Frank Zappa (1977) Frank Vincent Zappa (Baltimore ,Maryland ,21 desimber 1940 -Laurel Canyon ,Kalifornje ,4 desimber 1993 ) wie inAmerikaansk musikus enkomponist . Hy wie ferneamd om syn frjemde muzykstyl, dy't faak nuveraardich en koartswillich wie. Zappa hat mei in soad oare muzikanten wurke, dêr'tThe Mothers of Invention en syn freonblues sjonger Captain Beefheart de bekendsten fan wiene. Zappa mingde op syn wizerockmuzyk meipsychedelika ,jazz ,eksperimintele muzyk en hjoeddeiske klassike muzyk. Hy gie himsels net út de wei mei syn selsspot,humor enperformance -art.
Zappa wie sûnt 1967 troud meiGail , berne as Adelaide Gail Sloatman op 1 jannewaris 1945, dy't it behear oer de zaken fan Zappa hie. Sy hiene fjouwer bern:
Moon Zappa (Moon Unit Zappa, 1967)Dweezil Zappa (Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, 1969), neamd nei de bynamme fan de lytse tean fan Gail.Ahmet Zappa (Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa, 1974)Diva Zappa (Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen Zappa, 1979)De soannen Dweezil en Ahmet spylje tegearre yn de band 'Z'.
Zappa stoar flak for syn 53e oan de gefolgen fanprostaatkanker .
Yn 1994 waard inplanetoïde nei Frank Zappa neamd:(3834) Zappafrank . Album Utbrocht op Band Single(s) Freak Out! 27 juny 1966 The Mothers of Invention How Could I Be Such a Fool?, Absolutely Free 26 maaie 1967 Son of Suzy Creamcheese Lumpy Gravy 7 augustus 1967 Frank Zappa We're Only in It for the Money 4 maart 1968 The Mothers of Invention Lonely Little Girl Cruising with Ruben & the Jets 2 desimber 1968 Deseri, Uncle Meat 21 april 1969 Hot Rats 10 oktober 1969 Frank Zappa Peaches en Regalia Burnt Weeny Sandwich 9 febrewaris 1970 The Mothers of Invention WPLJ Weasels Ripped My Flesh 10 augustus 1970 Chunga's Revenge 23 oktober 1970 Frank Zappa Tell Me You Love Me 200 Motels 4 oktober 1971 Magic Fingers, Waka/Jawaka 5 july 1972 The Grand Wazoo 27 novimber 1972 The Mothers of Invention Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus Over-Nite Sensation 7 septimber 1973 I'm the Slime Apostrophe (') 22 maart 1974 Frank Zappa Cosmik Debris, One Size Fits All 25 juny 1975 The Mothers of Invention Du Bist Mein Sofa Zoot Allures 20 oktober 1976 Frank Zappa Find Her Finer, Studio Tan 15 septimber 1978 Sleep Dirt 19 jannewaris 1979 Joe's Garage Septimber/Novimber 1979 Joe's Garage, You Are What You Is 23 septimber 1981 Harder Than Your Husband, Ship Arriving Too Late 3 maaie 1982 Valley Girl The Man from Utopia 28 maart 1983 The Man from Utopia Meets Mary Lou, The Perfect Stranger 23 augustus 1984 The Girl in the Magnesium Dress Them or Us 18 oktober 1984 Baby Take Your Teeth Out, Francesco Zappa 21 novimber 1984 Thing-Fish 21 desimber 1984 Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention 21 novimber 1985 Jazz from Hell 15 novimber 1986
2003:Does Humor Belong in Music? 2007:Apostrophe Chevalier, Dominique, "Viva Zappa" (1986),Londen : Omnibus Press, SBN 0-7119-0821-4 Courrier, Kevin, "The Dangerous Kitchen. The Subversive Art of Frank Zappa" (2001),Toronto : ECW Press,ISBN 1-55022-447-6 Gray, Michael, "Mother! is the Story of Frank Zappa" (1984), Londen: Proteus Books,ISBN 0-86276-146-8 James, Billy, "Necessity Is...: The Early Years of Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention" (2000), Londen: SAF Publishing Ltd.,ISBN 0-946719-51-9 Kostelanetz, Richard, "Frank Zappa Companion. Four Decades of Commentary" (1997),New York : Schirmer,ISBN 0-02-864628-2 Lennon, Nigey, "Being Frank. My Time with Frank Zappa" (1995),Los Angeles : California Classics Book,ISBN 1-879395-55-X Lowe, Kelly Fisher, "The Words and Music of Frank Zappa" (2006), Westport: Praeger Publishers,ISBN 0-275-98779-5 Miles, Barry, "In His Own Words" (1993), Londen: Omnibus Press,ISBN 0-7119-3100-3 Miles, Barry, "Frank Zappa - A Visual Documentary" (2003), Londen: Omnibus Press,ISBN 0-7119-3099-6 Miles, Barry, "Frank Zappa" (2004), London: Atlantic Books,ISBN 1-84354-092-4 (Nederlânsk Zappa De biografie ,ISBN 978-90-6005-556-4 ) Russo, Greg, "Cosmik Debris. The collected history and improvisations of Frank Zappa" (1998), USA: Crossfire Publications,ISBN 0-9648157-4-5 Russo, Greg, "Cosmik Debris. The collected history and improvisations of Frank Zappa (Revised)" (1999), USA: Crossfire Publications,ISBN 0-9648157-7-X Russo, Greg, "Cosmik Debris. The collected history and improvisations of Frank Zappa (The Son Of Revised)" (2003), USA: Crossfire Publications,ISBN 0-9648157-0-2 Slaven, Neil, "Electric Don Quixote: The Definitive Story of Frank Zappa" (2003), Londen: Omnibus Press,ISBN 0-7119-9436-6 Walley, David, "No Commercial Potential. The Saga of Frank Zappa" (1980, Then and Now, New York: E. P. Dutton,ISBN 0-525-93153-8 Watson, Ben, "Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play" (1996), New York: St. Martin's Griffin,ISBN 0-312-14124-6 Watson, Ben, "Frank Zappa. The Complete Guide to His Music" (2005), Londen: Omnibus Press,ISBN 1-84449-865-4 Zappa, Frank & Occhiogrosso, Peter, "The Real Frank Zappa Book" (1989), New York: Poseidon Press,ISBN 0-671-63870-X 
