Frank Vincent Zappa [nb 1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American guitarist, composer, and bandleader. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock , pop , jazz , jazz fusion , orchestral and musique concrète works; he also produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of ...

This is a list of albums by Frank Zappa, including all those credited to the Mothers of Invention. During his lifetime, Zappa released 62 albums. Since 1994, the Zappa Family Trust has released 67 posthumous albums as of September 2024, making a total of 129 albums/album sets.

Early Live Version Of Frank Zappa Live Staple "Penguin In Bondage" And Exclusive Video Walk Through Of The Vault Released Ahead of 'Apostrophe: 50th Anniversary Edition', Due September 13 Via Zappa Records/UMe

Feb 5, 2025 · Frank Zappa, American composer, guitarist, and satirist of the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s. One of the great polymaths of the rock era, he was an instinctive postmodernist who demolished the barriers and hierarchies separating ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture. Learn more about his music and his significance.

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Apr 2, 2014 · Guitarist and composer Frank Zappa made music from the 1960s to the 1980s. Learn about his life and career, including his jazz-rock fusion album Hot Rats , on Biography.com.

Dec 21, 2023 · Frank Zappa released a staggering 23 albums and played nearly 800 concerts during the 1970s - but as ever, the stats hide a multitude of life experiences. In 2015 Mark Ellen looked back on a decade that gave Zappa some of his highest highs and lowest lows.

Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician and composer. He was known for his strange style of music, which was often weird and funny. He made various types of music and many albums.

Mar 5, 2025 · The manager landed the band an audition with Frank Zappa for his new record label. Zappa had told the band to meet him at 7:00, which the green musicians took to mean 7 a.m.

In his unprecedented and incredibly prolific career, Zappa released more than 60 groundbreaking albums during his lifetime, as a solo artist and with his bands, The Mothers of Invention and The...