vinyl LP
DISCREET DS 2234 / 31,936 , 1975 , USA
"Bongo Fury" is the album released by Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart in 1975. The live portions were recorded on 20 & 21 May 1975 at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas.
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - Burnt Weeny Sandwich 12" Vinyl LP
Bizarre RS 6370 , 1970 , USA
"Burnt Weeny Sandwich" is the album by the Mothers of Invention, released in 1970. It consists of both studio album and live recordsings.
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - Cruising with Ruben & The Jets 12quot, Vinyl LP
Verve 2317 069 , 1968 , Gt. Britain
"Cruising with Ruben & The Jets" is the fourth studio album by the Mothers of Invention. Released on December 2, 1968 on Bizarre and Verve Records with distribution by MGM Records,
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS - Fillmore East June 1971 12" Vinyl LP
Reprise Records REP 44150 , 1971 , Germany
"Fillmore East June 1971" is a live album by The Mothers, released in 1971. It was the twelfth album by Frank Zappa. It was produced by Frank Zappa, and mixed by Toby Foster.
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - Freak Out! 12" Vinyl LP
Verve V6/5005-2 MGS 296 , 1969 , USA
"Freak Out!" is the first album by American band The Mothers of Invention, released June 27, 1966 on Verve Records. Often cited as one of rock music's first concept albums, the album is a satirical expression of frontman Frank Zappa's perception of American pop culture.
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS - Grand Wazoo 12" Vinyl LP
REPRISE 44209 , 1972 , Germany
"Grand Wazoo" is the 1972 jazz fusion album by Frank Zappa. Composed and recorded during Zappa's period of convalescence following his assault in London
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - Just Another Band from L.A. ( Germany ) 12" Vinyl LP
Reprise Records – REP 44 179 ( MS 2075 ) , 1972 , Germany
This album is the German release "Just Another Band from L.A." is the live album by The Mothers, released in 1972 . It was recorded live on 7 AUgust 1971 in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles.
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS - Just Another Band from L.A. ( UK ) 12" Vinyl LP
Reprise Records K 44179 , 1972 , UK
This album is the UK release pf "Just Another Band from L.A." the live album by The Mothers, released in 1972 . It was recorded live on August 7, 1971 in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles.
Show DetailsFRANK ZAPPA & MOTHERS OF INVENTION - One Size Fits All 12" Vinyl LP
DiscReet Records DIS 59207 (Z) , 1975 , Germany
"One Size Fits All" is the 1975 rock album by Frank Zappa The album features the final version of The Mothers of Invention, with George Duke, Chester Thompson, Ruth Underwood, Tom Fowler and Napoleon Murphy Brock.
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS - Over-Nite Sensation 12" Vinyl LP
DISCREET DIS 41000 , 1973 , Germany
This album "Over-Nite Sensation" is the seventeenth studio album by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. Released on 7 September 1973, it was followed by Zappa's solo album Apostrophe (') (1974), which was recorded during the same sessions.
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - Uncle Meat 12" Vinyl LP
Reprise MS 2024/1 , 1969 , Germany
"Uncle Meat" is the fifth studio album by the Mothers of Invention, released as a double album in 1969. Uncle Meat was originally developed as a part of No Commercial Potential, a project which spawned three other albums
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - We're only in for the Money 12" Vinyl LP
VERVE Records V6-5045 / MGS 1250 , 1968 , USA
"We're only in for the Money USA FOC" is the third studio album by The Mothers of Invention. Released on 4 March 4 1968 on Verve Records
Show DetailsTHE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - Weasels Ripped my Flesh 12" Vinyl LP
REPRISE RS 2028 , 1969 , Germany
"Weasels Ripped my Flesh" and is the second posthumous Mothers album released after the band disbanded in 1969,
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