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 +The [[mainstream]] comes to you, but you have to go to the [[underground]]. - [[Frank Zappa]]
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 +[[If we can't be free, at least we can be cheap]]. - [[Frank Zappa]]
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 +"On 14 March 1963 [[Frank Zappa]] appeared on the [[Steve Allen Show]] on Channel 5. He had ... also with his jazz recordings, but they weren't interested until he came up with a gimmick: he would play a bicycle, a musical form he called 'Cyclophony'." --''Frank Zappa'' (2014) by Barry Miles
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-:The [[mainstream]] comes to you, but you have to go to the [[underground]]. - [[Frank Zappa]]+ 
-'''Frank Vincent Zappa''' ([[December 21]], [[1940]] &ndash; [[December 4]], [[1993]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[composer]], [[guitarist]], [[singer]], [[film director]], and [[satirist]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007]+'''Frank Vincent Zappa''' (December 21, 1940&nbsp;– December 4, 1993) was an [[American musician]], songwriter, composer, recording engineer, record producer, and film director. In a career spanning more than 30&nbsp;years, Zappa composed rock, [[jazz]], 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&nbsp;albums he released with the band [[The Mothers of Invention]] and as a solo artist. While in his teens, he acquired a taste for 20th-century classical composers such as [[Edgard Varèse]], [[Igor Stravinsky]], and [[Anton Webern]] along with 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.
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 +Zappa was a self-taught composer and performer, and his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often difficult 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 rock, jazz or classical. His lyrics—often humorously—reflected his [[iconoclasm|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]], [[autodidacticism|self-education]], political participation and the abolition of censorship.
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 +He was a highly productive and prolific artist and gained widespread critical acclaim. He had some commercial success, particularly in Europe, and worked as an independent artist for most of his career. He also remains a major influence on musicians and composers. 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 [[Gail Zappa|Adelaide Gail Sloatman]], with whom he remained until his death from [[prostate cancer]] in 1993. They had four children: [[Moon Zappa|Moon]], [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]], [[Ahmet Zappa|Ahmet]] and [[Diva Zappa|Diva]]. In 2004, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked him at No. 71 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", and in 2011 at No. 22 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
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 +==Main albums==
 +* ''[[Freak Out!]]'' ([[June 27]] [[1966]]), US #130
 +* ''[[Absolutely Free]]'' ([[May 26]] [[1967]]), US #41
 +* ''[[We're Only in It for the Money]]'' (January 1968), US #30
 +* ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'' (May 1968), US #159
 +* ''[[Cruising with Ruben & the Jets]]'' ([[December 2]] [[1968]]), US #110
 +* ''[[Uncle Meat]]'' (April 1969), US #43
 +* ''[[Hot Rats]]'' (October 1969), US #173
 +* ''[[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]]'' (February 1970), US #94
 +* ''[[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]]'' ([[August 10]] [[1970]]), US #189
 +* ''[[Chunga's Revenge]]'' (October 1970), US #119
 +* ''[[Fillmore East - June 1971]]'' (August 1971), US #38
 +* ''[[200 Motels (soundtrack)|200 Motels]]'' (October 1971), US #59
 +* ''[[Just Another Band from L.A.]]'' (March 1972), US #85
 +* ''[[Waka/Jawaka]]'' (July 1972), US #152
 +* ''[[The Grand Wazoo]]'' (November 1972)
 +* ''[[Over-Nite Sensation]]'' (September 1973), US #32
 +* ''[[Apostrophe (')]]'' (March 1974), US #10
 +* ''[[Roxy & Elsewhere]]'' (September 1974), US #27
 +* ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' (June 1975), US #26
 +* ''[[Bongo Fury]]'' (October 1975), US #66
 +* ''[[Zoot Allures]]'' (October 1976), US #71
 +* ''[[Zappa in New York]]'' (March 1978), US #57
 +* ''[[Studio Tan]]'' (September 1978), US #147
 +* ''[[Sleep Dirt]]'' (January 1979), US #175
 +* ''[[Sheik Yerbouti]]'' (March 1979), US #21
 +* ''[[Orchestral Favorites]]'' (May 1979), US #168
 +* ''[[Joe's Garage]]'' (September 1979), US #27
 +* ''[[Tinseltown Rebellion]]'' ([[May 11]] [[1981]]), US #66
 +* ''[[Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar]]'' (May 1981)
 +* ''[[You Are What You Is]]'' (September 1981), US #93
 +* ''[[Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch]]'' (May 1982), US #23
 +* ''[[The Man from Utopia]]'' (March 1983), US #153
 +* ''[[Baby Snakes (soundtrack)|Baby Snakes]]'' (March 1983)
 +* ''[[London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1]]'' (June 1983)
 +* ''[[Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger]]'' (August 1984)
 +* ''[[Them or Us]]'' ([[October 18]] [[1984]])
 +* ''[[Thing-Fish]]'' (November 1984)
 +* ''[[Francesco Zappa (album)|Francesco Zappa]]'' (November 1984)
 +* ''[[Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention]]'' ([[November 21]][[1985]]), US #153
 +* ''[[Does Humor Belong in Music? (album)|Does Humor Belong in Music?]]'' (January 1986)
 +* ''[[Jazz from Hell]]'' (November 1986)
 +* ''[[London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2]]'' ([[September 17]] [[1987]])
 +* ''[[Guitar (album)|Guitar]]'' (April 1988)
 +* ''[[You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1]]'' (May 1988)
 +* ''[[You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2]]'' (October 1988)
 +* ''[[Broadway the Hard Way]]'' ([[October 14]] [[1988]])
 +* ''[[You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3]]'' (November 1989)
 +* ''[[The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life]]'' (April 1991)
 +* ''[[You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4]]'' ([[June 14]] [[1991]])
 +* ''[[Make a Jazz Noise Here]]'' (June 1991)
 +* ''[[Beat the Boots]]'' (July 1991), 8 discs (boxed or separate):
 +** ''As an Am'' (recorded 1981 &ndash; 1982)
 +** ''The Ark'' (recorded 1969)
 +** ''Freaks & Motherfu*#@%!'' (recorded 1970)
 +** ''Unmitigated Audacity'' (recorded 1974)
 +** ''Anyway the Wind Blows'' (2 discs) (recorded 1979)
 +** '''Tis the Season to Be Jelly'' (recorded 1967)
 +** ''Saarbrucken 1978'' (recorded 1978)
 +** ''Piquantique'' (recorded 1973)
 +* ''[[Beat the Boots II]]'' (June 1992), 8 discs (boxed only):
 +** ''Disconnected Synapses'' (recorded 1970)
 +** ''Tengo Na Minchia Tanta'' (recorded 1970)
 +** ''Electric Aunt Jemima'' (recorded 1968)
 +** ''At the Circus'' (recorded 1978)
 +** ''Swiss Cheese''/''Fire!'' (2 discs) (recorded 1971)
 +** ''Our Man in Nirvana'' (recorded 1968)
 +** ''Conceptual Continuity'' (recorded 1976)
 +* ''[[You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5]]'' (July 1992)
 +* ''[[You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6]]'' (July 1992)
 +* ''[[Playground Psychotics]]'' (October 1992)
 +* ''[[Ahead of Their Time]]'' (March 1993)
 +* ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' (with [[Ensemble Modern]]) (November 1993), US #2 (Classical Crossover Chart)
 +==See also==
 +*''[[Academy Zappa]]'' (2005) by [[Ben Watson]], [[Esther Leslie]]
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 +{{GFDL}}

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The mainstream comes to you, but you have to go to the underground. - Frank Zappa

If we can't be free, at least we can be cheap. - Frank Zappa

"On 14 March 1963 Frank Zappa appeared on the Steve Allen Show on Channel 5. He had ... also with his jazz recordings, but they weren't interested until he came up with a gimmick: he would play a bicycle, a musical form he called 'Cyclophony'." --Frank Zappa (2014) by Barry Miles

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Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, recording engineer, record producer, and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, jazz, 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 20th-century classical composers such as Edgard Varèse, Igor Stravinsky, and Anton Webern along with 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.

Zappa was a self-taught composer and performer, and his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often difficult 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 rock, jazz or classical. His lyrics—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, political participation and the abolition of censorship.

He was a highly productive and prolific artist and gained widespread critical acclaim. He had some commercial success, particularly in Europe, and worked as an independent artist for most of his career. He also remains a major influence on musicians and composers. 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, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 71 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", and in 2011 at No. 22 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".


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