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Blog posts mentioning Frank Zappa

4 good links

  1. Dweezil Zappa on the Frank Zappa Archive

    Technical, long article on his son's effort to edit recordings

  2. Frank Zappa

    Official family site that tracks other Zappa-related links

  3. Zappa Plays Zappa

    Official site of his son Dweezil's band

  4. A Tribute to the Grand Wazoo

    Archived interviews and Zappa links

Frank Zappa Biography

Guitarist Frank Zappa was also a production wizard whose early work with The Mothers of Invention displayed terrific musical knowledge and an outrageous sense of humor. His foul and funny lyrics were consciously crass, earning him cult status though at times masking the complexity of his compositions. After dozens of solo albums, including Weasels Ripped My Flesh, Apostrophe and Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar, Zappa went from being an underground rock star to being a highly regarded -- if not widely appreciated -- composer. He died in 1993.

Extra credit:

After Václav Havel was elected president of Czechoslovakia in 1989, he asked Frank to take a position in the ministry of culture.

Something in Common with Frank Zappa

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