Frank Zappa & The Mothers...
b. Frank Vincent Zappa, 21 December 1940, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, d. 4 December 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA. Zappa's parents were second-generation Sicilian Greeks; his father played "strolling crooner' guitar. At the age of 12 Frank, who had relocated to California with his family, became interested in drums, learning orchestral percussion at summer school in Monterey. He played drums in a local R&B band called the Ramblers, and after moving to Lancaster formed the racially-integrated Black-Outs. Early exposure to a record of Ionisation by avant garde classical composer Edgard Varse instilled an interest in advanced rhythmic experimentation that never left him. The electric guitar also became a fascination, and he began collecting R&B records that featured guitar solos: Howlin" Wolf with Hubert Sumlin, Muddy Waters, Johnny "Guitar" Watson and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown were special favourites. A school friend, Don Vliet (later to become Captain Beefheart), shared his interest.
Listen to Frank Zappa & The Mothers...
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Albums
- (1987) Uncle Meat - CD2
- (1969) Uncle Meat - CD1
Top Tracks
- King Kong Itself
- Uncle Meat
- Mr. Green Genes
- Louie Louie
- Electric Aunt Jemima
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- Frank Zappa
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- Screamin' Jay Hawkins
- The Rutles
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Comments
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krizcat on 2007-09-03 18:30:35.873:
zappa is the most misunderstood musical genuis of our time!